Registered Nurse PACU PRN

Job Description:

The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care of patients. The staff RN utilizes the nursing process by use of technology, therapeutic intervention, evidence-based practice and coordination of care with other health team members.

Scope:

• Observes patient, records significant conditions and reactions, and notifies Physician of patient’s condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and significant incidents.
• Recognizes abnormal test results and contraindications relative to scheduled procedures and reports abnormal results to appropriate physician or department for further guidelines.
• Demonstrates ability to assess/reassess nursing care needs by age group. Ability to assess and interpret clinical reports and data to provide optimum care of surgical services patient.
• Assists and participates in the planning, implementation and evaluation of departmental Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement activities
• Acts as a resource for surgical services and other hospital staff.
• Maintains productive, professional and collaborative relationship with all associates and departments.
• Demonstrates comprehensive time management, communication, and team building skills.
• Demonstrates knowledge of regulatory and institutional requirements.
• Provides age appropriate teaching to patient/families and members of healthcare team.
• Demonstrates competent clinical nursing skills and knowledge when performing, teaching, and supervising nursing procedures.
• Demonstrates skill and competency in IV venipuncture
• Demonstrates proficiency in use of IV Pumps
• Maintains and updates knowledge of care of various surgical and special procedures, therapeutic drug and IV administration.
• Demonstrates proficiency in cardiac monitoring, specialized central line care and modalities of treatment, airway maintenance, BLS, ACLS, PALS, and Moderate Sedation skills.
• Demonstrates knowledge and competency in care of sedated patient. Demonstrates knowledge and competency in the assessment, reassessment, and modalities to alleviate pain pre- and post- procedure.
• Verifies pre-operative/procedural chart and checklist completion
• Demonstrates knowledge of standing physician orders for procedures as well as the pre-op minimum laboratory testing guide.
• Demonstrates skill and competency in phlebotomy and follows laboratory services guidelines.
• Demonstrates skill and competency in phlebotomy and follows blood banking guidelines.
• Provides pre-operative care of surgical patients, (i.e. Pre –op chart completion, IV starts, TED hose and SCD application, sedation, and monitoring). Demonstrates knowledge and competency in care of patients in Phase I and II Post Anesthesia Care.

Required: 

• BSN Degree* from an accredited program required within 4 years unless 15 years of acute care service.
• Current State of Montana Registered Nurse License
• Basic Life Support certification
• ACLS certification required within 9 months of hire/transfer
• PALS certification required within 9 months of hire/transfer

Preferred:

• Specialty Certification Preferred

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements list must be representative of the knowledge, skills, minimum education, training, licensure, experience, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Ability to work as part of an interdisciplinary team to achieve patient-focused outcomes.

2. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to read, analyze, interpret periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or government regulations. Ability to write reports. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, or regulatory agencies.

3. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

4. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to int