Registered Nurse-PACU

Kaweah Health•Visalia, CA

1d•$48 - $72

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the PACU protects and promotes health, prevents illness and injury, and alleviates suffering through nursing diagnosis and treatment. The role demonstrates leadership in the professional practice setting by overseeing the interdisciplinary health care team to provide holistic care and advocate for patients and families. As a team leader, the nurse serves as a clinical resource, role model, and mentor for unit staff and provides leadership and support, including during the Nurse Manager’s absence. The nurse helps coordinate staffing, patient flow, care delivery, and communication, while also providing patient care as needed. The position requires care that responds to the population’s growth, development, cultural, linguistic, spiritual, gender, and age-specific needs.

Requirements

Current California RN license.
BLS certification.
PALS certification within six months of hire or transfer.
ACLS certification within one year of hire or transfer.

Nice To Haves

BSN, MSN, or current enrollment in an RN-BSN program.

Responsibilities

Practice according to the nursing Code of Ethics and demonstrate respectful, professional behavior consistent with the organization’s values.
Make ethical decisions on behalf of patients, maintain confidentiality, advocate for patient rights and autonomy, and support patients in developing self-advocacy skills.
Use the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, outcome identification, implementation, and evaluation.
Collect clinical data and use quality and performance-improvement results to recommend and implement improvements in nursing practice and patient outcomes.
Assist in developing and implementing policies, procedures, and practice guidelines; participate in interdisciplinary teams and quality-improvement studies.
Collaborate and communicate with patients, families, and healthcare providers; formulate plans of care with patient involvement and make referrals to support continuity of care.
Serve as a clinical resource and role model; mentor staff, support preceptors and new employees during orientation, provide input on employee evaluations, and help orient float staff.
Make and adjust staff assignments according to staff abilities and patient needs; coordinate admissions and transfers; ensure shift reports start on time and breaks are covered.
Determine staffing needs for the next shift and communicate them to the Staff Facilitator or Nursing Supervisor.
Assign staff to complete equipment checks, including PCX controls, crash cart, refrigerator temperatures, red books, and narcotic counts.
Coordinate care during high-risk or emergent situations and keep the Nurse Manager, Director, or Nursing Supervisor informed about critical patients and unit issues.
Promote collaboration among staff, physicians, other providers, and departments involved in patient care.
Ensure patient-care issues are documented and reported, including ensuring the appropriate nurse completes a Statement of Concern.
Use the Medical Staff and Kaweah Health chain of command; provide employee guidance and alert the Nurse Manager to counseling needs.
Provide patient care as needed and make fiscally responsible decisions about staffing and patient supplies.
Provide care appropriate to the population served, accounting for growth and development and cultural, linguistic, spiritual, gender, and age-specific needs.
Perform other duties as assigned.