Registered Nurse (RN) - Recovery Room (PACU) - Tiffin Hospital

Mercy Health BSMH • Tiffin, OH

5h

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) - Recovery Room (PACU) position at Tiffin Hospital is responsible for delivering exceptional nursing care. The role uses organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status, prioritize patient problems and needs, implement clinical nursing interventions for acute and critical patients requiring intensive medical care, develop and perform care plans to improve outcomes, and ensure a safe, therapeutic environment.

The nurse collaborates with the interdisciplinary care team; conducts initial and ongoing patient assessments; observes the surgery and surgical team from a broad perspective to help create and maintain a safe, comfortable environment; manages nursing care in the operating room and coordinates the surgical team's needs with other care providers; and provides pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative care, including assessment and discharge instructions. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited associate's or bachelor's degree program in Nursing.
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• BLS (Basic Life Support), ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support), or PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) is required before direct patient care, from an approved source. ACLS and/or PALS may be required within six months, depending on surgical department requirements.

Nice To Haves

• CNOR (Certified Perioperative Nurse) certification.
• SGNA (Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates) certification.
• Two years of RN experience in a Critical Care Department.
• Completion of an OR internship program.
• Successful completion of Peri-op 101.
• BLS, ACLS, or PALS certification at hire.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team.
• Conduct initial and ongoing patient assessments.
• Observe surgery and the surgical team and help create and maintain a safe, comfortable environment for the patient.
• Manage the patient's nursing care within the operating room and coordinate the surgical team's needs with other care providers.
• Provide pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative care, including assessment and discharge instructions.
• Assess patient status and prioritize patient problems and needs.
• Implement clinical nursing interventions for acute and critical patients requiring intensive medical care.
• Develop and perform patient care plans to improve outcomes.
• Ensure a safe and therapeutic environment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses, and a 403(b) with employer contributions when eligible.
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage; HSA/FSA options; life insurance; mental health resources; and discounts.
• Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, and backup care for children and elders.
• Tuition assistance, professional development, and continuing education support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree