RN Post Anesthesia Care Unit

• Provides effective, comprehensive evidence based nursing care to achieve desired health outcomes
• Organizes and prioritizes patient care activities balanced with the needs and comfort of the patient
• Collaborates with other disciplines to insure comprehensive, holistic and effective plan of care
• Applies knowledge of current practice standards, guidelines, statutes, rules and regulations
• Demonstrates accountability for own ethical behavior and supports ethical practice by addressing or escalating issues
• Serves as a patient advocate
• Completes patient assessments competently
• Assesses for and identifies needs of unit-specific patient population
• Assesses for and identifies any physical, emotional, psychosocial, spiritual, educational, discharge and cultural needs
• Completes an individualized plan of care based on assessment of the patient
• Coordinates with other disciplines when indicated
• Prioritizes care needs and sets measurable goals and time frames
• Includes patient and family in the planning
• Implements interventions based on nursing and medical plan of care
• Manages patient population, diagnosis and age specific needs through appropriate adaptation of interventions
• Appropriately utilizes equipment and supplies (including following established policies, procedures and protocols governing the transport, handling and storage of intravenous fluids)
• After implementation, reassesses the patient to verify effectiveness of interventions
• Updates the plan of care to reflect current care needs

• Requires minimum of 6 months previous acute care RN experience in PACU (acute care) or ICU
• Current and Active Registered Nurse: CA
• AHA Basic Life Support / Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support
• ON CALL required with 30 minute response time

Bachelors Of Nursing BSN, upon hire

• medical
• prescription drug
• dental
• vision plans
• life insurance
• paid time off
• tuition reimbursement
• retirement plan benefit(s) including 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings
• FSA
• matching retirement plans
• adoption assistance