Pacu RN

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The base pay range for this position is

however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Job Title: Registered Nurse – Same Day Services – PACU

Department: Same Day Services

Reports to:  Director of Same Day Services

Classification:  Hourly

Hours for the position: Monday-Friday: 4 10's; rotating day off. 8:30am-7pm; on call required

Position overview:

The Registered Nurse is a clinical practitioner who implements and coordinates patient care specific to the patient population served. Ensures that quality care is provided in an effective and safe manner consistent with the hospital’s policies and procedures and within the scope of the practice established by the State of Washington. Demonstrates performance consistent with the mission, vision, and values of Pullman Regional Hospital, the relationship-based care guiding principles, the philosophy of care, goals of the unit and organization, and demonstrates quality and effectiveness in work habits and clinical practice.

The Registered Nurse is responsible for independent peri-anesthetic management of a complex, varied surgical and procedural population, as well as other outpatient services. The Registered Nurse provides comprehensive care for patients who may also have underlying medical and emotional problems. With advanced decision making, they must make skilled and advanced assessments and act in a preventive measure in order to assimilate patient needs, establish priorities, and minimize complication.  They systematically and continuously collect and assesses data in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to provide therapeutic care for the patient and/or family. The nurse is skilled in assessment related to peri-anesthetic care which includes respiratory, pain management, and patient education.

About the team:

Become part of an inclusive organization whose goal is to improve the health and well being of the unique communities we serve.

Essential Functions:

• Plan and prioritize through professional delivery of nursing care with the goal of safe and effective patient care.
• Gather information to formulate a patient care delivery plan based on nursing assessment, utilizing evidenced based practices.
• Decision-making based upon appropriate stewardship and professional nursing judgment, to establish an effective plan of care for each individual patient.
• Communicate and Collaborate to promote a therapeutic relationship with patients and colleagues. Maintains a professional attitude.
• Actively promotes and contributes to a safe and positive work environment. Encourages equitable division of workload.
• Accountable to stay current with the changes in professional nursing and hospital policy. Completion of regulatory and departmental annual competencies within the timeframe set by the organization.
• Accountable to demonstrate work effectiveness through safe completion of assigned tasks in a timely manner. Uses appropriate delegation to assist in patient care.
• Follow high reliability practices set by the organization and report safety concerns.  
• Active participation in quality improvement projects throughout the organization to support a safe work environment.
• Participation in organizational wide New Employee Orientation and successful completion of departmental orientation.
• Punctual and regular attendance is an essential responsibility. The expectation is that the employee will be present for all scheduled shifts.
• With assistance, develops goals to develop professional growth or minimize limitations. 
• Participates in development and achievement of unit/organizational goals and performance improvement activities. 

Non-Essential Functions:

• Assigned duties and tasks, as needed, to drive towards the vision, fulfill the mission, and abide by the values of the organization.

Required Skills:

• Demonstrates the ability to perform the required technical skills for a Registered Nurse.
• Demonstrates the ability to perform the required technical skills for specific department.
• Demonstrates the ability to learn, apply, and individualize new patient care skills and uses new equipment safely.
• Initiates and participates in activities that enhance daily operations of the unit and organization.
• Knowledge regarding quality improvement and standards of care within practice area.
• Excellent communication skills.  Ability to effectively delegate and supervise the work of other team members. 
• Good customer relation skills.
• Ability to function as a team member.
• On-call required.  Call response time of 60 minutes (60 minutes from the time of the phone call to dressed in scrubs and reporting to Clinical Coordinator). 

Required Education, Licensure, Certifications, and Experience:

• Maintain nursing licensure, in good standing, acceptable in the State of Washington.
• Active Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification at time of hire and maintained.

Preferred Education, Certifications, and Experience:

• BSN education.
• Two or more years of acute care nursing experience or at least one year of critical care experience (ER, PACU, ICU, PCU, etc).

Physical Requirements:

• Sitting:  50%.  Standing and walking:  50%.
• Occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling of supplies and patient related equipment weighing up to 30 pounds. 
• Occasional climbing of stairs to reach other levels of the building.
• Occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching to access documents and supplies.
• Frequent reaching and handling to complete paperwork, operate telephones, and computers.
• Frequent talking, hearing, seeing to interact with patients, staff, physicians, and visitors.
• Frequent moving, repositioning, and transfer of patients.

Environmental Conditions:

• Location:  Inside.
• Occasional exposure to wet/humidity from water, steam, pharmaceutical preparations, and body fluid.
• Occasional exposure to noise to cause distraction from hospital and patient alarm systems.
• Occasional risk of injury due to proximity to patient care equipment such as beds and lifts. 
• Occasional risk of injury due to exposure to chemotherapy agents, disinfectants, and cleaning solutions.
• Frequent biohazard exposure from soiled patient care items and body fluid.
• Occasional exposure to fumes and odors from cautery, acetone, and body fluids.

Generally, the registered nurse operates within the hospital building.

• Must wear personal protective equipment such as eye protection, masks, gowns, and gloves to provide protection from blood, bodily fluids to comply with CDC isolation precautions.
• Must wear appropriate leaded aprons when involved in imaging exams to provide personal protection from radiation.

Travel Requirements:

None

Company Perks:

Our employees are our most important asset and that’s reflected in our benefits. Pullman Regional is proud to offer a variety of benefits to support employees and their families, including:

• Medical/Vision, Dental, Health Savings Account, and Paid Leave Time
• Employer Paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability
• Retirement with Employer Matching Contributions
• Voluntary Benefits that include: Life Insurance, Critical Illness, Accident Insurance, and Short-Term Disability
• Services Discount and EAP Resources

A Few More Important Points:

The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It is not all-inclusive. There may be additional duties, responsibilities, and qualifications for this job.

Disability Contacts:

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