Surgery RN PACU - Full Time

POSITION SUMMARY:

Manages individualized, goal directed nursing care through use of the nursing process and the principles of primary nursing in accordance with departmental and hospital policies and procedures.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum Education

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing

License Required

• Current NV Nursing license

Certification Required

• BLS
• ACLS
• PALS (may obtain within 90 days of hire)

Minimum Work Experience

• Demonstrated proficiency in acute care nursing, knowledge, and skills
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Must show initiative, maturity, and effectiveness in dealing with people Appreciation of and desire to be part of a healthcare team

POSITION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Patient Care

• Assesses and diagnoses patient and family needs in order to provide quality care to assigned patients.
• Verification of patient Identity, operative procedure, operative site, surgeon, consents, patient's allergies, NPO Status and when the patient last voided.
• Assesses psychological status, including level of understanding, perception of surgery and anxiety level.
• Obtains pre-operative medical history and documents clearly in the patient record in accordance with department's policy and procedures.
• Checks the current history and physical, laboratory results, the execution of preoperative orders, and results of ordered diagnostic tests.
• Reviews completed chart with the Anesthesiologist on duty as necessary.

Communication

• Develops, discusses, and communicates a realistic plan of care in collaboration with each patient/family/significant other, to address all identified needs.
• Develops patient/family teaching and discharge plan, ensuring patient/family is adequately informed of perioperative instructions.
• Follows procedures/preferences for pre-operative anesthesia interventions
• Communicates with and keeps family informed.

Judgment

• Demonstrates the skills and judgment necessary to implement medical plan Of care, nursing interventions and procedures as necessary for the care of the patient.
• Demonstrates knowledge of hospital policies and procedures for administering, transcribing, and recording medications.
• Demonstrates knowledge of commonly used meds: action, dose, and side effects.
• Observes 10 rights of medication administration: right med, right dose, right time, right route, right patient, right education, right documentation, right to refuse, right assessment, right evaluation.(policy 105.724).
• Demonstrates proper procedures in all methods of medication administration.
• Initiates and maintains IV access according to hospital policy and procedures.
• Identifies priorities and executes nursing care accordingly.
• Provides emotional support and comfort measures.
• Gives information or explanation to patients and their families.
• Applies and monitors principles of aseptic technique throughout the perioperative period.
• Assures safe transfer/transport of patient to and from operating room.

Documentation

• Maintains up to date accurate documentation of nursing care provided to assure the integration of information for use by the health care team, to ensure quality care.
• Nursing assessment is complete and accurate during pre-operative and post-operative phase of admission per policy.
• Medication administration record must reflect full signature and title of nurse administering med, tin1e given, reason for omission, and site for injection (if applicable).
• Demonstrates proper access and documentation of narcotics in pyxis and EMR. Accurately and promptly documents unusual occurrences noted during the perioperative phase

BENEFITS: If you are scheduled to work part-time at least 24 hours per week and full-time at least 30 hours per week, you are eligible for benefits on the first day of the month following 30 days of employment.

• NO STATE INCOME TAX
• Hometown Health Medical, EyeMed Vision, Guardian Dental and Flexible Spending Account.
• Vanguard 401(k) with match.
• Employer paid Care Flight Membership for your household (full-time employees) (A Division of REMSA).
• Employer Paid Basic Life and AD&D insurance.
• Unum Supplemental Insurance (Critical Illness, Accident, Short Term & Long Term Disability).
• Earned Time Off, Sick Leave and Paid Holidays.
• Nevada 529 College Fund.
• Unum Employee Assistance Program.
• Employer paid Credit monitoring and Identity Theft Program through CyberScout.
• Tuition Reimbursement, Clinical Ladder* & HRSA Loan Repayment Program* (*for qualifying positions).
• Priority Childcare Enrollment with the Boys and Girls Club of Western NV for ages 9 months+.
• Paid Volunteer Hours for staff to help in the community. and More...

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"BEST PLACES TO WORK" - NORTHERN NEVADA, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025 & 2026!

WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU TO OUR TEAM!!

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