RN Minor Procedures - Pain Services

Guthrie Enterprise • Sayre, PA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse to join our Pain Services team in the Minor Procedures area. In this role, you'll care for patients undergoing pain management and minimally invasive procedures while working alongside a highly collaborative multidisciplinary team. This position offers a consistent day-shift schedule, exposure to advanced procedural care, and the opportunity to build specialized skills in a growing service line.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing
• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
• Current registered nurse licensure in state of employment
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Nice To Haves

• Two years perioperative services experience preferred
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
• Basic computer skills (eg, Microsoft® Word)

Responsibilities

• Promote the mission, vision, and values of the Guthrie Clinic.
• Assess patients at intervals as stated in policies and procedures.
• Develop an individualized perioperative patient plan of care.
• Implement the plan of care by protecting the patient from injury caused by extraneous sources.
• performing accounting procedures to protect the patient from unintended retained surgical items; performing interventions necessary to ensure that the patient’s procedure is performed on the correct site, side, and level; managing the patient’s specimens according to organizational policy and procedures; communicating the patient’s current status to relevant parties throughout the continuum of care; administering medications safely and correctly; performing interventions to maintain the patient’s wound and tissue perfusion at or above baseline levels; performing interventions to ensure the patient is at or returned to normothermia at the conclusion of the immediate postoperative period; performing interventions to protect the patient from surgical site infection; assessing the knowledge level of the patient or designated support person; providing education regarding the expected psychosocial response, nutritional management, medication management, pain management, wound management, and expected responses to the operative or invasive procedure; involving the patient or designated support person actively in decisions affecting his or her perioperative plan of care and the rehabilitation process; protecting the patient’s rights, dignity, and privacy; providing age-specific, culturally competent, ethical care within legal standards of practice; and providing consistent and comparable care regardless of the setting.
• Evaluate the patient’s progress toward attaining outcomes.
• Transfer care as applicable.
• Delegate tasks according to the state Nurse Practice Act and job descriptions.
• Document nursing care accurately, completely, and legibly.
• Collaborate effectively with other disciplines as applicable.
• Participate in quality review and performance improvement projects.
• Participate in the performance appraisal process.
• Use problem-solving and conflict resolution skills to foster effective work relationships with team members.
• Maintain required competencies.
• Pursue professional growth and participates in a professional organization.
• Act as a patient advocate and maintain privacy and confidentiality of individuals and health information.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance beginning the first of the month following hire
• PTO accrual starting on Day One
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with immediate employer match
• Employee Wellness Programs and caregiver support resources
• Onsite Starbucks and cafeteria amenities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level