RN - Recovery - FT DAYS

Sky Lakes Medical Center•Klamath Falls, OR

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time day shift position for a Registered Nurse in the Recovery unit. The role involves applying in-depth knowledge of nursing principles, practices, standards, and techniques, adhering to corporate procedures and departmental policies. Key functions include assessing patient needs, implementing appropriate nursing actions, documenting care, problem-solving using critical thinking, and communicating effectively with healthcare professionals, patients, and families. The nurse will serve as a clinical resource, initiate and improve nursing practice, educate patients and families for discharge, and ensure the medical regimen is carried out. The position also involves maintaining awareness of legal aspects of nursing, cost containment, time management, attending staff meetings, participating in peer evaluations, reporting performance issues, orienting new personnel, and meeting specific clinical competencies for post-anesthesia care and the Hip and Knee certification program.

Requirements

Current Oregon RN license
Concepts of medical, surgical asepsis and disease processes
Effective at communication, decision-making, planning and implementation
Knowledge of and ability to use specialized equipment for assigned unit
Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with patients and their families, physicians, and fellow co-workers
Demonstrate leadership, accept responsibility for own actions
Active listener and is objective and impartial
Demonstrate a calm demeanor, able to prioritize appropriately
Adaptive to a multi-cultural, multi-lingual patient and staff population
Willing to work varied hours with flexible schedules & be on call
Must be in good general health
Able to frequently stoop, bend, and reach
Able to withstand constant walking, standing, lifting at least 50 pounds or more, push/pull regulation hospital equipment, occasional sitting
Able to function during periods of stress, trauma and/or disease
Demonstrate knowledge of and practice of safe body mechanics
Willing to be flexible, within reason, to meet the staffing needs of an assigned unit

Nice To Haves

BSN
Critical Care trained
Moderate Sedation Certification/Experience
Experience with surgical admissions/discharging

Responsibilities

Demonstrates and applies an in-depth knowledge of nursing principles, practices, standards and techniques.
Applies nursing knowledge in accordance with corporate procedures and adheres to policies and procedures of the department and Medical Center.
Maintains a current awareness of the abilities and limitations of each staff member and assigns duties appropriate to each individual.
Assesses the patient and implements appropriate nursing actions to meet the patient’s physical, emotional, spiritual, social and intellectual needs; documents those needs with appropriate multidisciplinary approach, in a clear, concise, objective and legible way.
Demonstrates ability to identify and solve problems using critical thinking and professional judgment.
Demonstrates an ability to communicate effectively using pertinent data with physicians, patients, families and peers.
Capable of being positive role model in evaluating, correcting and re-directing patient care staff as needed.
Serves as clinical resource person to staff members in their daily activities.
Initiates, supports, modifies and improves nursing practice in providing patient care as departmental goals / objectives change and as nursing practice dictates.
Regularly reviews work in progress to ensure care is proceeding as schedules.
Involves patient and families in education and preparation for discharge.
Demonstrates the ability to prioritize and effectively utilize time management techniques.
Assures, as a responsible member of the total healthcare team, that nursing care is accomplished effectively & that the medical regimen for each patient is carried out as prescribed by the physician in collaboration with other disciplines.
Participates with health care team members in facilitating patients & families learning throughout the hospital experience in preparation for discharge.
Reinforces patients continued health care through teaching.
Maintains a constant awareness of the legal aspects of nursing & demonstrates this in his/her decisions & documentation regarding patient care within the Registered Nurses scope of practice.
Demonstrates an awareness of cost containment & economical use of supplies and equipment.
Properly charges items as appropriate.
Demonstrates time management effectively.
Attends 75% of staff meetings & other meetings & in-services as requested.
Is accountable for information given.
Participates in peer evaluations.
Reports to Nursing Management any work performance problems, policy violations, or misconduct by coworkers on unit.
Participates in orientation of new personnel.
Maintains quality & efficiency standards as set by the immediate supervisor & makes recommendations for improvements.
Performs and maintains skills and competency on an annual basis in post anesthesia nursing care as evidenced by completion of initial orientation, annual, and new procedure checklists.
Completes required hours of orthopedic education topics annually as directed by the Ortho Steering team for the Hip and Knee program certification.
Meets clinical competencies of hip and knee certification program in order to directly care for a Hip and Knee patient.
Performs other duties as assigned.