PACU RN
Overview
The perioperative RN works with the team to prepare and recover patients for minor outpatient surgery and GI procedures, provides discharge teaching and patient education, transporting patients as needed, and IV insertions.
1.Uses the nursing process to assess, plan, and evaluate patient.
2. Provides nursing care with consideration of the age group served within the health care system.
3. Demonstrates appropriate safety and infection control measures.
4. Uses appropriate safety and infection control measures.
5. Teaches/directs/advises/informs others in an appropriate professional manner.
6. Reports/records information legibly and appropriately.
7. Maintain annual unit specific mandatory competencies prior to expiration.
8. Attends and completes required meetings, in-services and competency validation activities.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
The following, or equivalents, are the minimum requirements necessary to perform the essential functions of the position:
Graduate of an approved School of Nursing with a current North Carolina RN license or RN multi-state licensure privilege through the Nurse Licensure Compact. Minimum of one (1) year Medical-Surgical Nursing or PACU experience preferred.
Certifications:
BCLS upon hire with ACLS, PALS preferred upon hire or obtained within six (6) months and then maintain current certifications
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