Registered Nurse Preop/PACU, Full-Time

NueHealth • Oswego, IL

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse acts as a patient advocate and provides continuity of care tailored to individual patient needs, collaborating with other members of the healthcare team and supporting the facility’s philosophy, objectives, and goals. The Staff Nurse assesses patients including adults, pediatric, adolescent, and geriatric patients. The position is full-time and focuses on preoperative and post-anesthesia care (Preop/PACU).

Requirements

• Degree from an accredited nursing program.
• Registered nurse license in the state where the facility is located.
• At least three years of work experience as a staff nurse.
• Maintain CPR/ACLS certification.
• Ability to lift and/or carry over 20 pounds regularly and push/pull over 25 pounds regularly.
• Ability to stand and/or walk at least 10 hours per day.
• Ability to sit, converse, listen, use hands to touch, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms frequently.
• Close vision and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

• Assess and collect patient data on an ongoing, systematic basis, focusing on physiologic, psychological, and cognitive status.
• Develop a goal-directed, prioritized plan of care based on nursing diagnoses and desired patient outcomes.
• Implement care knowledgeably, skillfully, and consistently to achieve patient outcomes through the nursing process.
• Prioritize patient care according to essential needs and available center resources, including time, personnel, equipment, and supplies.
• Respond efficiently to emergency patient situations by following established protocols, remaining calm, notifying appropriate people, and documenting events.
• Apply knowledge of medical/surgical patient care, pain assessment, pharmaceuticals and anesthetic agents, laboratory values, safety and legal issues, and emergency equipment.
• Use effective problem identification and resolution skills to support sound decision-making.
• Complete timely, accurate, and concise documentation on the floor and in patient records.
• Work as part of a team to deliver patient care.
• Maintain CPR/ACLS certification.
• Attend mandatory in-services and participate in staff meetings.
• Remain flexible and adaptive, and accept and implement new ideas and approaches.
• Treat patients equally in accordance with the center’s Patient Rights policy.
• Review and carry out physician orders in an appropriate, professional manner.
• Assist with other duties when asked.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree