Staff Nurse - ACS/PACU

Staff Nurse - Acs/Pacu

The registered nurse will use the nursing process to provide pre and post procedural care to patients in Ambulatory Care Services (Acs) as well as the post anesthesia recovery unit (Pacu). Staff will coordinate care activities with other professionals during the perioperative period and provide direction to nursing assistive personnel. Delegates nursing care according to legal and regulatory guidelines/statutes and organizational policies. Utilizes reasonable judgment in carrying out prescribed medical orders of a practitioner. Functions as primary nurse/total patient caregiver. Serves as resource nurse. Acts as preceptor and takes charge duties as assigned.

Essential responsibilities include: utilizing nursing process to deliver safe patient care based on Aorn and Aspan standards during the surgical care continuum; assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, coordination of care, consultation, evaluation, safety, medication safety, safe environment, safe culture, follow specimen handling and documentation procedures, infection control, accepts responsibility as assigned to include charge responsibilities, initiates and facilitates room turnovers, and performs other duties and accepts responsibility as assigned within the scope of their practice.

Basic qualifications include: graduate from an accredited school of nursing; basic life support or cpr/aed for professional rescuers; registered nurse license (hawaii) required at hire; pediatric advanced life support; and advanced cardiac life support.

Additional requirements include: demonstrated knowledge of and skill in adaptability, change management, decision making, detail oriented, customer service, influence, interpersonal relations, oral communication, prioritization, problem solving, quality management, results orientation, system thinking, teamwork, time management, written communication competencies. One (1) year experience in area of specialty or completion of a formal course in area of specialty within a designated period of time after hire into the specialty.

Preferred qualifications include: critical care, preferred certification: certified perianesthesia nurse (cpan), coursework in basic ekg, and one (1) year experience in area of specialty or completion of a formal course in area of specialty.