Travel Nurse RN - Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) / Pre-Post Op - $2,186 per week in State College, PA

Prime Staffing

State College, PA

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JOB DETAILS

SALARY

$2,185.56–$2,185.56

SKILLS

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Anesthesiology, Basic Life Support (BLS), Biomedical Equipment, Communication Skills, Critical Care, Emergency Care, Establish Priorities, Geriatrics, Healthcare Providers, Medical Records, Nursing, Pain Management, Patents, Patient Assessment, Patient Care, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Pediatrics, Postanesthesia, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Registered Nurse (RN), Treatment Plan, Writing Skills

LOCATION

State College, PA

POSTED

3 days ago

ID: 63122626 Shift: Days; 8 and 12 hours shifts; call optional, but not required Description: Position SummaryResponsible to the Director of Perioperative Services and Unit Manager and/or designee for overall nursing practice. Provides professional nursing care based on current nursing knowledge through the use of the American Society of Post Anesthesia Nurses (ASPAN) Standards during the Post Anesthesia Phase I and Phase II and transfer to the receiving patient care unit. The nursing roles during this phase focus on providing a transition from a totally anesthetized state to one requiring less acute interventions. This includes use of the nursing process through assessment of patient's needs, development of a plan to meet those needs, implementation of nursing interventions and evaluation of the effectiveness of the nursing care and other treatment measures to achieve optimal patient outcomes on discharge from the Post Anesthesia Care Unit for the pediatric through geriatric age patient.EducationCompletion of an accredited registered nurse program.ExperiencePrevious PACU and Critical Care experience preferred.Knowledge, Skills, Abilities1. Effectively functions as a team member and as a liaison between patient and staff.2. Supports and encourages harmonious communication skills.3. Job requires strong verbal, non-verbal, and written communication skills.4. Communicates in highly professional manner at all times.5. Demonstrates a high level of mental and emotional tolerance and even temperament when dealing with ill people; uses tact, sensitivity, sound judgment and a professional attitude when relating with patients, families, and co-workers at all times.License/Certification/Registration1. Current Pennsylvania RN licensure.2. Meets the American Heart Association's standards for Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) and renews BLS every two years.3. Meets the American Heart Association's standards for Healthcare Provider Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and renews ACLS every two years.4. Meets the American Heart Association's standards for Healthcare Provider Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and renews PALS every two years.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS1. Performs the initial assessment of the patient's condition, differentiates the severity of patient problems and prioritizes patient care based on data from the physical evaluation, the anesthesia personnel operative report and the medical record.2. Develops and coordinates a plan of care based on an ongoing assessment of the patient, knowledge of anesthetic agents and post-anesthesia patient care, post-operative care related to the surgical specialty and anticipation of problems which may develop in the immediate post-anesthesia period by: 1. Initiating appropriate nursing interventions and physician orders identified including maintaining a patent airway and optimal oxygen saturation. 2. Utilizing established modalities of pain management to assist the patient toward optimal comfort. 3. Collaborating and communicates with the patient, family or S/O, physician and other health care providers as appropriate. 4. Ensuring that supplies and equipment for emergency care of patients are readily available and in working order.3. Continuously evaluates the patient's progress toward the achievement of PACU discharge guidelines, determines the effectiveness of nursing interventions and revises the plan of care as necessary by: 1. Utilizing PACU guidelines for discharge from the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit. 2. Communicating a post-operative report to the receiving nurse and assures safe patient transportation to the receiving patient care unit.4. Accepts responsibility and accountability for maintaining knowledge, skill and competency in Post-Anesthesia nursing on an ongoing basis including but not limited to successful completion of: 1. Unit competencies 2. Concepts, trends, scientific advances, biomedical equipment and ethics related to Post-Anesthesia Nursing. 3. Maintaining an awareness of professional issues. Position Billing string = Medefis Guaranteed Hours: 36 Contract Weeks:91

About the Company

Prime Staffing

Prime Staffing is one of New York's leading staffing firms specializing in temporary and full-time/permanent placements across multiple industries including; healthcare, business, consulting, finance, legal services, entertainment, media, information Technology(IT) and retail.

Prime Staffing is certified by The Joint Commission for its compliance, and integrity, in supplying superior healthcare staffing services to many of the finest healthcare organizations in the country. In addition to its impeccable reputation for providing travel and per diem health care staffing, Prime has become an integral partner in staffing some of the most prestigious business organizations and Fortune 500 companies in the country including multi-national bank and investment firms, international business consulting firms, global law firms and some of the most prominent media and entertainment outlets.

Prime's success and rapid growth is direct result if its most basic founding principle-provide our clients with the most experienced and qualified employees and, likewise, provide our employees with the best jobs at the top organizations in their respective professional disciplines.

Prime Staffing is a high-energy company with a corporate culture that embraces innovation, new technology and personalized customer service. We are confident in our ability to serve you professionally by placing esteemed and experienced individuals. Our continuous expansions enables us to adapt to the continuously changing needs of our clients and employees. Through our team of seasoned professionals we maintain respect, integrity and superiority in all aspects of our business.

At Prime, we work diligently to recognize your objectives and create programs to meet them. We believe that ardent customer service is an essential component to remaining at the forefront of a competitive marketplace. Prime utilizes its expertise, and decades of combined experience in the industry, to continuously improve, implement cutting-edge programs and maintaining our position in the market as one of the fastest growing firms in the Tri-State area.

It is our goal to build long-term relationships with clients and employees based on a foundation of trust, mutual respect and our expertise in the field of staffing. We guarantee dependability, consistency and security in all aspects of operation. Prime Staffing is the Superior Staffing Solution.

COMPANY SIZE

100 to 499 employees

INDUSTRY

All

WEBSITE

http://www.primestaffingnyc.com/

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