Recovery RN-Surgery

Recovery RN

Here at McKenzie Health our patients and their families are our number one priority. We take pride in providing a high level of care to the community and surrounding areas. This position needs someone with a pleasing personality and customer service attitude. If you are someone who loves interacting with people, putting them at ease and helping others, this position may be for you.

What we have to offer:

• Lifestyle: Opportunity to live in a caring and welcoming community.
• Activities: Only hours away from Mount Rushmore and the Canadian boarder
• Educational Opportunities: We offer tuition assistance and reimbursement. We encourage our employees to grow and will help you to flourish within our hospital.
• Culture: McKenzie Health is growing by the day. We offer many different specialties, OB, Peds, Assisted Living and Long-Term Care and value the AIDET program.

What you will do:

• Provides professional nursing care to assigned post-operative patients. Monitors vital signs, administers medications, including intravenous medications, and develops patient care plans in conjunction with surgeons and anesthesiologists.
• Provides support to patients waking up from anesthesia, including bandage maintenance, pain management, nausea treatment, and ensuring patients receive adequate rest, fluids, and nutrients.
• Observes patients' progress, records observations in patient medical records, and updates attending physicians directly when necessary.
• Teaches patients how to clean bandages, take medication, and follow post-surgical care instructions.

Responsibilities:

• Provides direct and indirect patient care in the surgery recovery room setting.
• Communicates with providers and co-workers, as appropriate about changes in patient’s clinical condition including results of diagnostic studies and symptomatology.
• Can respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment. Additionally, can perform general nursing duties in the surgery department with adequate supervision.

What you will need:

• • Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
  • Current Registered Nurse Licensure, licensed in the State of North Dakota.
  • Current BCLS certification.
  • Current ACLS certification.
  • Current PALS certification
  • Preferred CPAN/ CAPA Certified