Registered Nurse (RN) - Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)

ECU Health Medical Center • Greenville, NC

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides care in accordance with the North Carolina Nurse Practice Act, American Nurses Association Standards of Practice, and other applicable professional and regulatory standards, as well as ECU Health and entity-specific nursing policies, procedures, and standards of care and practice.

The nurse provides and coordinates nursing care by collecting and analyzing assessment data, identifying expected outcomes, and developing a plan of care in collaboration with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team members. The nurse identifies and implements interventions, evaluates progress toward expected outcomes, and documents the care process. Care is delivered with sensitivity to patients’ and families’ age-specific and unique needs.

The nurse promotes and evaluates effective functioning of the health care team, collaborates with team members to meet patient and family needs throughout the episode of care, and delegates tasks and activities as appropriate under the North Carolina Nurse Practice Act.

Requirements

• Current North Carolina Registered Nurse license or licensure to practice in a participating Nurse Licensure Compact state.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care in accordance with applicable nursing laws, professional standards, and ECU Health policies and procedures.
• Collect and analyze patient assessment data; identify expected outcomes and develop plans of care with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team.
• Identify and implement interventions to achieve expected outcomes.
• Evaluate and document patient and family progress toward expected outcomes.
• Provide care that is sensitive to age-specific and individual patient and family needs.
• Promote and evaluate effective health care team functioning.
• Collaborate with health care team members to meet patient and family needs throughout the episode of care.
• Delegate tasks and activities as appropriate under the North Carolina Nurse Practice Act.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed