Summary
***Up to 20,000 sign on bonus for qualified candidates***
This position maintains adequate respiratory and cardiac status of patients awakening from anesthesia. Continually assesses the patient, carries out doctor's orders while maintaining patient safety and comfort.
Responsibilities
- (30%)* Regularly assesses patient's/client's needs and provides skilled nursing services as prescribed by the physician authorized plan of care, and accepted standards of nursing practice.
- (30%)* Provides direct resident care, including medication administration, treatments, call lights, assisting with transfers, responding to alarms, etc.
- (20%)* Evaluates effectiveness of treatment plan and makes suggestions or participates in updating/revising the treatment plan in collaboration with other team members, utilizing current information to improve patient care.
- (10%)* Processes physician/provider orders and performs physician ordered care accurately, completely and in a timely manner.
- (10%)* Follows up regarding medication changes and order clarifications.
OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Demonstrates the ability to interpret information and reports pertinent data to the physician, including pertinent clinical information.
- Assess learning needs considering readiness, ability, preferences, and cultural / spiritual variables.
- Provide education to meet the individual needs and ability to learn.
- Participates in care conferences as assigned.
- Develops and maintains good working rapport with interdisciplinary personnel to meet the needs of each resident patient.
- Coordinates care provided by Patient Care Technicians.
- Demonstrates the ability to organize and prioritize the needs of groups of patients or an individual patient.
- Demonstrates a general ability to manage assignments and perform routine duties on the unit.
- Instructs other team members when appropriate, explaining goals and rationale for individualized care.
- Implements clinical and technical aspects of care in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Demonstrates understanding of clinical pathways and utilizes appropriately.
- Remains calm and efficient when working in stressful situations.
- Documents in an accurate, clear, and concise way and includes pertinent clinical data.
- Shares information and reports significant changes and/or abnormal findings to appropriate team members.
- Participates in regulatory surveys. Participates in the performance improvement activities.
- Assists with orientation and ongoing competencies.
- Provides a safe and secure environment for patient care.
- Attend and participate in professional association activities and programs to assure being current on regulations, guidelines, and professional standards.
- Remains current on new developments by reading professional journals, and attending seminars.
- Demonstrates understanding of role in emergency preparedness procedures.
- Demonstrates and verbalizes the different types of anesthetic agents and methods of administration, their expected physiologic response and possible side effects.
- Demonstrates skills for assessment and maintenance of ventilation and homeostasis.
- Demonstrates and documents assessment of level of consciousness and promotes reactivity.
- Demonstrates assessment of pain, promotes comfort through required intervention and documents accordingly.
- Demonstrates and verbalizes intervention that moves the patient toward PACU discharge criteria and promotes continuity of care.
- Effectively completes final patient preparation in the Pre-Op holding area.
- Demonstrates skills for assessment, documentation, pre and post procedure care, and follow up for pain clinic patients including use of appropriate forms and safe monitoring of patient.
- Other duties as assigned.
Certifications and Licensures
Credential: RN: Registered Nurse
Equivalent Experience:
Qualification Source: MI
Essential: true
Required Education
Associates Degree in Nursing
Other Information
EXPERIENCE, TRAINING AND SKILLS:
- Basic knowledge of dysrhythmia and critical care.
- MyMichigan Health is a technology driven organization and employees need to demonstrate competency in Microsoft� Windows. An employee may be required to participate in further learning opportunities offered by MyMichigan Health.
- Certification in perianesthesia (CPAN-Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse and/or CAPA-Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse) preferred.
PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS AND TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Exposure to stressful situations, including those involving public contact, as well as, trauma, grief and death.
- Able to wear personal protective equipment that includes latex materials or appropriate substitute if required for your position.
- Is able to move freely about facility with or without an assisted device and must be able to perform the functions of the job as outlined in the job description.
- Overall vision and hearing is necessary with or without assisted device(s).
- Frequently required to sit/stand/walk for long periods of time. May require frequent postural changes such as stooping, kneeling or crouching.
- Some exposure to blood borne pathogens and other potentially infectious material. Must follow MyMichigan Health bloodborne pathogen and TB testing as required.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks, get along with others, work independently, regular and predictable attendance and ability to stay awake.
- Overall dexterity is required including handling, reaching, grasping, fingering and feeling. May require repetition of these movements on a regular to frequent basis.
- Physical Demand Level: Medium. Must be able to occasionally (0-33% of the workday) lift or carry 21-50 lbs., frequently 34-66% of the workday 20 lbs. and or Walk/Stand/Push/Pull of Arm/Leg controls and constantly (67-100% or the workday) 10 lbs.
Other Comments
Credential: RN: Registered Nurse
Equivalent Experience:
Qualification Source: MI
Essential: true