RN Registered Nurse / PACU / IST
About The Position
The Internal Staffing Team Registered Nurse assesses human responses and plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for assigned individuals and families. The nurse is fully responsible for actions taken as a licensed nurse and is accountable to patients for the quality of care delivered. This role supports non-high-acuity operating room specialties and must be available for on-call coverage. The nurse provides patient- and family-centered care, advocates for patients, collaborates with interdisciplinary teams, and contributes to a safe, effective, and positive practice environment. The role may include assignments outside the primary unit, within the nurse’s individual competency. Employees must follow applicable ethical, legal, privacy, data-security, and company policy requirements, including HIPAA and the company’s Code of Business Conduct.
Requirements
- At least two years of recent PACU nursing experience.
- Completion of an RN training program.
- Current Pennsylvania RN license, current multistate licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC), or an application for a practice permit.
- ACLS certification.
- PALS certification.
- CPR certification from the American Heart Association.
- Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.
- Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate.
- Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.
Nice To Haves
- Certification in the area of specialty.
- One year of travel nursing experience.
Responsibilities
- Center care on patients and families, assess their satisfaction, advocate for them, and address their concerns.
- Support non-high-acuity operating room specialties and be available for on-call coverage.
- Provide leadership, role modeling, mentoring, feedback, and knowledge-sharing to support colleagues and team development.
- Promote effective communication, trust, collaboration, and a safe environment for learning from mistakes.
- Assign or delegate tasks according to patient needs and staff competency; assign duties and lunches when serving in a charge role.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to evaluate clinical care and health services.
- Promote patient-safety initiatives and participate in department quality initiatives; ensure appropriate order sets are used.
- Use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized patient care in accordance with provider direction and hospital policy.
- Develop culturally and age-appropriate expected outcomes with patients, families, and healthcare providers.
- Analyze patient health status, identify care needs, respond appropriately to changes in condition, notify physicians or supervisors, and document care.
- Accept assignments outside the primary unit and perform duties within individual competency.
- Pursue ongoing learning, use current research and evidence to maintain clinical and professional skills, and participate in professional organizations and peer review.
- Meet hospital time and attendance guidelines and manage time effectively to complete assigned duties within the work shift.
- Participate in department patient-satisfaction initiatives and communicate compassionately with patients and families.
- Comply with HIPAA, privacy and information-security policies, the Code of Business Conduct, and applicable laws and regulations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
