Staff Nurse - ACS/PACU
- Employer
- Kaiser Permanente
- Location
- Wailuku, Hawaii
- Posted
- Feb 07, 2024
- Closes
- Feb 24, 2024
- Ref
- 60988845824
- Sector
- Staff Nurse
- Specialty
- Nurse
Job Summary:
The registered nurse will use the nursing process to provide pre and post procedural care to patients in Ambulatory Care Services (ACS) as well as the post anesthesia recovery unit (PACU). Staff will coordinate care activities with other professionals during the perioperative period and provide direction to nursing assistive personnel. Delegates nursing care according to legal and regulatory guidelines/statutes and organizational policies. Utilizes reasonable judgment in carrying out prescribed medical orders of a practitioner. Functions as primary nurse/total patient caregiver. Serves as resource nurse. Acts as preceptor and takes charge duties as assigned.
Essential Responsibilities:
The registered nurse will use the nursing process to provide pre and post procedural care to patients in Ambulatory Care Services (ACS) as well as the post anesthesia recovery unit (PACU). Staff will coordinate care activities with other professionals during the perioperative period and provide direction to nursing assistive personnel. Delegates nursing care according to legal and regulatory guidelines/statutes and organizational policies. Utilizes reasonable judgment in carrying out prescribed medical orders of a practitioner. Functions as primary nurse/total patient caregiver. Serves as resource nurse. Acts as preceptor and takes charge duties as assigned.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Utilizes nursing process to deliver safe patient care based on AORN and ASPAN standards during the surgical care continuum.