Registered Nurse - PACU/Outpatient Surgery; Call
Job in
Oakland, Garrett County, Maryland, 21550, USA
Listing for:
Garrett Regional Medical Center
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-02-07
Job specializations:
-
Healthcare
Healthcare Nursing
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Registered Nurse - PACU/Outpatient Surgery (Requires Call)
Overview
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The position has the authority, responsibility, and shift accountability for the delivery of nursing care through the use of the nursing process. The incumbent accepts accountability, applies competent clinical knowledge skills, and uses independent nursing judgment for care provided by self and by health care providers to whom care is delegated to achieve quality patient care outcomes. Performs the duties and responsibilities within the scope of a Registered Nurse (RN) - Level I & II, as defined within the job description.
The incumbent must demonstrate the knowledge and skills at the competent level necessary to provide care relevant to the patient(s) under their care, and must apply principles of growth and development over the life span. The incumbent must possess the ability to assess and interpret patient data needed to identify each patient s requirements relative to age-specific needs. This role provides professional nursing care for patients in an inpatient hospital setting.
MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
Current Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which services will be provided or current multi-state Registered Nurse license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date.EXPERIENCE:
Two (2) years of registered nursing experience.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
Bachelors degree in Nursing (BSN) or higher.CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.
Prioritizes patient s diagnosis, problems, and issues, and mutual goals to meet the needs of the patient and healthcare team.Serves as resource for patient & family learning needs.Coordinates with the interprofessional team to manage changing priorities.Functions as independent team member to provide safe, quality care for consumer/patient.Mentors colleagues in the acquisition of clinical knowledge, skills, abilities, and judgement.Participates in the development and continuous improvement of systems that support the patient care planning process.Leads interprofessional teams to collaborate and consult effectively.Designs innovations to improve outcomes.Assists other nurses to develop research skills.Participates in collaborative planning to provide safe, high-quality, patient-centered health care.Participates in the development, implementation, and review of and adherence to policies that promote patient health and safety.Advocates for healthcare consumers rights to inform decision making and self-determination.Demonstrates leadership skills within the community/healthcare arena.Engages the healthcare consumer and other interprofessional team members in holistic, culturally sensitive data collection.Integrates knowledge from global and environmental factors into the assessment process.Identifies resources/actions to appropriately address cultural situations.Recognizes personal bias.Disseminates educational findings, experiences with colleagues.Achieves higher level of education/training, demonstrating commitment to lifelong learning.Identifies appropriate resources for ethical dilemmas and advances ethical nursing practice.Required competencies to include demonstration of regularly being a charge nurse and/or precepting new staff or nursing studentsFor facilities with specialty accreditation requirements
1. Completion of annual required education related to specialty accreditation as defined by accreditation standards. Training may be completed through CBLs, trainings, In-services, and competency validation.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recommends minimizing the need for employees to manually lift patients, and limit safe patient handling to 35 pounds. All transfers, lifts and re-positioning will be completed utilizing the lift equipment and/or other patient handling aids as indicated by the patient s profile and appropriate algorithms.Heavy/Hard work
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Work requires strength and/or stamina, lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying of materials and equipment weighing 40+lbs.Visual acuity must be within normal range.Hearing within normal range…
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