Registered Nurse RN - Recovery
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’s scope of services. The nurse coordinates post-operative care with surgeons and anesthesiologists, directs and guides other personnel, and maintains PACU standards of care. The role communicates changes in patients’ clinical conditions to physicians, including hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal results, and symptomatology. The nurse collaborates across departments to support quality care throughout the continuum, efficient patient flow, and unit maintenance and organization. The position also requires adherence to regulations, standards, and hospital or unit policies and procedures, participation in performance-improvement activities, unit meetings, and in-services, and serving as a resource for other personnel as appropriate. The position is full-time, scheduled 11:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., with an on-call requirement, at Resurrection Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois.
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 post-operative patient care with the surgeon and anesthesiologist.
- 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.
- Work with other departments and co-workers to provide quality patient 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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