Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: Registered Nurse (RN)
Specialty: Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Varied 8 hours Days & Evenings
Hours per Shift: 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM, 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM, 11:00 AM - 7:30 PM, 3:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Experience: Minimum of 2 years in Critical Care (ICU/ED), Previous PACU Experience, Previous Travel Experience
License: Minnesota RN License
Certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS
Must-Have: Ability to interpret cardiac rhythms, Experience with pediatric to geriatric patient populations, Trauma Level I experience
Description:
The Registered Staff Nurse (RN) provides holistic care to patients and families.
The focus is on independent, collaborative, and delegated nursing functions.
The RN executes the Standards of Nursing Practice including assessment, nursing diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
The RN develops and revises the patient's plan of care.
The RN coordinates care among disciplines and delegates activities to other care providers as appropriate.
The RN participates in shared accountability and decision-making for nursing practices.
Through active participation and personal leadership qualities, the RN defines, implements, and improves practice standards and the environment of care.
The RN promotes outstanding patient care.
Variation of duties may result based on the assigned care unit.
This may include differences in specific clinical skills required of the RN.
Unit-based skill lists outline expectations beyond standard RN requirements.