Perioperative Nurse - Preop/PACU Weekend Option

Kansas Health System; Liberty (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Liberty Hospital is hiring a Perioperative Nurse for Preop/PACU with weekend option. The role requires RN licensure, BLS, ACLS, and PALS. You will coordinate with the interdisciplinary team to provide holistic patient care and guide teaching for patients and families.

Hours are 07:00–19:00 on Saturdays and Sundays; part-time status applies. Requires strong leadership, safety focus, and commitment to lifelong learning in a fast-paced perioperative setting.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate.
• Associate Degree Nursing.
• Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Single State - State Board of Nursing Kansas or Missouri (or compact license).
• CPR/ AED/ BLS - Other BLS within 14 days.
• Some units will require additional unit-specific affirmations/certifications/work experience.

Responsibilities

• Accurately assesses patient’s/family’s readiness to learn and teaches back; adapts approach as needed.
• Interacts professionally with patients, families, and health care staff.
• Adheres to medication safety policies including order writing and double checks.
• All other duties as assigned.
• Anticipates and intervenes promptly for patient and staff safety.
• Consistently meets the work schedule.
• Models therapeutic communication respecting psychosocial and cultural needs.
• Delivers delegation according to task and expertise.
• Takes a leadership role to foster an environment where the team thrives.
• Develops and evaluates care plans adapting to condition changes.
• Performs comprehensive assessments for targeted patient populations.
• Pursues ongoing learning through unit certs, consultations, in-services, and teamwork.

Education

High School Graduate

Associate Degree Nursing

Job description

Position Title

Perioperative Nurse - Preop/PACU Weekend Option

Weekend Days - Full Time, Weekend Evenings - Full Time

Liberty Hospital

Position Summary / Career Interest

Utilizes the nursing process to coordinate the interdisciplinary approach to patient care. He/she provides safe, therapeutic care in a holistic and systematic way and integrates knowledge, skills and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families through the continuum of care. The RN collaborates with others to integrate assessment and input of the patient, family and the interdisciplinary team and ensures improvements in practice settings by assuming responsibility for self-development in life-long learning. Provides direction and guidance to others regarding practice, serves as a resource, preceptor, and mentor. Demonstrates leadership skills in decision-making and problem solving. The RN integrates and communicates knowledge and sensitivity to patient's psychosocial, spiritual, cultural and age specific needs and practices within the boundaries of the Kansas Nurse Practice Act, specialty standards and organizational/departmental policies and procedures.

Hours: 0700-1900, Saturday & Sunday

BLS, ACLS, PALS Required

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Accurately assesses patient's/family's readiness to learn, organizes and executes an individualized teaching plan, evaluates patient's understanding using teach back methods; modifies approach as necessary.
• Acts professionally and communicates appropriately when interacting with patients, family members, nurses, and other medical professionals.
• Adheres to hospital policies related to medication safety, including order writing format, correct administration considerations, double checks and other established policies and practices.
• All other duties as assigned.
• Anticipates and intervenes in an appropriate and timely manner when there are concerns related to patient and staff safety.
• Consistently meets work schedule.
• Consistently role models individualized therapeutic communication based upon patient and family psychosocial, spiritual and cultural needs.
• Delegates appropriately according to task situation, level of expertise and functions as an independent and supportive team member.
• Takes a leadership role in building and maintaining an environment where all team members thrive.
• Develops, implements and evaluates plan of care that recognizes changes in the patient's condition and adapts plan as needed.
• Independently performs a comprehensive assessment to provide the most effective patient care for a given population.
• Seeks out additional learning experiences within the practice area:
  • Unit specific certifications
  • Consultation with experts
  • In-services/rounds
  • Collaborating with the multidisciplinary team
• Utilizes technology correctly for functions related to patient care delivery, mandatory programs/competencies and policies/procedures.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.

These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• High School Graduate
• Associate Degree Nursing

Required Licensure and Certification

• Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Single State - State Board of Nursing Kansas or Missouri (or compact license)
• CPR/ AED/ BLS - Other BLS within 14 days
• Some units will require additional unit-specific affirmations/certifications/work experience

Time Type

Part time

Job Requisition ID

R-52766

Important information for you to know as you apply

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