RN PACU Per Diem & Contracts - FlexStaff
About The Position
The RN PACU performs an age-specific plan of care for a designated group of patients using the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse collaborates with physicians and other health team members to coordinate and implement procedures and treatments, and uses leadership skills and clinical judgment to coordinate patient care and direct or delegate activities of the patient care unit team. The role includes assessing patients’ physiologic and psychosocial health, identifying individualized outcomes, establishing and documenting priorities and plans of care, implementing treatments safely, and evaluating the effectiveness of care. The nurse administers medications, provides patient and family education and emotional support, plans for discharge and referrals, maintains accurate documentation, and collaborates with and provides direction to other care team members. Duties also include decubitus and other skin care, responding to emergencies, and performing related duties as required.
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
- Associate’s Degree in Nursing required.
- Minimum 1–2 years of professional nursing experience in the related specialty.
- Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State and/or Connecticut required.
- BLS required, plus specialized certifications as needed.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
Responsibilities
- Assess patients’ physiologic health status, including relevant body systems, mobility, sensory deficits, prostheses use, skin condition, and pain; communicate and document findings and the plan of care.
- Assess patients’ psychosocial health, including care expectations, coping mechanisms, comprehension, and cultural or ethnic requirements; document psychological status and coordinate support resources as appropriate.
- Identify actual and potential patient problems, teaching needs, outcome measures, and individualized patient goals.
- Formulate and document prioritized plans of care, coordinating supplies, equipment, medications, physicians, and other health team members.
- Implement plans of care, maintain patient safety, administer prescribed treatments, use equipment correctly, reassess patients, document responses, and respond effectively to emergencies.
- Provide emotional support, maintain a calm environment, communicate with families or caretakers, plan for discharge, coordinate referrals, and provide discharge instructions.
- Evaluate care outcomes, document effectiveness, perform variance analysis, and contribute to systems that improve care in the unit.
- Collaborate with physicians and care team members to coordinate treatment; assist with treatments and diagnostic procedures and keep the Patient Care Manager/designee and physician informed of relevant changes.
- Use clinical judgment to delegate assignments to patient care, support care, and clerical associates, and ensure assignments are completed in a timely manner.
- Perform grade I–IV decubitus care and other skin care procedures, including preventive care, simple dressings, compresses, and irrigations in accordance with facility procedures.
- Administer and document medications safely, including IVP medications and IV drips; prepare local solutions; understand medication actions, dosages, side effects, and implications; educate patients and significant others about drug and food interactions.
- Provide patient and family education, communicate pertinent assessment data to care team members and appropriate agencies, use available teaching resources, plan for post-hospital care, and evaluate and document teaching effectiveness.
- Perform related duties as required.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
