RN - Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)

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ONA Bidding Period 02.20.2025- 02.25.2025

ONA Bidding Period 02.20.2025- 02.25.2025

Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital where we have been providing world-class healthcare to our community for over 100 years. Here, we strive for patient-centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of dedicated professionals. We are committed to serving the community and treat our patients as family.

Following surgery, patients are taken to the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) where caregivers monitor their progress in recovering from the immediate effects of surgery and anesthesia. As an RN on this team, you will utilize your nursing experience to provide compassionate care as patients return to health. In this role, you can make a difference in the lives of patients and their families every day.

This PACU RN will work in Endoscopy recovering patients from 8:00am - 6:30pm with a varied start time. Weekend requirement approximately every 5-6 weeks. Weekend call and holiday call rotations required.

A Caregiver Who Excels In This Role Will

• Provide direct nursing care.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for a given patient population.
• Complete ongoing assessments, recognize changes in patient condition and respond appropriately.
• Develop and update goals, involve patients and families in developing plans of care and serve as a patient advocate.
• Provide nursing care, administer treatments/medication and document.
• Participate in ongoing interdisciplinary evaluation of patient/family outcomes
• Contribute to the improvement of care and participate in the quality improvement process.
• Delegate tasks/assignments, serve as a resource person, pursue ongoing education and specialty certifications, maintain applicable certification/licensure and obtain any required certifications specific to the unit.
• Assess patient status, communicate and document pertinent information regarding patient condition and changes in condition, and prioritize patient care needs.
• Perform calmly and professionally during crisis or emergencies, learn new routines quickly and develop, document, and provide comprehensive discharge planning and teaching for patients and families.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications For The Ideal Future Caregiver Include

• Graduate from an accredited school of Professional Nursing
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)
  
  

Preferred Qualifications For The Ideal Future Caregiver Include

• Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN)
  
  

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Physical Requirements

• Full range of body motion for handling and lifting patient, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination
• Standing and walking for extended periods of time
• Corrected vision and hearing to normal range
• Working under stressful conditions and irregular hours
• Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids
• Medium Work, exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects
• Physical Demand requirements in excess of those for Light Work
  
  

Personal Protective Equipment

• Follow standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required
  
  

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