RN Charge Nurse PACU - St. Mark's Outpatient Surgery Center
Location: Salt Lake City Utah
Description: St Mark's Outpatient Surgery Center is currently interviewing RN Charge Nurse PACU - St. Mark's Outpatient Surgery Center right now, this position will be placed in Utah. Detailed specification about this position opportunity kindly see the descriptions. The Charge Nurse supervises nursing service activities in assigned nursing unit for the duration of the ! assigned shift or in the absence of nursing management. The task and responsibilities of this position include:
Participates actively in the planning and distribution of patient assignments.
Evaluates the effectiveness of care and addresses any issues that affect the desired patient outcomes.
Supports nursing staff in communication with physicians to include accepting doctors' orders and communicating patient condition.
Facilitates the process of reporting patient status to the following shift of nursing personnel.
Manages the nursing care of assigned patients in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.
Assesses plans and evaluates patient care needs.
Carries out physician orders.
Administers prescribed medications, changes dressings, cleans wounds, monitors vital signs.
Provides respiratory and ventilator management and monitoring for patie! nts.
Serves as the primary coordinator of all discipl! ines for well coordinated patient care.
Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate utilizing computerized documentation systems.
Instructs and educates patients and families.
Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
Provides age and culturally appropriate care.
Orients and mentors new staff members.
Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
Qualifications
Required Job Qualifications include:
Current Utah licensure as an RN.
Current certification as a BLS Healthcare Provider. ACLS, PALS
Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing. BSN preferred
Minimum of 2 years of clinical PACU nursing experience.
Previous charge nurse experience preferred.
Customer service abilities including effective listening skills.
Critic! al thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast paced environment.
Ability to perform work that requires frequent standing, bending, reaching, squatting, kneeling, moving, lifting of patients and/or equipment up to 50 pounds.
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If you were eligible to this position, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to St Mark's Outpatient Surgery Center.
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This position starts available on: Sat, 25 May 2013 13:57:15 GMT
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