Registered Nurse, PACU Outpatient/Inpatient Surgery (36 hours, Day/Night)
About The Position
The Menino Post Anesthesia Care Unit/Pre-Operative Unit on the new integrated procedural platform consists of 52 bays. All 52 bays provide advanced Intensive Care monitoring as well as Pre-Operative care. Pre-Op and PACU functions as a holding area for our procedural patients requiring specialized cardiac and interventional care. The department also functions as a high acuity recovery area stabilizing many directly from the OR/Procedural areas after surgery. The registered nurse adheres to the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing rules and regulations and is primarily responsible for professional performance and direct patient care. The role encompasses nursing assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, evaluation, and coordination of care for patients and their families across the healthcare continuum. The registered nurse is accountable for clinical, educational, quality, and fiscal patient care outcomes using the model of care designed by the nursing department and following established agency policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, and standards of practice
Requirements
- Nursing Degree Required: Diploma, ASN, or BSN (BSN preferred). Must obtain BSN within 4 years if not currently held.
- Licensed to practice professional nursing as a registered nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- Requires current basic life support (BLS) certification
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Advanced Cardiac Life support (ACLS) certification
- Basic computer proficiency is inclusive of the ability to access, enter and interpret computerized data/information.
- Effective interpersonal skills to facilitate communication with various health care team members, patients, and families.
- Organizational skills to set priorities and efficiently complete assigned work.
- Analytical ability to solve clinical nursing issues and conduct quality improvement research utilization projects.
- Ability to effectively delegate appropriate patient care activities.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills appropriate to the patient populations served.
- Physical ability to meet the core job responsibilities following practice setting demands for the patient populations regularly served.
- Ability to effectively manage stress due to critical issues related to patient care, changing organizational climate, and personnel issues.
- 1 + years of nursing experience required
- Critical Care experience required (PACU, ED, ICU)
Nice To Haves
- Multilingual skills (beyond that of English) in languages appropriate to the patient populations served by the medical center preferred.
- Relevant clinical experience and/or specialty, certification required for certain practice areas, e.g., enters total therapy, epidemiology, peri-operative areas.
- Previous/Current PACU experience strongly preferred
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
