Registered Nurse (RN), PACU

About the Role

• Registered Nurse (RN) - PACU at Abrazo Health.

Job Summary

• Provides professional nursing care within an assigned unit.
• Coordinates care planning with other disciplines.
• Renders individualized, age-specific, and direct bedside nursing care based on the nursing process and patient needs.
• Acts as a supervisor by assessing, planning, delegating, and utilizing independent judgment in directing other healthcare employees for patient care provision.
• Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice to identify patient goals.
• Participates in hourly rounding.
• Observes safety guidelines and safe work practices.
• May be asked to be in charge for a shift(s).

Key Responsibilities

• Assesses patient’s physical, psychosocial, spiritual, educational, cultural, safety/risk, and discharge planning needs on admission and on an ongoing basis.
• Determines nursing diagnosis based upon patient assessment and data analysis.
• Sets practical, realistic, and appropriate patient population-specific outcome goals, utilizing patient and family input when appropriate and guiding the patient in achieving goals.
• Individualizes the patient’s plan of care based on patient needs and circumstantial/procedural complexities.
• Implements nursing and medical orders, ensuring they are appropriate to the patient’s current status.
• Performs other tasks assigned at the hospital.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Effective interpersonal skills and ability to work with team members.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with occasional periods of above-average pressure.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Basic computer skills.

Qualifications

• Education:
• Nursing Degree from an accredited nursing school.
• License/Certifications:
• License to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Arizona.
• CPR.
• ACLS required or must obtain within six months of hire.
• PALS preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• BSN.
• 1 year of acute care experience (new graduates will be considered).
• Certification in specialty area of practice.