Recovery Room Nurse

Kaiser Permanente; West Falls Church (VA); Vor Ort; USD 75.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Kaiser Permanente in Virginia is seeking a Recovery Room RN to provide quality post-operative patient care in alignment with nursing philosophy and approved standards.

Responsibilities include applying standard post-anesthesia and critical care practices, formulating care plans, and communicating patient information to ensure continuity of care. Must have 2+ years in recovery or critical care, and Virginia RN license within 6 months; ACLS and BLS required.

Qualifikationen

• 2+ years current Recovery Room or Critical Care experience required.
• High School diploma or GED required.
• Virginia RN license within 6 months of hire and Maryland/DC compact licenses within 6 months of hire.
• Compact License: RN within 6 months of hire; DC license within 6 months of hire.
• ACLS required; Basic Life Support (BLS) required from American Heart Association.
• Certification in IV insertion and therapy preferred.

Aufgaben

• Performs within the established standard of post anesthesia and critical care nursing.
• Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates the surgical patient’s post-operative nursing care.
• Formulates care plans based on assessment and perioperative findings.
• Manages immediate physiologic changes to reverse adverse conditions.
• Follows aseptic techniques and maintains infection control.
• Communicates information in verbal or written reports to ensure continuity of care.
• Ensures proper use of equipment and supplies in Recovery Room.
• Participates in the Surgery Department’s Quality Assurance Program.
• Engages in continuing education for professional growth.
• Maintains professionalism through courtesy, compassion, and adherence to standards.

Kenntnisse

Communication skills

Computer proficiency

IV insertion

Endoscopy experience

Ausbildung

High School diploma or GED

Jobbeschreibung

Job Summary:

Provides quality patient care for post-operative patients, in accordance with nursing Philosophy and approved standards.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Performs within the established standard of post anesthesia and critical care nursing.
• Utilizes the Standard of care in the assessment, planning implementation and evaluation of the surgical patient in the delivery of post-operative nursing care.
• Formulates care plans based on individual assessment of physiologic functions and problems identified pre-operatively and intra-operatively.
• Provides nursing care Utilizing Clinical knowledge and expertise, reacting immediately to adverse physiological changes within seconds, to reverse and revive the patients physiological functions.
• Renders nursing care following aseptic techniques.
• Assembles and communicates appropriate information in verbal or written reports in order to maintain continuity of Care.
• Executes proper use of equipment and supplies used in Recovery Room area.
• Participates in the Surgery Departments Quality Assurance Program.
• Promotes personal and professional growth by actively participating in continuing education programs.
• Participates in the professionalism of the Operating Room by showing Courtesy, compassion respect and adherence to the standards.
• Assumes other related duties as directed.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• A minimum of two (2) years Current Recovery Room or Critical Care experience required.

Education

• High School diploma or GED required.

License, Certification, Registration

• This job requires credentials from multiple states. Credentials from the primary work state are required at hire. Additional Credentials from the secondary work state(s) are required post hire.
  

• Registered Nurse License (Virginia) within 6 months of hire AND Registered Nurse License (Maryland) within 6 months of hire

OR

• Compact License: Registered Nurse within 6 months of hire

• Registered Nurse License (District of Columbia) within 6 months of hire
  

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support
  

• Basic Life Support from American Heart Association

Additional Requirements:

• Good oral and written communication skills required.
• Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Recent Recovery Room experience preferred.
• Certification in IV insertion and therapy preferred.
• endoscopy Experience Required