Registered Nurse - PACU (Full-Time, 4 10hr Shifts w/Call)

Washington Regional Medical System•Fayetteville, AR

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) reports to the Unit Manager and Director of Nursing. The RN coordinates and ensures total nursing care for assigned patients, including assessment, planning, implementation, and documentation. The position includes delegating to and supervising other job classes, including student nurses, nursing assistants, and licensed practical nurses; assisting with new staff orientation and clinical supervision of nursing students; and contributing to patient quality-of-care, national patient safety, regulatory agency, and budgetary goals. The role is based at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and is listed as full-time with 10-hour shifts and call. Washington Regional Medical System is a community-owned, locally governed, nonprofit health care system serving Northwest Arkansas. The organization describes its mission as improving community health through compassionate, high-quality care, prevention, and wellness education. The 425-bed medical center is part of a system employing more than 3,200 team members and serving the region through more than 40 clinic locations, a Level II trauma center, and five Centers of Excellence.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
Unencumbered Arkansas RN license.
CPR certification.
ACLS and PALS certification required within 90 days.
TNCC certification required within one year.
Available to experienced nurses.
Ability to walk and/or stand while pushing, pulling, lifting, and/or carrying up to 50 pounds for 80% of the time.
Ability to sit and perform work in a standard office environment for 20% of the time.
Ability to work in an environment with exposure to communicable diseases, bodily fluids, and radiation.
Ability to serve a culturally and linguistically diverse patient population.

Responsibilities

Perform comprehensive and accurate patient assessments using evidence-based assessment tools.
Provide nursing care according to the plan of care and perform clinical practice skills competently and safely.
Identify changes in patients’ conditions and report them to appropriate providers.
Monitor the care patients receive.
Maintain patients’ medical records through complete and accurate documentation.
Float among clinical services for which the nurse is qualified and competent.
Evaluate patients’ progress toward expected clinical outcomes, including treatments and health education, in collaboration with patients and the health care team.
Delegate to and supervise student nurses, nursing assistants, licensed practical nurses, and other applicable job classes.
Assist with orientation of new staff and clinical supervision of nursing students.
Assist in achieving patient quality-of-care, patient safety, regulatory agency, and budgetary goals.