Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN)
Profession: Nursing
Specialty: Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Varied
Hours per Shift: 8 hours
Experience:
- 2 years of critical care experience (ICU/ED)
- Previous PACU experience
- Previous travel experience
- Ability to interpret cardiac rhythms
- Experience with pediatric and geriatric patient populations
- Trauma Level I experience
License:
- Minnesota
Certifications:
- ACLS
- BLS
- PALS
Must-Have:
- Work history
- Skills checklist, current to 1 year, pertinent to the specialty
- 2 supervisory references with dates employed listed
Description:
The Registered Staff Nurse (RN) provides holistic care to patients and families.
The focus is on independent, collaborative, and delegated nursing functions.
The scope of practice may include the care of neonates, infants, children, young adults, adults, and older adults throughout the life cycle.
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.
They coordinate care among disciplines and delegate activities to other care providers as appropriate.
The RN participates in shared accountability and decision-making for nursing practices.
Through active participation in practice, the RN defines, implements, and improves practice standards and the care environment.
They promote exceptional patient care.
Variation of duties may result based on the assigned care unit.
This may include differences in the specific clinical skills required of the RN.