Registered Nurse - RN PACU/Full time Days

It's more than a career, it's a calling

WI-St. Agnes Hospital

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

  • Department: PACU
    • Patient Population or Ratio: 1:1 or 1:2 nurse to patient ratio
    • Sign On Bonus: $10,000
    • Schedule: Block schedule 7a-330p,8a-8p, 830a-5p
    • Shift Differentials: Available for night, weekend, and additional shifts

***Call requirements of one night per week and every 5th weekend. The following day after call is always a day off. Rotating holiday schedule.
Location: SSM Health St Agnes Fond du Lac, WI

30 minute response time.

Description/Responsibilities: 
-Taking care of post-anesthesia patients
-Maintain airway, breathing, circulation
-Fast-paced, critical thinking. adaptability 
ACLS, PALS, telemetry certification will be required to complete in orientation period

Benefits 
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life 
Tuition Reimbursement 
Income based medical insurance premium discounts. 
HSA/FSA options 
Short and Long-Term Disability 
Generous PTO 
403b/401k retirement plans 
Daily Pay: Access your pay when you need it! 
Employee Relief Fund to help with life's unexpected financial emergencies. 
Commitment to caring through philanthropy, volunteer opportunities, and PTO donation program.��

Our Culture
At SSM Health, we bring together and cultivate exceptional people. When our employees thrive, so does our healing Mission. 
We are committed to creating a partnership with employees. We ask our employees to actively engage and participate in decisions that impact their 
work. We celebrate together and recognize those people who help us deliver an exceptional experience. 

At SSM Health, you can expect a work environment where: 
• Employees feel valued, respected, and free to express themselves. 
• Each employee finds meaning in work, leveraging skills and talents toward a greater purpose. 
• Teamwork and collaboration are encouraged, while management is supportive.

Apply today!
 

Job Summary:

Provides leadership and direction to the patient care team. Performs age-specific physical, psychological, and social assessments, formulates nursing diagnoses, and develops a plan of care, which includes individualized treatment strategies for the post-anesthesia setting.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Completes and documents a thorough and accurate PACU (Post-Anesthesia Care Unit) admission assessment and utilizes critical judgment to analyze patient assessment data to develop an appropriate plan of care. Implements a plan of care or care pathway to provide individualized care for each patient. Plan of care is based upon patient assessment, physician and anesthesia orders and preferences, and procedure specific criteria in a manner that is prioritized and timely.
• Demonstrates and maintains knowledge and skills necessary to meet physical, psycho-social, spiritual, cultural, and age appropriate needs of each patient.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to perform all aspects of nursing care in both routine and emergency situations. Communicates changes in patient condition to physicians and necessary staff in a timely manner.
• Demonstrates knowledge of appropriate administration of medications and treatments according to policy, procedure and protocol. Verbalizes knowledge and demonstrates consistent use and compliance for written protocols (i.e.; pain, conscious sedation, skin, restraint, abuse, parental bonding, etc.)
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