Clinical RN in Odessa, Texas at Medical Center Hospital

Clinical RN

Position Summary:

Functions as a PACU staff nurse under the guidance and supervision of an experienced R.N. Performs routine patient care assignments and carries out established nursing procedures utilizing the nursing process and ASPAN standards of care.

Qualifications:

A. Education:

Hold a current Texas permit or license as a Registered Nurse. BSN preferred.

B. Training and Experience:

1. Current BLS Certification through the American Heart Association upon hire or transfer to department.

2. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through the American Heart Association within 6 months of hire or transfer to department.

3. Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) through the American Heart Association within 6 months of hire or transfer to department.

4. TNCC, CPAN and Critical Care course encouraged.

5. EKG course within one year of hire or transfer to department.

6. 18 months of full time RN experience in critical care area preferred.

7. Complete the following competencies within 3 months of hire or transfer to department:

· Lab order entry

· Electronic postoperative charting

· IV therapy

· Unit safety

· Body substance isolation

· Handling controlled substances

· Role in Code Blue

· Admitting patients to the unit

· Discharging patients from the unit

· Knowledge of anesthesia agents

· Understanding reversal agents

· Arrhythmia recognition

· Hemodynamic monitoring

· Pacemakers

· Respiratory system

· Cardiovascular system

· Neurological system

· Musculoskeletal system

· Gastrointestinal system

· Medication administration

· PACU equipment

Unusual Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

A. Ability to perform:

1. Heavy lifting

2. Sustained standing and walking

3. Work under stress

4. Varied work hours and shifts

B. May encounter exposure to infectious diseases.