PRN Registered Nurse PreOp/PACU

Surgery Partners Careers•Durham, NC

About The Position

North Carolina Specialty Hospital is hiring a PRN Registered Nurse for its PreOp/PACU. The position provides comprehensive, safe, effective, cost-effective, and appropriate nursing care to patients across the age continuum, from 4 weeks through geriatric, in accordance with hospital policy and nursing practice standards. Under minimum supervision, the nurse directs and/or provides professional nursing care to an assigned patient group, using the nursing process for assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The role also provides supervision and guidance to other team members and may be authorized to make PACU decisions in the manager's absence. The nurse collaborates with patients, families, and the care team to develop and implement care plans, coordinate discharge planning, document care, and support performance improvement activities. The position requires sound judgment, organization, flexibility, strong communication, and the ability to manage detailed requests and stressful situations professionally. North Carolina Specialty Hospital is a private, physician-owned medical center that opened in 1926 and offers a range of surgical specialties. The hospital describes itself as award-winning, with a five-star CMS patient-experience rating, a positive work culture, career-growth opportunities, and a competitive compensation and benefits package. It is an equal opportunity employer and requires pre-employment drug screening and a background check.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.
Associate degree required.
Current North Carolina RN license or compact multistate RN license.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) required upon hire.
ACLS and PALS certifications through the AHA or ARC must be obtained within six months of employment.
At least one year of critical care nursing experience required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
ACLS and PALS certifications preferred at hire.
At least one year of previous perioperative nursing experience in a hospital setting preferred.

Responsibilities

Use the nursing process to provide quality patient care, including planning, implementing, evaluating, and adjusting the plan of care.
Participate in developing patient care plans that address problems, goals, evaluations, and interventions.
Report symptoms and significant changes in a patient's condition to appropriate personnel.
Coordinate patient discharge planning needs and readiness for discharge with other members of the care team.
Apply age-specific standards, policies, procedures, and guidelines in patient care, including medication administration, care during altered consciousness related to analgesia, conscious sedation, or anesthesia, and routine unit treatments and procedures.
Incorporate cultural and developmental needs into the plan of care in collaboration with patients and families.
Demonstrate competency in providing developmentally appropriate nursing care according to established standards.
Use critical thinking and delegate activities appropriately based on patient assessment, task complexity, staff competence and credentials, and safe and efficient care requirements.
Document patient care in the patient record according to established nursing-care standards.
Participate in performance-improvement activities, including data collection and analysis, development of patient-care delivery systems and standards, policy and procedure development, and problem-solving teams.
Provide supervision and guidance to other team members.
Complete additional duties as needed and assigned.