Pacu Rn Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in nursing; employees hired without a BSN must complete a degree program within five years of hire.
• At least one year of clinical nursing experience in critical care, with regard to regulatory guidelines and standards of practice; nurses new to the specialty must have at least one year of acute care nursing experience.
• Current California nursing license.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• Basic computer skills.

Nice To Haves

• Post-anesthesia nursing certification.
• Bilingual Spanish skills.
• Electronic Medical Record experience.

Responsibilities

• Use the nursing process, clinical knowledge, and critical thinking to assess patient needs, anticipate changes, plan care, and adjust interventions appropriately.
• Prioritize and organize patient care and ensure planned care is completed.
• Provide care appropriate to the age and needs of patients on the assigned unit, applying current literature and research findings to clinical decisions.
• Build and maintain therapeutic nurse-patient relationships and respect patient rights.
• Conduct hourly patient rounds and communicate during handoffs using SBAR.
• Document assessments, the interdisciplinary plan of care (IPOC), implementation, evaluation, and care consistent with the Watson Model of Care and applicable policies.
• Use physical and psychosocial interventions to address patient comfort and help patients and families participate in recovery.
• Address patient and family learning needs using appropriate resources.
• Work with Care Managers and take a proactive role in coordinating interdisciplinary discharge planning.
• Review patient orders; communicate changes in condition to physicians and team members; promptly contact physicians about significant changes and follow up on revised care.
• Evaluate nursing interventions and document outcomes in the IPOC.
• Use the patient classification system according to standards.
• Plan, supervise, instruct, and evaluate ancillary nursing personnel, floats, orientees, and registry staff; complete each-shift evaluations for registry and float staff.
• Follow the dress code, wear a hospital identification badge, and promote proper identification practices.
• Maintain a safe and clean environment that complies with regulatory standards and Patient Safety Goals.
• Participate in the unit-specific Quality and Performance Improvement Plan, complete monitoring forms, and report findings to the Director of Perioperative Services.
• Perform duties assigned by the Director of Perioperative Services to help ensure the unit is ready for the hospital opening.