Surgery RN PACU - Full Time

Carson Valley Health; Gardnerville, Northern (NV, KY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NO STATE INCOME TAX

Hometown Health Medical

EyeMed Vision

Guardian Dental

401(k) with match

Job summary

Carson Valley Health in Gardnerville, NV is seeking a Surgery RN PACU for a full-time day shift to provide individualized, goal directed nursing care through the nursing process and primary nursing principles in accordance with hospital policies.

The role requires graduation from an accredited nursing program and a current NV nursing license, plus BLS, ACLS and PALS (may obtain within 90 days). Strong communication and teamwork are essential for perioperative care.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Current NV Nursing license.
• BLS, ACLS, PALS (may obtain within 90 days of hire).
• Demonstrated proficiency in acute care nursing, knowledge, and skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Must show initiative, maturity, and effectiveness in dealing with people.
• Appreciation of and desire to be part of a healthcare team.

Responsibilities

• Assesses and diagnoses patient and family needs in order to provide quality care to assigned patients.
• Verification of patient Identity, operative procedure, operative site, surgeon, consents, patient's allergies, NPO status and when the patient last voided.
• Assesses psychological status, including level of understanding, perception of surgery and anxiety level.
• Obtains pre-operative medical history and documents clearly in the patient record in accordance with department's policy and procedures.
• Checks the current history and physical, laboratory results, the execution of preoperative orders, and results of ordered diagnostic tests.
• Reviews completed chart with the Anesthesiologist on duty as necessary.
• Develops, discusses, and communicates a realistic plan of care in collaboration with each patient/family/significant other, to address all identified needs.
• Develops patient/family teaching and discharge plan, ensuring patient/family is adequately informed of perioperative instructions.
• Follows procedures/preferences for pre-operative anesthesia interventions
• Communicates with and keeps family informed.
• Demonstrates the skills and judgment necessary to implement medical plan of care, nursing interventions and procedures as necessary for the care of the patient.
• Demonstrates knowledge of hospital policies and procedures for administering, transcribing, and recording medications.
• Demonstrates knowledge of commonly used meds: action, dose, and side effects.
• Observes 10 rights of medication administration: right med, right dose, right time, right route, right patient, right education, right documentation, right to refuse, right assessment, right evaluation.
• Demonstrates proper procedures in all methods of medication administration.
• Initiates and maintains IV access according to hospital policy and procedures.
• Identifies priorities and executes nursing care accordingly.
• Provides emotional support and comfort measures.
• Gives information or explanation to patients and their families.
• Applies and monitors principles of aseptic technique throughout the perioperative period.
• Assures safe transfer/transport of patient to and from operating room.
• Maintains up to date accurate documentation of nursing care provided to assure the integration of information for use by the health care team, to ensure quality care.
• Nursing assessment is complete and accurate during pre-operative and post-operative phase of admission per policy.
• Medication administration record must reflect full signature and title of nurse administering med, time given, reason for omission, and site for injection (if applicable).
• Demonstrates proper access and documentation of narcotics in pyxis and EMR.
• Accurately and promptly documents unusual occurrences noted during the perioperative phase

Skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Acute care experience

Education

Nursing degree

Job description

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Surgery RN PACU - Full Time

Full Time Technical Gardnerville, NV, US 2 Attachments

5 days ago Requisition ID: 3228

Surgery RN PACU - Full Time

POSITION SUMMARY:

Manages individualized, goal directed nursing care through use of the nursing process and the principles of primary nursing in accordance with departmental and hospital policies and procedures.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing

License Required

• Current NV Nursing license

Certification Required

• BLS
• ACLS
• PALS (may obtain within 90 days of hire)
• Demonstrated proficiency in acute care nursing, knowledge, and skills
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Must show initiative, maturity, and effectiveness in dealing with people
• Appreciation of and desire to be part of a healthcare team

POSITION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Assesses and diagnoses patient and family needs in order to provide quality care to assigned patients.
• Verification of patient Identity, operative procedure, operative site, surgeon, consents, patient's allergies, NPO Status and when the patient last voided.
• Assesses psychological status, including level of understanding, perception of surgery and anxiety level.
• Obtains pre-operative medical history and documents clearly in the patient record in accordance with department's policy and procedures.
• Checks the current history and physical, laboratory results, the execution of preoperative orders, and results of ordered diagnostic tests.
• Reviews completed chart with the Anesthesiologist on duty as necessary.

Communication

• Develops, discusses, and communicates a realistic plan of care in collaboration with each patient/family/significant other, to address all identified needs.
• Develops patient/family teaching and discharge plan, ensuring patient/family is adequately informed of perioperative instructions.
• Follows procedures/preferences for pre-operative anesthesia interventions
• Communicates with and keeps family informed.

Judgment

• Demonstrates the skills and judgment necessary to implement medical plan Of care, nursing interventions and procedures as necessary for the care of the patient.
• Demonstrates knowledge of hospital policies and procedures for administering, transcribing, and recording medications.
• Demonstrates knowledge of commonly used meds: action, dose, and side effects.
• Observes 10 rights of medication administration: right med, right dose, right time, right route, right patient, right education, right documentation, right to refuse, right assessment, right evaluation.(policy 105.724).
• Demonstrates proper procedures in all methods of medication administration.
• Initiates and maintains IV access according to hospital policy and procedures.
• Identifies priorities and executes nursing care accordingly.
• Provides emotional support and comfort measures.
• Gives information or explanation to patients and their families.
• Applies and monitors principles of aseptic technique throughout the perioperative period.
• Assures safe transfer/transport of patient to and from operating room.

Documentation

• Maintains up to date accurate documentation of nursing care provided to assure the integration of information for use by the health care team, to ensure quality care.
• Nursing assessment is complete and accurate during pre-operative and post-operative phase of admission per policy.
• Medication administration record must reflect full signature and title of nurse administering med, tin1e given, reason for omission, and site for injection (if applicable).
• Demonstrates proper access and documentation of narcotics in pyxis and EMR.
• Accurately and promptly documents unusual occurrences noted during the perioperative phase

BENEFITS: If you are scheduled to work part-time at least 24 hours per week and full-time at least 30 hours per week, you are eligible for benefits on the first day of the month following 30 days of employment.

• NO STATE INCOME TAX
• Hometown Health Medical, EyeMed Vision, Guardian Dental and Flexible Spending Account.
• Vanguard 401(k) with match.
• Employer paid Care Flight Membership for your household (full-time employees) (A Division of REMSA).
• Employer Paid Basic Life and AD&D insurance.
• Unum Supplemental Insurance (Critical Illness, Accident, Short Term & Long Term Disability).
• Earned Time Off, Sick Leave and Paid Holidays.
• Unum Employee Assistance Program.
• Employer paid Credit monitoring and Identity Theft Program through CyberScout.
• Tuition Reimbursement, Clinical Ladder* & HRSA Loan Repayment Program* (*for qualifying positions).
• Priority Childcare Enrollment with the Boys and Girls Club of Western NV for ages 9 months+.
• Paid Volunteer Hours for staff to help in the community.
• and More...

CARSON VALLEY HEALTH IS PROUD TO BE RECOGNIZED AS A FINALIST IN THE

"BEST PLACES TO WORK" - NORTHERN NEVADA, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025 & 2026!

WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU TO OUR TEAM!!

Mon thru Fri; 0600 to 1800

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CVH Standards of Behavior Final 032323.pdf