Ballas Surgery Center - PACU RN

BJC HealthCare; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with match

Tuition Assistance

Paid Time Off

Health Insurance

Job summary

The BJWCH Ballas Surgery Center, located at 450 North New Ballas Rd, cares for ambulatory surgery patients undergoing otolaryngology and ophthalmology procedures. This RN position is in the peri-anesthesia department, and will be trained in both the pre and post care of patients.

Promotes patient safety and quality through nursing assessments, care planning, and interprofessional collaboration. The role requires RN licensure, BLS/ACLS/PALS, and experience in critical care settings.

Qualifications

• RN license required and nursing diploma or associate's degree.
• Bachelor's degree preferred for role complexity.
• PACU experience preferred.
• ICU, ED or Critical Care RN experience needed.
• BLS, ACLS or PALS certification needed.

Responsibilities

• Promotes patient and family centered care in a healing environment.
• Educates patients and families on illness management and home care needs and medication administration.
• Participates in activities that promote patient safety, quality and regulatory compliance.
• Develops, implements, and documents care plans with goals in collaboration with the interprofessional team and patient/family.
• Assesses physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs per standards of care.
• Safety-sensitive position requiring constant alertness and safe operation.

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

• Located at the BJWCH Ballas Surgery Center
• Full Time - 4 days per week set schedule 09:30 - 19:00
• NO Call NO Weekends NO Holidays
• PACU experience preferred
• ICU, ED or Critical Care RN experience needed
• BLS, ACLS or PALS certification needed
• Benefits eligible first day of month after start
• 401K with match

Overview

The BJWC Surgery Center, located at 450 North New Ballas Rd, cares for ambulatory surgery patients undergoing otolaryngology and ophthalmology procedures. This RN position is in the peri-anesthesia department, and will be trained in both the pre and post care of patients.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Provides direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of the standards of nursing care.

Responsibilities

• Promotes patient and family centered care in a healing environment. Educates patients and their families on how to manage their illness or injury, including post treatment home care needs and medication administration.
• Participates in activities that promote patient safety, quality and regulatory compliance. Participates in professional development.
• Develops, implements, and documents individual plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with other members of the interprofessional team and patient, family or caregiver in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care. Proactively plans and ensures communication of the plan of care across the continuum of care.
• Uses critical nursing skills to assess and evaluate physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs according to standards of care. Assess patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including their values, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population-specific needs.
• BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Nursing Diploma/Associate's
• - Nursing

Experience

• No Experience

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

• RN

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree

Experience

• <2 years

Benefits and Legal Statement

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At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

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*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer