Registered Nurse (RN) - PACU in San Antonio, Texas at Vighter Management Group Llc
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Job Description
Registered Nurse PACU
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Position Type: Full time (30-40+ hours/week), hourly.
Education Level: RN, Associate’s degree
Job Category: Health Care
Our Company Promise: We are committed to providing our Employees a stable work environment with equal opportunity for learning and personal growth. Vighter’s mission is to provide efficient, fast, high quality healthcare staffing to our clients.
Our Culture’s key elements are crucial to the effectiveness of our employees in accomplishing our mission. The key elements include:
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Personability
- Transparency
- Responsiveness
Creating and cultivating this Culture within the organization is our commitment to our employees. Above all, Vighter employees will be provided the same concern, respect, and caring attitude that they are expected to share externally with every Vighter client and customer.
The Registered Nurse (RN) Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) provides specialized care in the assessment, planning, implementing and evaluation of care throughout the peri anesthesia continuum to include the Pre anesthesia Phase, Post anesthesia Phase l, Post anesthesia Phase Il, and extended care from sedation/analgesia and/or anesthesia for surgical, diagnostic, or therapeutic procedures.Duties listed below but not limited to:
- Possesses knowledge related to the physiology associated with various anesthesia techniques and surgical interventions.
- Assesses and prepare patients for procedures appropriately.
- Applies the appropriate post sedation scoring and assesses the patient's postoperative status to include cardiovascular and respiratory systems and airway management needs, neurological system, hemodynamic stability, pain, and comfort needs and mental status, implementing appropriate interventions to maintain or return all physiological system to baseline or above.
- Performs clinical assessment of the patient and readily recognizes contraindication for anesthesia and/or surgical intervention.
- Responsible for ensuring comprehensive documenting of all phases of care and is timely, complete, and accurate in the electronic health record (EHR).
Education:
- Holds a diploma, Associate of Science degree from an NLN accredited university and holds a current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in any State.
- Has and maintains current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certifications.
- Has been practicing actively as an RN in an acute or long-term setting for at least the last two years.
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to stand or sit for more than 8 hours per day.
- Must be willing to work overtime if necessary.
- Must be able to use an elevator or walk up and down stairs.
- Must be able to lift up to 40 pounds and carry up to 10 feet.
- Must be able to routinely grasp or handle objects, use finger dexterity, bend elbows/knees and reach above and below shoulders.
- Must be able to read and interpret handwritten and typewritten print.
- Must be able to communicate by voice and detect sound by ear.
- Must be able to perform duties in an indoor or outdoor environment.
- Must be able to pass a criminal background investigation.
- Must undergo urine drug screening (UDS).
Vighter LLC is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Position is contingent upon contract award.
In accordance with recent Executive Orders (EO 14151, EO 14168 and EO 14173,) Vighter LLC is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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