Registered Nurse - PACU
Goldbelt Glacier Health Services is looking for a Registered Nurse - PACU.
Responsibilities
Essential Job Functions:
- Coordinate patient care in collaboration with a wide array of healthcare professionals. Facilitate the achievement of optimal outcomes in relation to clinical care, quality and cost effectiveness.
- Ensure compliance with standards of care and practice in accordance with all established policies, procedures, and guidelines used in the MTF.
- Perform physical exam and health histories.
- Provide health promotions, counseling, and education.
- Administer medications, wound care, and numerous other personalized interventions.
- Guide and advise care provided by other healthcare professionals.
- Accountable for making patient care assignments based on the scope of practice and skill level of assigned personnel.
- Recognize adverse signs and symptoms and quickly react in emergency situations.
- Communicate and collaborate with a diverse group of people for the purpose of informing the healthcare team of plans/actions, for teaching/education to benefit the patient/family and organization.
- Make referral appointments and arrange specialty care as appropriate.
- Perform nursing services identified in the TO.
- Conduct research in support of improved practice and patient outcomes.
- Coordinates and communicates with facility staff members to facilitate patient care.
- Collects, interprets, records, and communicates pertinent patient data relevant to the patient's care before, during, and after surgery.
- Actively observes patients and takes appropriate action as indicated by problems.
- Accurately reviews and confirms completeness of patient chart and reports any abnormalities to appropriate staff in a timely manner.
- Perform other duties as needed.
Qualifications
Necessary Skills and Knowledge:
- Excellent oral communication skills for patient/family education and telephone triage of patients. Telephone and in-person assessment/evaluation includes the determination of optimal time and location for patient management (ER, clinic, homecare) and follow-up care as required. Prescribes and communicates treatment plans and patient teaching in accordance with established protocols.
- Excellent written communication skills to perform accurate documentation, both written and electronic, of all activity, including telephone contacts, in accordance with requirements.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Degree/Education: Associates Degree of Nursing / Graduate from a college or university accredited by Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
- Experience: The registered nurse must have a minimum of two-years of Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)/Intensive Care Unit (ICU)/Emergency Room (ER) nursing experience within the last three years.
- ALS and PALS. These certifications shall be maintained in a current status at all times while performing services under this contract at no expense to the Government.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen
Pay and Benefits
The annual salary range for this position is $95,000 to $97,000.
At Goldbelt, we value and reward our team's dedication and hard work. We provide a competitive base salary commensurate with your qualifications and experience. As an employee, you'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with company matching, tax-deferred savings options, supplementary benefits, paid time off, and professional development opportunities.