Registered Nurse - Short Stay Unit

Mercy Medical Center • Aurora, IL

7d • $35 - $54 • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides post-operative patient care in the Short Stay Unit/PACU. The role is accountable directly to the OR Charge Nurse and Director of Surgical Services, and indirectly to the House Supervisor. The nurse delivers care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation for patients within the PACU scope of services, and coordinates post-operative care with surgeons and anesthesiologists.

The nurse guides other personnel while maintaining PACU standards of care, communicates changes in clinical condition to physicians—including hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal results, and symptoms—and collaborates across departments to support quality care, efficient patient flow, and unit organization. The position also requires adherence to applicable 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.

Requirements

• Current and valid state RN License.
• Current BLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintained thereafter.
• ACLS (AHA) certificate within 30 days of hire and maintained thereafter.
• Previous critical care or PACU experience, or a minimum of one year of on-the-job training.
• The overview states a minimum of one year of critical care (ICU, CCU, or PACU) experience is required.

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 a patient's clinical condition to the physician, including hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal results, and symptomatology.
• Collaborate with other departments and co-workers to provide quality patient care across the continuum, support efficient patient flow, and maintain unit 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.
• Additional voluntary benefit options.
• Sign-on bonus of $5,000 available for qualified candidates; eligibility and payout terms apply and are discussed during the interview process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed