Registered Nurse PACU

Location: Derry Village

Description

As the nation's largest private employer of Registered Nurses, we're honored by the trust of over 100,000 nurses and committed to supporting safe, high-quality care for which they can practice. That's why more than 80% of our hospitals earn an A or B Leapfrog safety grade, rank in the top 5% nationally for patient outcomes through Health Grades, or are recognized as Magnet or Pathway to Excellence facilities.

Join us!

It is an exciting time to be a nurse at HCA Healthcare! Come unlock your career potential and see how rewarding it can be to reach your personal and professional goals. Help to advance the practice of nursing and improve positive outcomes for your patients as a Registered Nurse PACU. We want your knowledge and expertise!

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a PACU Registered Nurse, you will play a critical role in the immediate post-operative care of surgical patients. Your responsibilities will include managing airway support, closely monitoring neurological and cardiac status, and responding promptly to any complications or side effects. You will provide initial wound care to the patients' surgical site and ensure patient stability during recovery. You will collaborate with the surgical and anesthesia team.

This role includes on-call availability during select non-business hours which will be discussed in the interview.

Position Summary:

The ACU/PACU nurse will monitor all post op patients who enter the ACU and PACU post surgery or other invasive procedures. Competencies include ACLS, airway and cardiac monitoring expertise, emergency care and the ability to care for all patient populations. Call may be an integral part of the position. The PACU works closely with the anesthesia department and assists in coordination of patient care.

Essential Functions include but are not limited to:

Incorporates appropriate assessments and intervention skills in all interactions and delivery of nursing care

Communicates with patients, team members and management in an accurate, timely manner

Documents in a complete, timely manner; appropriately uses computer charting/ ordering

Applies critical thinking skills and considers alternatives

Develops and maintains human care relationships

Acknowledges the impact illness/hospitalization has on patients and families; adapts care management for diverse populations and environments' advocates for needs of clients; provides care in an ethical and legal manner

Recognizes the importance of teamwork among care providers

Adapts care management for diverse populations and environments

Acknowledges limits of experience and capability and requests assistance appropriately

Verbalizes scope of practice for self and others, delegates and assigns care, coordinates care within multi-disciplinary team

Incorporates teaching in delivery of care with a focus on health promotion

Provides information to patient, assesses for barriers to learning, uses colleagues as a resource as appropriate, provides counseling about health behaviors

Applies know of the patient populations served within unit; provides age-appropriate care, applies knowledge of expected norms in planning care (i.e. VS, lab values, assessment, etc.)

Applies new data to improve care

Integrates technical, psychological, social, intellectual and physical skills

Demonstrates the unit-specific skills required for assigned role and service area

Maintains the integrity of sterile field

Maintains required competencies based on high-risk/low-volume/problem-prone areas

Promotes internal and external customer satisfaction

Builds and promotes a culture of service excellence and continuous improvement

Works as scheduled and is compliant with Attendance and Tardiness Policy

Self/Preferential Scheduling posted four weeks in advance

What qualifications you will need:

Required:

Registered Nurse with New Hampshire license or Compact License when applicable;
American Heart Association

BLS & ACLS, PALS within 30 days of hire.

Preferred: BSN or higher degree in Nursing; one year of nursing experience

Effective March 2016 new hire RNs with an ADN will be strongly encouraged to achieve a BSN

Benefits

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