RN-Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
US-IA-Dubuque
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Req #: 166906
Type: Part Time Benefits
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Overview:
RN - PACU
Part-time, .40 FTE (16 hours/week)
Days, 10:30 am - 7:00 pm
Staff in our Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) care for and monitor patients as they recover from the effects of anesthesia. This includes all aspects of patient care following surgery.
Responsibilities:
Clinical Excellence/Patient Care
* Assesses the needs of patients and families, providing appropriate teaching and making the necessary referrals to provide continuity of care.
* Develops an individual plan of care using a collaborative approach with the patient/family and health care team.
* Promptly completes documentation to assure an accurate legal record of patient's care.
* Delivers high quality care utilizing the nursing process while demonstrating knowledge and clinical skills of the specialty required on assigned unit in accordance with established policies, procedures, and standards of care.
* Utilizes holistic approach (considering biopsychosocial, spiritual, educational, safety, and related criteria) appropriate to the age of the patients and families served in the assigned service area.
* Utilizes critical thinking in developing nursing interventions while maintaining responsibility and accountability for the knowledge of conditions of assigned patients.
Clinical Excellence and Patient Education
* Assess and chooses teaching strategies appropriate to the patient's and their families' age specific needs, culture, gender, readiness to learn and level of comprehension.
* Consults appropriate resources within the hospital to provide specialized education.
Qualifications:
Minimum Requirements
Identify items that are minimally required to perform the essential functions of this position.
Preferred or Specialized
Not required to perform the essential functions of the position.
Education:
Graduate of accredited nursing program
(Must obtain Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) within 5 years of hire)
BSN in Nursing
Experience:
12 months of hospital clinical experience or demonstrated clinical efficiency.
Preferred critical care experience.
License(s)/Certification(s):
Current licensure in good standing to practice as a Registered Nurse in Iowa.
Must possess and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or obtain certification within six (6) months from date of hire.
Basic cardiac monitoring within three (3) months
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within six (6) months and
Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Recognition, and Stabilization (PALS) certification within six (6) months,
Valid driver's license when driving any vehicle for work-related reasons.
Specialty certification
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Writes, reads, comprehends and speaks fluent English.
Multicultural sensitivity.
Microsoft Office - basic computer skills.
Customer/patient focused.
Critical thinking skills using independent judgment in making decisions.
Other:
Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position.
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