What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Nurse PACU position at The Christ Hospital Health Network?
Title: Registered Nurse PACU
Shift: Part Time; Varied Shift
This position will be scheduled in the PACU at The Christ Hospital Health Network main campus located at 2139 Auburn Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Unit Description: 28 bed unit serving General Surgery, GU, Spine, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, Kidney Transplants as well as a 10 bed unit serving the Women's Center (GYN procedures). A variety of surgeries in a fast-paced, high acuity environment requires ICU skills, time management, and flexibility with hours to meet our patient needs.
Job Overview: This registered nurse uses specialized knowledge, judgment, and skills to provide care to patients. The RN utilizes knowledge derived from the principles of biological, physical, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care. All care is provided based on the concepts inherent in the model of care for TCHHN (The Christ Hospital Health Network) which promotes an on-going partnership between patients and families and the team of healthcare providers. The RN provides care is culturally based and age specific. The RN adheres to the American Nursing Association (ANA) code of ethics and to the scope of practice described in the Ohio Nurse Practice Act.
The RN may perform the following duties:
- Complete a holistic assessment of the patient’s physical, psychosocial, spiritual, and educational needs utilizing The Christ Hospital Professional Practice Model.
- Utilizes collected data to establish and prioritize a list of actual, and potential, individualized patient problems and needs.
- Prepares, coordinates, and revises multidisciplinary plan of care in collaboration with the patient and family to be supportive of the TCH model of care/Patient and Family Centered care. For each problem a measurable goal is set.
- Communicates the plan of care utilizing SBAR and handoff processes with all team members.
- Performs and delegates nursing actions based on appropriate orders and demonstrates critical thinking and accountability for appropriate implementation.
- Provides ongoing, individualized holistic patient and family education based on needs and plan of care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
- Responds to emergency situations that require an immediate, controlled precision in a skillful manner.
- Implements measures to prevent contamination and/or transmission of disease to include the use of appropriate protective devices and equipment to prevent injury and maintain a safe environment.
- Evaluates effectiveness of nursing care interventions, adjusts or continues with plan of care based on patient and family response.
- Documents information in a timely manner, according to hospital policy, to include the plan of care, accurate updates, teaching and the patients’ and family response to care.
Education: Associates Degree in Nursing Minimum (BSN required by 2020)
Experience: ICU or PACU experience required for PRN on call position
Licensure: Active Ohio RN License required
