REGISTERED NURSE-PACU-RECOVERY-FT

UHS•Enid, OK

20h

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU)/recovery provides patient-centered nursing care using the nursing process. The RN assesses patient needs, initiates and implements plans of care, evaluates outcomes, and promotes the dignity and quality of nursing care. The role includes caregiving, clinical decision-making, patient advocacy, care management, rehabilitation, comfort, communication, and education. The RN incorporates the patient’s and family’s psychosocial, spiritual, emotional, population-specific, diversity, educational, physical, psychological, and spiritual needs into care. The RN coordinates interdisciplinary care, develops individualized goals, treatment plans, and discharge plans, and works with patients, families, physicians, and other disciplines to provide timely interventions. The RN also supports patient-centered care practices, effective handoffs, patient safety, confidentiality, and communication with patients and families.

Requirements

Current RN licensure from the State of Oklahoma.
Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN).
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification within 3 months of employment.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification within 6 months of employment.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
ICU experience.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ nursing needs and initiate, implement, and evaluate plans of care using the nursing process.
Promote the dignity and quality of nursing care provided to patients.
Incorporate patient and family psychosocial, spiritual, emotional, population-specific, diversity, educational, physical, and psychological needs into care.
Construct and implement plans of care using nursing knowledge and skill, integrating direct and indirect care related to diagnoses and comorbidities.
Coordinate interdisciplinary plans of care for assigned patients and develop individualized goals, treatment plans, and discharge plans.
Complete purposeful hourly rounds to improve communication and safety and anticipate patient needs, including pain, repositioning, and toileting.
Participate in bedside reports as appropriate to address care, concerns, progress, and patient or family anxiety.
Inform and support patients and families regarding components of the hospital’s Patient Centered Care Delivery model.
Use SBAR communication practices to minimize risks during provider handoffs and transitions in care.
Demonstrate competent clinical skills, critical thinking, and nursing judgment.
Follow facility policies and procedures that promote patient safety, including safe medication administration and equipment, radiation, and fire safety practices.
Use patient data from multiple sources to identify problems and ensure timely, appropriate intervention.
Protect the confidentiality and security of patient information while advocating for and involving patients as appropriate.
Evaluate changes in patient condition and report significant findings to the physician.
Coordinate medical and nursing interventions, including rescue, with other disciplines, patients, and families to achieve positive outcomes.
Perform other duties as required and assigned.