Registered Nurse - Pacu

GENESIS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

In order to fill our Mission of serving our community by helping each person achieve optimal health and well-being by providing compassionate, exceptional, and affordable healthcare services, all employees of Genesis HealthCare System must be committed to living the Genesis Mission and Genesis values of Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Team, and Innovation. All employees must regard themselves as an ‘owner’ of Genesis and keep our patients at the center of everything we do - always.

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ESSENTIAL DUTIES
1. Demonstrates knowledge, skills, and willingness to accept an on-call schedule fairly distributed as dictated by existing staffing levels and responds to “on call” activation within 30 minutes.
2. Demonstrates proficiency with critical thinking related to immediate post anesthesia management as evidenced by airway management, hemodynamics, thermoregulation, PONV, and Pain Management.
3. Accurately captures all applicable patient charges.
4. Demonstrates proficiency with A-lines, epidural blocks, CVP lines, Alaris pump, PCA pump, hot Ice, epidural pumps, and Mistral-Air..
5. Proficient with holding area expectations as evidenced by verification & completion of all needed surgical procedure forms, observation of patients receiving anxiolysis, appropriate monitoring of sedated patients, and placing EKG leads if sedating patients procedures.
6. Accesses and utilizes EPIC system to enter orders; views/prints medication reconciliation forms; uses other software as required in line of responsibility.
7. Utilizes downtime appropriately such as promoting teamwork functions with the surgical department, assisting OR circulator with transport/positioning/and preps after hours, and assisting other stages of perioperative patient care within surgical services (i.e. PAT, OPS, Holding, OR).
8. Ensures care and maintenance of workstations including glucometer controls, maintaining warmers (re-stock and temperature control), maintaining refrigerator (temperature control), cleaning and restocking of workstations, and defibrillator.
9. Maintains professional competency and changing perianesthesia practices by attending educational topics related to peri-operative patient care, reviewing ASPAN or perioperative nursing journals, and recognizing standards of peri-operative patient care.
10. Demonstrates flexibility in accommodating work schedule such as staggering shifts and coming in early or staying late as necessary.

QUALIFICATIONS
1. Current Ohio RN License and ADN.
2. CPR certification within 30 days of employment.
3. ACLS Certification or complete within one-year of employment.
4. PALS certification or complete within one year of employment.
5. TNCC certification or complete within one year of employment.
6. Ability to read, write and explain or describe moderately complex information to other hospital staff.
7. Attention to detail.
8. Ability to accurately take and record measurements or readings.
9. Ability to provide patient care in a warm and friendly manner.
10. Demonstrates competence in age-specific patient care.

PATIENT CENTERED CARE & BEHAVIORAL EXPECTATIONS
1. Living the Genesis Mission, Vision and Values

• Performs work in a manner that is quality focused.
• Treats patients, co-workers, visitors and volunteers with courtesy, compassion, empathy and respect.
• Results oriented and focused on achievement of objectives.
• Acknowledges and responds to the diversity of people and the situation.
• Encourages peers (others) to be owners of change.
• Always makes the effort to anticipate and exceed customer needs and expectations.
• Possesses the ability to engage others with patience and understanding.
• Acts in a manner that creates positive first and lasting impressions.
• Demonstrates the ability to own issues until they are resolved.

2. Patient Centered Care (patients/families, physicians, co-workers, all other internal/external customers)

• Introduces self and role…connects with everyone.
• Communicates effectively (i.e. advising others of actions, pertinent information, time durations, etc.) and asks for feedback.
• Asks for and anticipates needs and concerns of others.
• Maintains a positive work environment for staff and a healing environment for patients (i.e. safe, clean, quiet, etc.)
• Maintains the dignity and privacy of each person; manages confidential/sensitive information appropriately.
• Responds to requests in an appropriate and timely manner.
• Exits patient/customer encounters courteously, asking if there are additional needs that can be addressed.

3. Promotes Patient and Employee Safety

• Demonstrates safe Patient Handling (i.e. transfers, transport, care administration, nutrition, medication, etc.)
• Demonstrates safe Materials Handling (i.e. appropriate use and disposal of chemicals, infectious wastes, etc.)
• Demonstrates appropriate knowledge of Infectious Disease precautions and use of proper protective equipment
• Demonstrates Slips/Trips and Falls Awareness.
• Actively contributes to maintaining a safe, clean and quiet environment.

WORKING CONDITIONS/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.

1. Ability to sit, stand, stoop, push, pull, bend, and walk for extended periods of time.
2. Ability to lift 50 pounds to waist level.
3. Ability to collect data, interpret findings, set priorities and carry out established plan.
4. Ability to read, calculate and prepare medication, as well as the ability to observe and analyze any resulting reactions and to apply clinical knowledge.

This description reflects in general terms the type and level of work performed. It is not intended to be all-inclusive, nor portray the specific duties of any one incumbent.

Thank you for your interest in employment at Genesis. Genesis is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. Selection of applicants for employment is based only on qualifications and the requirements of a specific job.