RN Recovery

sarahbush; Illinois; On-site; USD 51,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Sarah Bush Lincoln in Illinois seeks a Recovery Room Nurse to provide competent nursing care in the PACU/OPD setting. The role involves direct patient care, collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, and leadership in coordinating shift-related bed and patient assignments.

Hours are 6am–4pm with on-call rotation. Requires active IL RN license, ADN degree, and ACLS/BLS/PALS certifications within specified timelines. Compensation ranges from $37.23 to $57.71 per hour, based on experience.

Qualifications

• Active RN in the State of IL (Required)
• ADN degree required
• ACLS, BLS/CPR and PALS certifications required (within specified timeframes)
• RN-Registered Nurse licensed in Illinois

Responsibilities

• Assesses patients’ conditions and care delivery through direct observation and data input.
• Cares for patients preoperative and postoperative.
• Collaborates with physicians and health care team to address patient issues.
• Coordinates bed and patient care assignments during shifts.
• Documents and reports care to physicians and team members.
• Provides patient teaching using available tools and resources.

Skills

Patient care

Team coordination

Clinical documentation

Patient education

Education

ADN (Required)

RN license IL

ACLS Certification

BLS/CPR certification

PALS Certification

Job description

RN Recovery

Job Description

The Recovery Room Nurse performs at a competent level of nursing practice and according to the standards of practice for the area. The Recovery Room Nurse performs patient care and service through a multidisciplinary team approach. The Recovery Room Nurse functions to maintain an environment of caring and concern for patients and staff members according to principles of patient focused care and customer service.

Hours: Range between 6am-4pm, on-call rotation

Responsibilities

Assesses patients' conditions and care delivery through direct observation, rounding, and data input from other team members., Assesses patients' conditions and care delivery through direct observation, rounding, and data input from other team members., Assessment- Collects pertinent data and information relative to the patient's health or the situation. Recognizes normal and abnormal findings when gathering data., Cares for patients preoperatively and postoperatively., Collaborates with physicians and other members of the health care team to address issues related to patients through the process of mutual information sharing, discussion, and decision making., Coordinates bed and patient care assignments during shift and in preparation for the next shift to ensure consistency in care delivery., Coordination of Care- Plans and evaluates care in collaboration with appropriate disciplines for assigned patients., Diagnosis - Analyzes assessment data to determine actual or potential diagnosis, problems, and issues., Documents and reports care delivered to the physicians and other team members as needed., Enhances professional growth through classes related to communication, teaching, stress management, conflct resolution, team building annually. (This is in addition to required unit/patient specific education.), Evaluates outcomes of care delivered to patients and adjusts nursing approach accordingly., Evaluation- Evaluates progress toward attainment of goals and outcomes. Reports data and outcomes to as appropriate to physician and/or other disciplines., Implementation - Implements care and supervises care delivered by other team members in alignment with the plan of care and approved safety and infection control standards., Knowledge - In collaboration with Leader/Director, actively pursues required knowledge and skills through orientation activities specific to the unit, unit based in-service programs, reading current literature and seeking new clinical learning opportunities., Makes perioperative patient assessments and develops patient plans., Outcomes Identification - Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the patient or situation., Planning - Develops a plan that prescribes strategies to attain expected, measurable outcomes., Predicts potential risk to patients and others and initiates actions to minimize or prevent the risk., Prepares and cares for patients undergoing anesthesia procedures., Provides leadership and supervision to health care team during assigned shift., Provides patient teaching, utilizing available teaching tools and community resources, Provides performance feedback to team members input to Manager/Director regarding appraisals., Provides rationale for patient care decisions based on standards of care specific to PACU/OPS patients., Relationships - Establishes effective working relationships with peers, physicians, and other members of the health care team. Identifies and confers with appropriate resources regarding patient care decisions., Serves as strong, positive role model for other health care team members. {+ 1 more}

Requirements

Requirement: Active RN in the State of IL

ADN (Required)ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support (within 90 Days of hire) - Sarah Bush Lincoln, BLS or CPR certification (within 90 days of hire) - Sarah Bush Lincoln, PALS (within 1 year of hire) - Sarah Bush Lincoln, PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification - Sarah Bush Lincoln, RN-Registered Nurse - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation

Compensation

Estimated Compensation Range $37.23 - $57.71 Pay based on experience