JOB DESCRIPTION
Staff RN PACU, Fulltime Rotating Days
This position is Fulltime, rotating days, with 13-hour shifts, rotating days between 6am to 7pm and 10am to 11pm, occasional weekend requirement.
RESTRICTED ON-CALL REQUIREMENT
Responsibilities:
A clinically competent, registered, professional nurse who assumes responsibility and accountability for the preoperative, phase 1 and phase 2 post anesthesia patient and their families in collaboration with all other members of the health care team through the nursing process and in conjunction with the policies and procedures of Stamford Health System. Restricted “on call” duties include response time within 30 minutes of activation.
Respects and protects the patient’s rights to confidentiality and privacy and discloses information only for professional purposes which are in the patient’s best interests with full consideration of their legal rights. The RN Verifies patient information by using established patient identifiers.
Practices the 5 Rights to patient safety when administering medications, blood or blood products and treatments. (Right patient, Right medication, Right route, Right dose, Right time).
Delivers patient care through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation and evaluation.
Demonstrates competency in IV insertion and removal of.
Active participation in any “Time Out” performed for procedures.
Maintain patent airway, including adult and pediatric patients.
