Pacu RN - Prn

In partnership with Intermountain Surgery Partners is seeking a PACU RN to join our Team!

Essential Functions:

Assists in provision of nursing care to patients in a same day surgery setting. Assumes responsibility for patient care in accordance with physicians orders and centers policies.

Education/ Experience:

• Graduate of school of nursing.
• Current Registered Nurse License
• Current American Heart Assn. BLS ACLS and PALS certifications

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Assesses develops and implements total nursing care for post-operative patients
• Records and reports to appropriate persons all symptoms reactions abnormalities and changes in the physical and/or mental conditions of the post-operative patients
• Administers medications and treatments ordered by the physicians
• Cares and discharges post-operative patients according to facility policies
• Able to accurately assess need for pain and /or nausea medication
• Maintains patient and employee privacy and confidential information
• Performs routine charging of medications and supplies
• Accurately checks charge sheets for supplies used on patients
• Maintains competence through continuing education
• Meets requirements for CEU re-licensure

Equal Employment Opportunity & Work Force Diversity

Our organizationis an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race color creed sex religion marital status age national origin or ancestry physical or mental disability medical condition parental status sexual orientation veteran status genetic testing results or any other consideration made unlawful by federal state or local laws. This practice relates to all personnel matters such as compensation benefits training promotions transfers layoffs our organizationiscommitted to going beyond the legal requirements of equal employment opportunity to take positive actions which ensure diversity in the workplace and result in a multi-cultural organization.