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Job Location
Frederick Surgical Center - Frederick, MD
Position Type
Per Diem
Education Level
2 Year Degree
Salary Range
$33.00 - $44.00 Hourly
Travel Percentage
None
Job Shift
Day
Job Category
Nurse
Position Summary
Responsible for providing care for pre and post-operative patients recovering from anesthesia, including general, regional and local. The PACU RN treats inpatients and outpatients according to their needs, monitoring their vital signs to determine necessary care.
Duties and Responsibilities
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Job Location
Frederick Surgical Center - Frederick, MD
Position Type
Per Diem
Education Level
2 Year Degree
Salary Range
$33.00 - $44.00 Hourly
Travel Percentage
None
Job Shift
Day
Job Category
Nurse
Position Summary
Responsible for providing care for pre and post-operative patients recovering from anesthesia, including general, regional and local. The PACU RN treats inpatients and outpatients according to their needs, monitoring their vital signs to determine necessary care.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Promotes the mission, vision and values of the organization.
- Identifies patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand care requirements.
- Establishes a compassionate environment by providing support in areas such as emotional and psychological.
- Promotes patients independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patients, friends and family to understand condition, medications and self-care skills; answering questions.
- Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; following Center and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act and other governing agency regulations.
- Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
- Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations; calling for assistance from health care support personnel.
- Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
- Administers and documents medication given to patients, assesses reactions and reacts as needed including contacting physician and/or supervisor.
- Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities and continuing needs.
- Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
- Maintains nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies; using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
- Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods.
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
- Transfers care as appropriate.
- Regular, physical attendance on a predictable basis is essential to the performance of this job.
- Maintains confidentiality of patient and Center related business.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and act as a patient advocate.
- Ability to delegate tasks as appropriate according to the state Nurse Practice Act and job descriptions.
- Basic computer skills (eg, Microsoft Word).
- Uses problem-solving and conflict resolution skills to foster effective work relationships with team members.
- Maintains required competencies.
- Adhering to principles of Universal Precautions
- Exhibits favorable bedside manner including listening and communication skills.
- Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
- Current Registered Nurse licensure in state of employment.
- Two years perioperative services experience.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification, depending on patient population.
