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PRN Registered Nurse - PACU - Day/Evening
Location: Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg, PA
Schedule: PRN/Per Diem
Sign-On Bonus Eligible
Remote/Hybrid
Regular
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Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) - Registered Nurse - PRN
14 - bed unit that provides post anesthesia care to age groups from infants to adults.
Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday from 7am - 9pm.
Call: Coverage Monday - Friday from 9pm - 11pm and on weekends/holidays from 7am - 7am, providing 24-hour coverage. Option to join On Call program rotation with 7-day call coverage Monday - Friday 9pm - 7am and 7am - 7am Saturday and Sunday.
PRN - will need to work a min of 24 hours off shift per 6-week schedule.
10-hour day/evening/night
Weekend and Holiday as needed.
Shift and Weekend Differential Eligibility
The Registered Nurse is responsible and accountable for implementing, directing and coordinating the care of patients through the use of the nursing process: assessment, planning implementation and evaluation. Included is recognition and treatment of the physical and psychosocial changes unique to the age/population group served on the specific unit.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
Job Class Specifics
1. Demonstrates safe medication practice.
2. Maintains a professional image that reflects the employee's role in health care, with confidence and a positive impression.
3. Completes chart check to ensure no missed orders.
4. Accurately transcribes physician's orders.
5. Demonstrates therapeutic communication skills.
6. Demonstrates ability to assess patient education needs and use of patient education resources.
7. Demonstrates involvement in unit by attending 50% of staff/committee meetings and in-services for area.
8. Demonstrates leadership through the nursing process and supervision while maintaining accountability for treatment and patient outcomes.
9. Acts as a resource person regarding patient care, specialty area, orientation and teaching of staff.
10. Responds to delays in a calm manner. Apologizes for inconveniences and gives alternatives.
11. Analyzes assessment data, identifies priority problems and documents on Plan of Care in PCS for patients and families and significant others.
12. Uses effective problem-solving skills to plan patient care.
13. Identifies critical factors evidencing changes in patient condition and responds appropriately.
14. Completes and documents discharge assessment against plan of care goals.
15. Initiates and maintains Intravenous Therapy according to IV standards.
16. Responds appropriately to emergency situations.
17. Utilizes proper body mechanics to prevent injury to self and others. Safely positions, transfers and transports patients.
18. Functions as a virtual nurse as assigned which includes, but is not limited to, admissions, discharges, education, documentation through a virtual platform and working collaboratively with the bedside nursing staff.
Department: Peri-Operative Services - PACU
PACU/Same Day Services:
1. Anticipates the need for pain relief upon emergence from anesthesia.
2. Verbalizes and effectively uses appropriate pain assessment and interventions.
3. Assesses and evaluates patient response to procedures and therapies.
4. Effectively uses appropriate interventions to manage patient's post-operative/post-procedure care.
5. Verbalizes concepts in selection of drug delivery routes for effective and safe pain management strategies.
6. Demonstrates proficiency in the use of CPAP/BiPAP equipment.
7. Completes annual urine pregnancy testing competency.
8. Completes annual glucometer competency.
9. Demonstrates sterile technique and proper healthcare asepsis.
10. Demonstrates correct patient identification; completes universal protocol, including time out.
11. Follows established criteria in assessing patients for discharge readiness.
12. Demonstrates competency on radiation safety by completing radiation safety education.
13. Participates in the annual malignant hyperthermia drill.
PACU:
1. Demonstrates ability to maintain an open airway for the anesthetized patient.
2. Identifies signs/symptoms of airway obstruction, laryngospasm, bronchospasm, aspiration, and respiratory arrest, and takes appropriate action to correct the problem.
3. Demonstrates ability to program and to troubleshoot the ventilator, and verbalizes the process to include the Respiratory Therapy practitioner in the care of the patient.
4. Safely extubates patient, when indicated.
5. Demonstrates the ability to calibrate and to draw blood from an arterial line.
6. Demonstrates ability to utilize the autotransfusion device.
7. Demonstrates ability to assist with the insertion of a chest tube, including set-up and post-insertion patient care.
8. Demonstrates working knowledge of high-risk medications that require independent double-checks, including dose calculation and key points and including the use of the medication grid (e. g., patient-controlled analgesia, epidural analgesia, or critical care drip medications).
Qualifications and Standards
Education:
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required; Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.
- Evidence of participation in educational programs to update and maintain current knowledge and clinical skills.
Experience:
- Experience applying customer service behaviors and communication skills required.
- Previous nursing experience in specialty area preferred.
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- For Cardiac Rehab, two years experience in Critical Care and/or Progressive Care required.
- For Cardiovascular Services, two years of experience reading cardiac monitors and be self directed in responding to abnormalities or cardiac arrests codes as a team member.
- For Device Clinic, at least one year of device management services required. Successful completion of EKG course required. At least two years of acute care nursing required (Tele-Observation, IMCU, CCU, Cath Lab, ED).Compensation Information:
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