RN/PACU

Essential Competencies/Performance Expectations Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Ability to collect clinical data with patients' medical and nursing care. Ability to set priorities.
• Ability to communicate well with patients, families, teammates, physicians, and other members of the healthcare team.
• Recognizes legal and policy limits of individual practice.
• Assesses, plans evaluate, and ensures the implementation of the patient’s care to achieve identified outcomes and delivers safe patient care according to facility policy and procedure.
• Assesses patient status on admission and on an ongoing basis.
• Coordinates nursing interventions to enhance the achievement of expected outcomes and to ensure readiness for discharge.
• Adheres to all facility policies and procedures when providing patient care.
• Demonstrates ability to provide patient care in emergencies.
• Assesses learning needs according to the patient’s level of understanding and readiness to learn.
• Participates in the monitoring and evaluation of nursing care provided.
• Assumes charge nurse responsibility as assigned.
• Demonstrates appropriate knowledge and competence of designated skills.
• History and physical assessment of the patient.
• Completes review of the medical record.
• Admits patient according to the procedure.
• Promotes physical comfort and provides emotional support and safety for the patient.
• Administers and charts medications as ordered by the physician.
• Reinforces and clarifies physician instructions and explanations of procedures to the patient.
• Provides nursing care and appropriate monitoring according to policies and procedures.
• Verifies surgical/procedure site with the patient according to surgical schedule and patient History and Physical.
• Obtains and verifies operative/procedure consent.
• Provides instructions according to patient needs.
• Completes nursing documentation.
• Provides emergency care according to physician and administrative policy.
• Assists with preoperative and postoperative patient calls.
• Reviews charts for completeness and signatures of physicians.
• Maintains an environment that promotes safety: Temperature range, Electrical safety measures, Oxygen and Suction, Equipment, Resuscitation Equipment, Noise Control, Traffic Control, Control of Contamination.
• Other relevant task, procedures as assigned.
  
  

About Jax Spine & Pain Centers

ABOUT OUR PRACTICEWe are proud to be the leading providers of progressive interventional pain relief.Our team of board-certified physicians and medical staff are highly trained in all areas of diagnosis, treatment, and patient care.LOOKING FOR A CAREER IN THE MEDICAL FIELD?Apply today and have the potential to join Northeast Florida’s Leading Interventional Pain Management Specialists. At Jax Spine & Pain Centers, we provide our patients with superior solutions to treat acute and chronic pain.Now serving multiple locations, our board certified physician’s along with our professional staff value hands-on compassionate care, from the consultation through treatment. Please see the list below for our current openings. We seek qualified, highly energized and self-motivated individuals who respect the essence of time and appreciate the value of a smile.We are always accepting resumes for the following positions:Medical assistantsDME techniciansMedical billing/AR specialistsCall center customer service representatives.