Travel Nurse - Registered Nurse - PACU

Compensation : $61 - $61 Hourly Start Date : 08/13/2023 End Date : 08/17/2023 Security Clearance : None Job Id : 44 RN - Monday - Friday, Rotating Shift with on-call rotation Department: Surgery Recovery Room Shift Timings: 07:00 - 18:30Roles & Responsibilities Monitoring post-operative patients' levels of consciousness during recovery from anesthesia. Measuring and recording patients' vital signs. Closely observing patients for signs of side effects of anethesia medication. Treating pain, nausea, and other post-operative symptoms of anesthesia. Updating charts, patient files, and medical records. Collaborating with the medical team on post-operative patient care and facilitating timely specialized interventions. Providing comfort and reassurance to distressed post-operative patients and concerned family members. Educating patients and their families on post-surgery care, as well as answering questions. Minimum Qualifications Hospital units: PACU Unit descriptions : post anesthesia recovery unit Nurse to patient ratios 1:2 depending on acuity 1:1 for kids and ICU Patient population : all age, all surgical cases # beds per unit: 20 Other staff/resources on the unit: unit secretary, PCT x 2 Certifications required per unit: ACLS, PALS Operating room: case type, # cases per day/year 30-60 per day

Created: 2024-11-02