Registered Nurse Preop PACU

Banner Health•Payson, UT

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Banner Payson Medical Center is seeking a Registered Nurse for its Perioperative department in Payson, Arizona, working in the Pre- and Post-Op department. The position is 40 hours per week across four 10-hour day shifts, with a call rotation of one night per week and one weekend per month. A $15,000 sign-on bonus is offered. The nurse assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The role is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by the nurse or by personnel under their direction, and requires the specialized knowledge and judgment needed to provide care appropriate to each patient's physical and developmental age. Banner Payson Medical Center is a 25-bed, full-service community hospital serving Payson and surrounding communities. Its services include emergency, intensive care, imaging, labor and delivery, surgery, rehabilitation, and a range of outpatient services and specialty clinics.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited nursing program with an Associate's, Bachelor's, or Master's degree in Nursing, or complete a specialized nursing diploma program that includes at least two years of specialized training and/or experience.
Hold a current, valid RN license in the state of practice, a temporary/interim RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure for the current state of practice.
Maintain BLS certification.
Maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the practice area through annual validations.
Additional certification or continuing education may be required depending on the area of practice.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the clinical area for which the candidate is applying is desired.
Bachelor's degree preferred.
Professional certification preferred.
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge-planning needs; review patient history, diagnostic and laboratory information, and report abnormal results to appropriate caregivers.
Formulate and update patient-specific plans of care and discharge plans in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary health care team.
Implement care through direct patient care and the coordination, delegation, and supervision of health care team activities, following physician orders, policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.
Evaluate patients’ and families’ responses to care and teaching, assess progress toward goals, and revise plans of care as needed.
Document assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, interventions, patient responses, and physician orders accurately and promptly in the patient record.
Use available evidence in clinical practice and may participate in research activities; participate in shared leadership, education, orientation, precepting, and mentoring as appropriate.
Contribute to excellent patient outcomes and improvement of nursing quality indicators through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care.
Interact with staff, physicians, patients, families, external health care contacts, and clergy to exchange information and support patient and family needs.
In some roles, supervise department staff and workflow.