Registered Nurse (RN) - PACU, Per Diem

Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital; Lebanon (NH); Sur place; USD 85 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital in Lebanon, NH seeks a Registered Nurse to join the Post Anesthesia Care Unit. The ideal candidate will have a nursing degree from an accredited program and current BCLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications within required timeframes.

Two to three years of critical care, emergency, post-anesthesia, or ambulatory surgical care experience is preferred. The role involves pediatric to geriatric patients and requires comprehensive physical activity and lifting capabilities

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Current BCLS certification required upon hire.
• Current ACLS certification required within 90 days of hire.
• Current PALS certification required within 90 days of hire.

Responsabilités

• Knowledge of medications and their correct administration based on age and clinical condition.
• Follows the seven medication rights and reduces potential for medication errors.
• Performs patient care using an integrated approach that optimizes patient safety and reduces medical errors.
• Formulates and revises an individual plan of care based on patient response.
• Communicates clinical information to support an interdisciplinary approach and coordinates with ancillary departments.
• Delegates tasks to health care team members appropriately.
• Demonstrates unit-specific competencies and prioritizes job functions.
• Performs assessments, documents activities, and monitors progress toward goals.

Connaissances

Critical care

Emergency care

Post-anesthesia care

Ambulatory surgical care

Formation

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing

Description du poste

Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital · Post Anesth Care Unit

Lebanon , NH

Nursing Services

POSITION STANDARDS

EDUCATION:

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.

Current BCLS certification required upon hire.

Current ACLS certification required within 90 days of hire.

Current PALS certification required within90 days of hire.

EXPERIENCE:

Two to three years experience in critical care, emergency care, post anesthesia care, or
ambulatory surgical care.

AGE OF PATIENTS TREATED:

The Registered Professional Nurse cares for pediatric through geriatric patients.

POSITION PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Anything listed here requires a pre‑employment physical by Employee Health to determine if the employee is capable of meeting the requirements.

Physical Activity:

Sitting - 34% to 66%

Standing - 67% to 100%

Walking - 67% to 100%

Bending - 67% to 100%

Squatting - 67% to 100%

Crouching - 67% to 100%

Kneeling - 34% to 66%

Reaching - 67% to 100%

Use of Upper Extremity - 67% to 100%

Push/Pull/Lift/Carry:

Initial push up to a maximum of 37 lbs - 1% to 33%

Initial pull up to a maximum of 37 lbs - 1% to 33%

Sustained push up to a maximum of 18 lbs - 1% to 33%

Sustained pull up to a maximum of 18 lbs - 1% to 33%

Lift up to a maximum of 35 lbs - 67% to 100%

Carry up to a maximum of 35 lbs - 67% to 100%

PART TWO: FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Position Objective

The nurse is accountable and responsible to the patient for providing nursing care in
accordance with the New Hampshire Nurse Practice Act and the Patient Bill of Rights to
meet the needs of pediatric through geriatric patients utilizing the nursing process, clinical
judgment, physician's orders, the American Society of Post Anesthesia Nursing
Standards, American Academy of Ambulatory Nursing Standards, and the medical plan
of care.

Performance Expectation

• Knowledge of medications and their correct administration based on age of the patient and their clinical condition.
• Follows theseven medication rights and reduces the potential for medication errors.
• Performs patient care using an integrated approach that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/healthcare errors.
• Ability to formulate an individual plan of care, revise plan as indicated by the patient’s response to treatment and evaluate overall plan for effectiveness.
• Communicates clinical information appropriately to provide for an interdisciplinary approach to the patient’s needs. Collaborates with all ancillary departments.
• Coordinates and supervises patient care, as necessary.
• Demonstrates an ability to organize and prioritize job function.
• Demonstrates critical thinking skills, using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Performs physical/psychosocial assessment to collect data: follows the written plan of care, standards, practice guidelines.
• Utilizes assessment data to identify patient care needs, to include patient education and discharge planning.
• Recognizes and reports abnormal assessment data and incorporates findings into the plan of care: validates and revises expected outcomes based on assessment.
• Accurately and legibly documents all patient care activities, including but not limited to, wound assessment, patient care teaching, demonstrated progress toward goals, medication administration, nursing flow sheets and all assessment forms.
• Delegates tasks to the health care team members appropriately.
• Demonstrates unit specific competencies.