Registered Nurse RN Pre and Post Operative Care Unit

Banner Health; Laceyville (PA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Banner Wyoming Medical Center is seeking a Registered Nurse to prep patients for surgery, assist with anesthesia-related tasks, and care for patients in post-anesthesia recovery. You will work within a collaborative team in Casper, WY, with a mix of 4-10 hour shifts and on-call rotations.

The RN will perform assessments, administration of preop medications, IV starts, and ensure documentation and consents are complete per policy. This role emphasizes safe, high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Active RN license in good standing.
• Experience in perioperative or post-anesthesia care preferred.
• Ability to assess, plan and implement patient care in collaboration with the team.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient physical, psychological, social, and discharge needs.
• Formulate and implement a plan of care including discharge planning.
• Provide direct patient care, coordinate tasks, and supervise care by team members.
• Evaluate patient and family response and update care plan as needed.

Skills

Nursing

Assessment

Care coordination

IV start

Education

Registered Nurse License (RN)

Tools

Electronic Health Records

Job description

Primary City/State

Casper, Wyoming

Department Name

Perianesthesia -Hosp

Work Shift

Varied

Job Category

Nursing

Better Than Ever for Nurses. At Banner Health, we are more committed than ever to investing in our nurses with better pay, better benefits, better opportunities, better well-being, better flexibility, better experiences - better nursing.

We're proud that Banner Health has earned Great Place To Work® Certification™ for the third consecutive year. We're committed to a workplace culture where team members trust the people they work for, take genuine pride in their work, and enjoy collaborating with colleagues. Discover career opportunities and join our dedicated team of professionals.

Wyoming Medical Center seeks to transform the lives of those we serve by fostering the highest level of health and wellness in our community and across our region and state.

Living in Casper you will find that mountain trails, fishing, access to lakes are within minutes from the hospital. Being centrally located in the state also allows you to easily travel through the state to take in all Wyoming as to offer such as, the Big Horn Mountains, Thermopolis Hot Springs, and Yellowstone National Park to name a few. You will find that Casper is city yet has a small-town feel, getting to see your teammates outside of work and finding yourself waving to patients that you helped make a difference in!

In the RN role you will be responsible for prepping patients for surgery by completing assessments, starting an IV, ensuring that consents and paperwork are completed, giving any preop medications as well as assisting with nerve blocks. You also will care for patients post anesthesia recovery in phase 1 and 2. Come join a cohesive team who works together to achieve the best patient outcomes possible each day.

In this position you can expect to work 4-10 hour shifts alongside a busy post operative team as well as joining the on call rotation.

If you have any questions please reach out to Lindee Zespy @ [e-mail]

Banner Wyoming Medical Center is located in the heart of Casper Wyoming. As the state's largest inpatient facility, Wyoming Medical Center is known and highly regarded for its cardiac and stroke services. With 249 beds and a level 2 trauma center, Wyoming Medical Center is proud to serve the entire state of Wyoming.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position assesses, plans, implements, evaluates and documents nursing care of patients in accordance with organizational policies and in accordance with standards of professional nursing practice utilizing the framework for professional nursing practice and development. This position is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by self or others who are under their direction. This position utilizes specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skills necessary to assess data and plan, provide and evaluate care appropriate to the physical and developmental age of assigned patients.

CORE FUNCTIONS

1. Assesses patient physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural and discharge planning needs. Reviews patient history and physical with patient/family and assures completion within appropriate timeframe. Reviews available information obtained by other health care team members. Reviews diagnostics and laboratory data and reports abnormal results to the physician(s) and other appropriate caregivers. Completes assessment and reassessments according to patient need and as outlined in policy.
2. Formulates a plan of care, including the discharge plan, utilizing assessment data and patient, family and health team input. Initiates a plan of care based on patient-specific needs, assessment data and the medical plan of care. Goals for patient are realistic, measurable and developed in conjunction with the patient/family. Considers the physical, cultural, psychosocial, spiritual, age specific and educational needs of the patient in the plan of are. Plans care in collaboration with members of the multidisciplinary team. Reviews and revises the plan of care to reflect changing patient needs based on evaluation of the patient's status.
3. Implements the plan of care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation and supervision of the activities of the health care team. Provides care based on physician orders and the nursing plan of care, in compliance with policies and procedures, standards of care, and regulatory agency requirements. Delegates appropriately, and provides nursing supervision in the provision of care to patients by other licensed nurses and other personnel. Promotes continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for whom care is provided.
4. Evaluates the patient's and family's response to care and teaching, and revises the plan of care as needed. Evaluates patient progress towards goals and expected outcomes in collaboration with other health