Registered Nurse - Recovery Room

Olympia Fields Hospital • Olympia Fields, IL

1d • $35 - $54

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the recovery room (PACU) delivers patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation for patients within the PACU scope of services. The nurse coordinates post-operative care with the surgeon and anesthesiologist and directs and guides other personnel while maintaining PACU standards of care. The role includes communicating changes in patients’ clinical conditions to physicians, collaborating across departments to support quality care and efficient patient flow, maintaining unit organization, following applicable regulations and policies, participating in performance improvement activities, meetings, and in-services, and serving as a resource for other personnel. The PACU RN is accountable directly to the OR Charge Nurse and Director of Surgical Services, and indirectly to the House Supervisor.

Requirements

• Current and valid state RN License.
• Current BLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current.
• ACLS (AHA) certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain current.
• Previous Critical Care or PACU experience, or a minimum of one year of on-the-job training.

Nice To Haves

• Critical Care RN (CCRN) certification preferred.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation for patients within the PACU scope of services.
• Coordinate patients’ post-operative care with surgeons and anesthesiologists.
• Direct and guide other personnel while maintaining PACU standards of care.
• Communicate changes in patients’ clinical conditions to physicians, including hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal results, and symptomatology.
• Collaborate with other departments and co-workers to provide quality care across the continuum, efficient patient flow, and unit maintenance and organization.
• Adhere to regulations, standards, and hospital or unit policies and procedures.
• Participate in Performance Improvement activities, unit meetings, and in-services.
• Act as a resource for other personnel as appropriate.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• 401K retirement plan
• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Tuition reimbursement
• Voluntary benefit options
• Sign-on bonus of $10,000 available for qualified candidates; eligibility and payout terms apply.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed