RN - PACU

RN PACU

Job Title: RN PACU

Profession: Nursing

Specialty: Post Anesthesia Care Unit

Duration: 13 weeks

Shift: Day

Shift Hours per Shift: 8 hours

Experience: Minimum of 2 years in specialty

License: State Nursing License (New Mexico or Compact State)

Certifications:

• BLS certification
• ACLS certification
• PALS certification

Must-Have:

• Must be a team player, flexible, and accustomed to a fast-paced environment.
• At least one previous travel assignment.
• Two years of current experience in the specialty.

Description:

Utilizes the nursing process to provide direct patient care to an assigned group of patients during a shift. Ensures safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable care of patients. Provides direct patient care by assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating, and documenting individual patient needs, actions taken, and patient responses. Coordinates patient care through collaboration with the patient/family and healthcare team. Initiates, utilizes, and documents appropriate protocols and standards of care. Administers medication and treatments as prescribed by the physician or standard protocols and documents according to policy. Identifies and meets patient and family learning and discharge needs on admission and throughout the episode of care. Assumes responsibility for the clinical supervision of LPNs and non-licensed assistive personnel. Completes patient population/age-specific/procedure and protocol education and competency testing per unit standards. Floating between departments and/or local locations within 20 miles is required.