Registered Nurse - Recovery Room

Prime Healthcare • Overland Park, KS

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About The Position

The PACU Registered Nurse delivers patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation for patients within the PACU 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 includes communicating changes in a patient's clinical condition to physicians, including hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal results, and symptoms. The nurse collaborates across departments to support quality patient care, efficient patient flow, and unit maintenance and organization. The role 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 on the day shift at South Kansas City Surgicenter.

Requirements

• Current and valid state RN license.
• Current BLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain it current.
• ACLS (AHA) certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain it 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 standards of care in the PACU.
• 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, 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.

What This Job Offers

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