RN Pro - ASC PACU - Full Time

Registered Nurse

* RN, BLS, ACLS & PALS required.

Since 1971, Wilmington Health has been committed to the care and health of our community in Wilmington as well as all of Southeastern North Carolina. Wilmington Health is structured as a multi-specialty medical practice with primary care providers integrated into the system. In this way, Wilmington Health is able to provide a comprehensive and coordinated approach to the care of all our patients. Wilmington Health is committed to using collaborative, evidence-based medicine in providing the highest quality of care to the patients we serve.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• General
  1. Coordinate and supervise patient care reflecting the needs of the patients, families and the facility
  2. Give care, showing flexibility with rules and regulations, as indicated by the patient's needs
  3. Make decisions reflecting knowledge of facts, knowledge of disease/surgical conditions, care required, and good judgement
  4. Performance indicates knowledge in all areas of patient and family services specific to outpatient/ambulatory care, equipment safety, conscious sedation and procedures
  5. Utilize personal initiative, maintain a steady level of productivity, function as a self-starter, and a compatible and supportive team layer
  6. Communicate appropriately and clearly to the Director of Nursing
• Clinically- The Staff RN must:
  1. Maintain a good working knowledge of medications commonly used in the procedural setting, BLS and ACLS for full time and part time employees. Registered Nurses will have 3 months to obtain ACLS certification
  2. Have knowledge of IV insertion skills and the fluids used, to include antibiotics given
  3. Demonstrate the ability to perform a head-to-toe assessment of a patient and reassess as needed
  4. Have the ability to assess and reassess pain, utilize appropriate pain management techniques and education the patient/family
  5. Perform all aspects of care (pre-operatively, intra-operatively, and post-operative) in an environment optimizing patient safety and reducing the likelihood of medical/healthcare errors
  6. Be able to formulate an individualized plan of care for each patient
  7. Possess knowledge of cardiac monitoring and identifying dysrhythmias
  8. For assisting the physician during procedures, the candidate must be able to:
     • Make use of a working knowledge of scopes and care
     • Label specimens correctly
     • Assist in transport of patient to recovery
     • Communicate patient information to the recovery RN
     • Treat family and patients with respect and dignity
     • Carry out medical and procedural aseptic techniques and universal precautions
     • Meet current documentation standards and policies and complete these items during each workday
     • Be able to scrub in on surgical cases or assist as needed
• Professionally
  1. Adhere to the dress code; appearance is neat and clean
  2. Complete annual educational requirements
  3. Maintain patient confidentiality at all times
  4. Report to work on time and as scheduled, with flexibility to the schedule
  5. Wear identification while on duty
  6. Attend staff meetings, annual review and in-service as scheduled
  7. Represent the organization in a positive manner
  8. Actively participate in Quality Management as directed
  9. Comply with ALL policies and procedures

Qualifications

Required:

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing
• Registered Nurse with active license in NC
• Certification in BLS
• Certification in ACLS & PALS
• One to three years of nursing practice, in a peri-operative setting or in an operating room
• Must have training or self-paced instruction in information management, and be able to utilize computers and various software programs such as: Windows, Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Preferred:

• Experience working with patients in all age group:, adolescent, adult, geriatric

ADA Physical Demands:

Rarely (Less than .5 hrs/day) Occasionally (0.6 – 2.5 hrs/day) Frequently (2.6 – 5.5 hrs/day) Continuously (5.6 – 8.0 hrs/day)

Physical Demand - Required? - Frequency

Standing - Continuously

Sitting - Frequently

Walking - Continuously

Kneeling/Crouching - Continuously

Lifting - Continuously

ASC RN Competencies

General

1. Customer Service
2. Professionalism/Integrity/Responsibility
3. Teamwork/Process Focus
4. Dependability/Punctuality
5. Interpersonal Relationships/Communication
6. Judgment/Decision Making/Problem Solving
7. Quality/Quantity
8. Initiative
9. Safety/Housekeeping
10. Organizational Skills/Time Management
11. Med/IV
12. Computer Knowledge/Skills
13. Procedures
14. Triage – Phone and Face to Face
15. Specimen Collection
16. Assessment Skills
17. Documentation
18. Equipment Maintenance

Wilmington Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees. We are committed to treating everyone equally with respect regardless of race, age, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, marital status, veteran's status, sexual preference, disability, genetic information, or any other class protected under state or federal law.