Registered Nurse Preop/PACU, Full-Time

NueHealth • Oswego, IL

2d

About The Position

The Staff Nurse acts as a patient advocate and provides continuity of care designed to meet individual patient needs. The role collaborates with other healthcare team members and supports the facility’s philosophy, objectives, and goals. The nurse assesses the needs of individual patients, including adult, pediatric, adolescent, and geriatric patients.

The position performs ongoing, systematic assessments and develops and implements goal-directed, prioritized plans of care based on nursing diagnoses and patient outcomes. The nurse delivers skilled patient care, establishes priorities based on patient needs and available resources, responds to emergency situations according to established protocols, and documents care accurately and promptly. The role also works as part of the patient-care team, maintains CPR/ACLS certification, attends mandatory in-services and staff meetings, follows physician orders, and assists with other duties as requested.

Requirements

• Degree from an accredited nursing program.
• Registered nurse license in the state where the facility is located.
• At least three years of work experience as a staff nurse.
• Maintain CPR/ACLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Assess and collect data on patients’ physiologic, psychological, and cognitive status in an ongoing and systematic manner.
• Formulate prioritized, goal-directed plans of care based on nursing diagnoses and patient outcomes.
• Implement care skillfully and consistently to achieve desired patient outcomes through nursing processes.
• Prioritize patient care according to essential patient needs and available center resources, including time, personnel, equipment, and supplies.
• Respond efficiently to emergency patient situations by following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate people, and documenting events.
• Apply knowledge of medical/surgical patient care, pain assessment, pharmaceuticals and anesthetic agents, laboratory values, safety and legal issues, and emergency equipment.
• Use problem identification and resolution skills to support sound decision-making.
• Complete timely, accurate, and concise documentation on the floor and in patient records.
• Work as part of a team in delivering patient care.
• Maintain CPR/ACLS certification.
• Attend mandatory in-services and participate in staff meetings.
• Remain flexible and adaptive and accept and implement new ideas and approaches.
• Treat patients equally and follow the center’s Patient Rights policy.
• Review and carry out physician orders in an appropriate professional manner.
• Assist with other duties when asked.

What This Job Offers

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