Why Beebe?
Become part of the Beebe team - an inclusive team positioned in a vibrant, coastal community. Enjoy a fulfilling career as you support the health of our patients and a team focused on excellence.
Overview
This is a per diem position. Shifts will vary.
Are you a passionate and skilled Registered Nurse (RN) with expertise in the Perioperative field? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment, delivering quality care with precision and compassion? If so, we invite you to join the Beebe Healthcare team as a PACU RN and contribute to our mission of providing exceptional patient care.
Responsibilities
1. Identifies, labels, and dispenses medications and solutions safely and per established guidelines.
2. Demonstrates competency with insertion of intravenous lines.
3. Demonstrates competency with LIS lab and Invision process.
4. Accepts personal accountability for proper handling, judicious use, and optimum care of all department supply, instrument, and equipment inventory.
5. Utilizes the nursing process throughout the perioperative setting per patient assessment--collecting, interpreting, recording, and communicating pertinent data relevant to patient care in surgery; care planning--utilization of collected data to plan appropriately for intraoperative nursing care; implementing--provides direct patient care to meet physical and psychological needs; evaluating care--continuously evaluates patient response to nursing intervention and modifies care plan to achieve desired outcome.
6. Demonstrates and conveys theoretical knowledge and skills related to perioperative nursing care--understands the "why" concept as well as the "how" process.
7. Thorough/Accurate/Complete documentation of post-operative patient care.
8. Demonstrates competency with usage of the Philips Cardiac Monitor.
9. Demonstrates competency with airway assessment and management--O2 therapy, ventilator management, assisting with intubation and extubation, etc.
10. Understands, demonstrates, and conveys knowledge related to patient assessment and care with the pain management process.
11. Effectively demonstrates critical thinking, prioritization of duties, and time management skills throughout the perioperative arena.
12. Collects adequate and correct blood/urine specimens from patients as ordered by physicians, using proper technique and equipment.
13. Correctly labels specimens and processes.
14. Ensures appropriate delivery of specimens to the lab via courier or specimen pick up from outside agencies. Demonstrates competency with appropriate set up and monitoring or PA lines--Cardiac Output, A-Line, CVP, Swan-Ganz, etc.
Qualifications
1. Recent PACU, Emergency Department and/or Critical Care nursing experience is highly preferred.
2. Must be knowledgeable regarding the nursing process and its application--assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
3. At time of hire, we ask that you either have a current active PALS certification or obtain PALS Certification within the first 6 months of hire. Emergency Department and/or Critical Care Experience is preferred.
Competencies Skills
Essential:
* Experience In Hospital Or Acute Care Setting
* Clear Communication Skills Both Written And Verbal
* Able To Keep Confidential Information Regarding Patients, Team Members
* Able To Withstand Crisis Situations
* Has Skills To Provide Customer Service To Patients, Team Members And Visitors
* Knowledge And Experience With Electronic Health Records
Credentials
Essential:
* RN - Registered Nurse
* BLS - Basic Life Saving certification
* ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Education
Essential:
* RN Diploma/RN Graduate Program
Entry
USD $36.20/Hr.
Max
USD $59.73/Hr.
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