RN - PACU - Proctor

Carle Health•Peoria, IL

11h

About The Position

As a member of the interdisciplinary team, the Registered Nurse contributes professional nursing knowledge and skills to the provision and management of patient care through the nursing process. The role promotes evidence-based practice, assesses patients, develops and adjusts individualized plans of care, implements appropriate interventions, evaluates and documents progress, and maintains professional accountability and current clinical skills. The nurse coordinates care with patients, families, physicians, and other team members; prioritizes changing needs; delegates appropriately; communicates effectively; and advocates for patients. The role also includes educating patients and families, supporting patient and staff safety, contributing to performance improvement and patient satisfaction, and participating in unit-based councils and assigned projects.

Requirements

College diploma in Nursing.
Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN) through the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association within 30 days.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association within 1 year.

Responsibilities

Promote evidence-based practice through the nursing process, protocols, and procedures.
Assess patients through interviews, observation, and physical assessment; develop collaborative, individualized plans of care and implement appropriate interventions.
Evaluate and document patient progress toward goals, modify care plans as needed, and complete required patient-chart and event-report documentation.
Maintain professional accountability, seek resources, develop clinical knowledge and skills, and promote the professional development of self and team members.
Demonstrate technical knowledge of equipment and troubleshoot problems.
Share clinical knowledge through informal teaching and in response to others’ learning needs.
Use safe patient-moving and handling practices and appropriate lift equipment, as applicable.
Obtain adequate laboratory specimens and perform bedside laboratory testing and associated quality control in accordance with provider orders and hospital policies.
Coordinate interdisciplinary patient care, obtain resources, recognize when assistance is needed, and persist in resolving problems.
Manage assigned patients, prioritize work as conditions and assignments change, and collaborate with the care team from admission through discharge.
Delegate tasks appropriately, provide goal-focused shift reports, advocate for patients, and use communication and teamwork strategies to support patient outcomes and unit productivity.
Assess patient and family learning needs; adapt teaching strategies to age, culture, gender, developmental factors, readiness, response, and comprehension.
Promote patient safety by following policies and procedures and adhering to National Patient Safety Goals; use hospital resources and the SVI patient education system as appropriate.
Participate in data collection, analysis, problem solving, performance improvement initiatives, audits, assigned projects, and unit-based councils.
Support standards of care, evidence-based practices, patient safety goals, core measures, quality initiatives, and patient and family satisfaction.
Follow up promptly on patient and family requests, anticipate needs, encourage excellent customer service, identify unit practice problems, and implement practice changes based on literature and improvement outcomes.