TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified PACU/Pre-Post Op RN in Louisville, Kentucky, 40241!
Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN)
Profession: Nursing
Specialty: Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Day
Hours per Shift: 9
Experience: Minimum of 2 years RN experience, Pre/Post-op experience, IV insertion experience, Epic experience
License: Registered Nurse License
Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
Must-Have:
- Two years of acute care RN experience
- Patient assessment skills
- Effective development and implementation of care plans
- Experience with clinical interventions
- Ability to educate patients and families
- Understanding of regulatory standards
Description:
A professional nurse is accountable for the care of a group of patients.
The Registered Nurse (RN) focuses on safe, effective, patient, and family-centered care.
The RN also emphasizes customer satisfaction and quality outcomes.
Responsibilities include maintaining a financially stable unit and promoting personal development.
The RN supervises licensed and non-licensed staff members.
The RN is responsible for assessing, developing, implementing, and evaluating the plan of care.
Focus is placed on patient and family comfort, education, and satisfaction.
The RN applies educational and professional experiences in delivering quality care.
Mentoring and precepting of staff is also a key responsibility.
Job responsibilities include:
- Performs patient assessments and reassessments as warranted by patient condition.
- Demonstrates ability to make sound independent decisions.
- Initiates and prioritizes the plan of care and revises it as needed.
- Collaborates with patients, families, and interdisciplinary services to meet needs.
- Monitors and documents responses to clinical interventions.
- Provides education specific to patient and family needs during their stay and at discharge.
- Delegates tasks to licensed and non-licensed personnel.
- Functions as a mentor and preceptor to other staff members.
- Facilitates teamwork and communicates opportunities for improvement.
- Participates in quality, safety, and service process improvement efforts.
- Complies with regulatory standards.
- Engages with the Practice Governance model.