What are the responsibilities and job description for the Travel Nurse RN - PACU/Pre-Post Op - $1,996 per week in Lakewood, CO position at Cynet Health?
Job Title : Registered Nurse (RN)Job Specialty : Post Anesthesia Recovery (PACU)Job Duration : 13 weeksShift : Nights - 6pm / 6am; On-call requiredGuaranteed Hours : 36.00 hours per weekExperience : One year of experience preferred in nursing skills and knowledge base specific to the specialtyLicense : State RN license or RN license from a participating state in the NLCCertifications : - American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) / or ENPC Certification- NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) CertificationMust-Have : Related work experience and required certificationsJob Description : - Assess patients' physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interviews, and review of medical records and clinical data.- Evaluate patients' responses and intervene to ensure optimal patient outcomes.- Develop and implement patient care plans and observe outcomes in accordance with nursing standards in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.- Demonstrate competency in therapeutic / diagnostic interventions including IVs, incision / wound care, medication administration, catheterization, and specimen collections.- Promote, advocate, and collaborate to protect the health, safety, and rights of each patient.- Provide patient and family education by assessing learning readiness, needs, and ability, and evaluate the effectiveness of the teaching.- Recognize the patient or designee as a full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for the patient's preferences, values, and needs.- Provide relationship-based care, striving to understand what is most important to each individual and actively engaging them in all aspects of care, delivered with respect for cultural differences and diversity.- Delegate to non-RN personnel in accordance with State Board of Nursing and hospital policy.- Use time, personnel, equipment, and supplies effectively to provide high-quality, cost-effective patient care.- Serve as a professional role model, demonstrating ethical, legal, and professional nursing processes.- Manage resources and patient flow by matching nursing competencies with patient and unit needs.- Use standards of care, hospital policies, procedures, and regulatory guidelines to guide practice.- Function effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care.- Precept and mentor new staff or nursing students as needed, seeking learning opportunities and continuing education to maintain skills and competence in clinical practice or role performance.- Maintain professional records that provide evidence of competency and lifelong learning.- Evaluate personal integrity and nursing practice in relation to professional standards, guidelines, statutes, rules, and regulations, taking action to achieve goals identified during evaluations.- Participate in unit-based quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and research activities.- Use current healthcare research findings and other evidence to enhance clinical knowledge, role performance, and understanding of professional issues.
Salary : $1,996
