REGISTERED NURSE, PACU, Per Diem
Company: Northern Nevada Health System
Location: Reno
Posted on: May 3, 2024
Job Description:
Responsibilities
Northern Nevada Sierra Medical Center is part of Northern Nevada
Health System, a regional multi-facility system that has excelled
at offering quality care to residents of the greater Truckee
Meadows. Sierra Medical Center is a 170-bed acute care hospital
offering services including 24/7 ER care, cardiology, oncology,
labor and delivery, level II NICU, surgical and orthopedic
services, and much more. -What we at Northern Nevada Sierra Medical
Center value:--- Compassion: We treat everyone with kindness and
warmth because we - genuinely care about every patient, employee
and physician like they are family.--- Empathy: We put ourselves in
our patient's shoes and deliver clinical care with a personalized
touch.--- Teamwork: We foster a caring and friendly work
environment to bring the best possible outcomes in our patient's
lives.--- Quality: We strive to provide excellence in clinical
care.--- Ethics: We conduct our business with the highest ethical
and moral standards.--- Respect: We promise to honor the dignity,
individuality and rights of everyone.--- Service Excellence: We
provide personalized and professional service that exceeds the
expectations of those we serve.--- Innovation: We continually
invest in technology and process improvements to develop new and
better ways of delivering clinical care. -Learn more at
northernnevadahealth.com -This Registered Nurse PACU opportunity is
per diem and offers a convenient flexible schedule. This individual
will function in PACU and PHA (Preoperative Holding Area)
environment. - Provides direct patient care to infant through
geriatric patient populations. - Addresses the psychosocial,
physical and general aspects of care related to the surgical
environment. - Assists with the maintenance of PHA and PACU
equipment and inventory. - Participates in performance improvement
activities. - Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates the care of
patients undergoing surgical, pain management, and endoscopic
procedures. - Responsible for monitoring patient's physiological
status in the immediate postoperative environment. - Communicates
with surgeon and anesthesiologist immediately and as needed about
patient condition; receives direction for patient management. -
Intercedes to maintain optimum homeostasis. - Proficient in pain
management, guidelines and medication dosing. - Maintains
regulatory agency requirements, nursing and hospital policies,
procedures and standards. -Job Duties/Responsibilities: -
- Demonstrates supportive -behaviors necessary for performing
bedside report using IMAP & SBAR
- Perform head to toe pre-procedure assessment on all patients
and reassesses post procedure as needed
- Ability to formulate an individualized plan of care as
indicated and evaluates for effectiveness. -
- Adequately assess and reassess pain. - Utilizes appropriate
pain management techniquess. - -
- Educates the patient and family -regarding pain management
-Benefits for full and part time positions:
- Relocation AssistanceTuition ReimbursementTuition Loan
Repayment ProgramChallenging and rewarding work environment with
advanced technological systems, processes and practiceSignificant
opportunities to grow and develop through job-related training,
continuing education, and mobility upCompetitive compensation and
generous benefits, including 401(k) with company match and
excellent medical, dental, vision and prescription drug
planClinical Nurse Advancement Program with monetary
rewardSignificant opportunity to grow in Management -About
Universal Health Services:One of the nation's largest and most
respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal
Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of
achievement and performance. During the year, UHS was again
recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune;
and listed in Forbes ranking of America's Largest Public Companies.
Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities,
outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an
insurance offering, a physician network and various related
services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto
Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com - - - -If you would like
to learn more about the opportunity, please contact Jennifer Donald
@
Qualifications
- Current Nevada nursing license.
- Current BLS - and ACLS certificate.
- Prefer one year full time or three years part time experience
in acute care PACU setting.
- Handle with Care (or obtained within six months of employment)
in required speciality -EEO StatementAll UHS subsidiaries are
committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal
employment opportunities are available to all applicants and
teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as
such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection,
placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard
to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender
identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national
origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other
characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.We believe
that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our
success. -Avoid and Report Recruitment Scams -At UHS and all our
subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are
here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and
experience with the best possible career path at UHSand our
subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or
employee will request financial or personal information (e.g.,
Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from
you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public
webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. -If you
suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning
UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns
to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to
legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job
opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters. -
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