RN-PACU-St Joseph Medical Center (PRN 10:30a-9p)
Location: Houston Texas
Description: St. Joseph Medical Center is currently interviewing RN-PACU-St Joseph Medical Center (PRN 10:30a-9p) right now, this vacancy will be placed in Texas. More complete informations about this vacancy opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. JOB SUMMARY:
Care for
patients, ages infant to elderly. Manage
patients during and after emergence from ! anesthesia including general,
Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC), regional, spinal/epidural.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
:
Tracking
and evaluating patient laboratory and physical assessment parameters.
Manage
patient’s condition and care with focus on airway maintenance.
Able to manage airway status in rapidly
changing circumstances and take action to avoid or minimize patient compromise.
Initiate
post-operative therapies such as, patient controlled analgesia, epidural
infusion, Swiss therapy, etc.
Participates
in and manages patients undergoing electrical therapy i.e., electroconvulsive
therapy (ECT) and cardioversion.
Participates
as assigned in PACU on call schedule and arrives on site within 45 minutes.
SCOPE OF CARE:
Surgical Services provides surgical intervention in specialty areas of General, Orthopedics, Cardiovascular, Cardio! thoracic, Spine, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Urologic, Otolar! yngology, Plastic and Reconstructive, Oncology, Podiatry, Pediatric, Laser, Gynecologic and Obstetric surgery. Additional medical specialties include Endoscopy, Bronchoscopy and pain management. The services provided are for both outpatient and inpatient populations.
The clinical areas include Pre-admission Testing, Day Surgery (Pre-op and Phase II Recovery), OR, PACU (Phase I Recovery) and ENDO.
PACU:
Hours of operation are from 0630 until 2100 and consists of 12 Phase I bays.
The department is open for urgent/emergent procedures on weekends, holidays and after hours.
Qualifications
Work Experience:
One year experience in surgical services.
License/Registration/ Certification:
Current RN permit or licensure issued by the Board of Nurse Examiners of the
State of
Texas
to practice professional nursing.
Current American Heart Association H
ealthcare P! rovider certification required.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and PALS certification required.
Education & Training
Completion of an accredited school of nursing program
resulting in an Associate Degree, Diploma or Baccalaureate degree in
nursing.
Skills:
Technical, clerical,
critical thinking and interpersonal skills relevant to total patient
care/area in order to safely and efficiently treat patients.
Good verbal and
written communication skills necessary in order to be clearly and easily
understood by patients, families and members of the Health Care team.
Writes/prints legibly
in order to document accurately and understandably, and to provide
direction to support staff and others.
Demonstrates a
pleasant, helpful and caring demeanor in order to be an effective patient
advocate.
Job
RN
Primary Location
Texas-Houston !
Organization
St. Joseph Medical Center
Educa! tion Level
Associate's Degree/College Diploma
Job Posting
Employee Status*
PRN/On Call Paid no/BN no/TA
Work Schedule*
Days
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This vacancy starts available on: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 02:20:36 GMT