PreOp / PACU RN
Rapid City, SD
The Good Life MedStaff
3x12 hrs, Flexible
Referral Bonus

Required Certifications:RN: BLS, ACLS, PALS
Required Education:Completion of a nursing education program that is approved by a board of nursing; Registered Nurse (RN) - South Dakota Board of Nursing

Skills required:RN:Night shift RN only (2030-0700): MUST have Critical Care experience and competencies with ICU cases including hemodynamic drips and ventilated patients. Comfortability with Preop, Recovery and Discharge of patients. Comfortability to have boarded patients if hospital census is full and there are no inpatient beds available.These skills are needed in addition to competencies in the below.Variable shift RN: May be learned in orientation, but competencies include: IV insertion, ventilator training, epidural/PCA set up/initiation, initiation of blood product transfusions, competency with administration and monitoring of moderate sedation (will not work Intra-op in Endo but would prep and recover), critical thinking

Support on the Unit:CNA: 6 Nurse aids in department during Daytime hours 0530-1700staff numbers - 1-2 Nurse aides staffed in the PreOp unit, 1 Nurse aide in our pre-procedure endoscopy unit, 1 nurse aide to assist in PACU or float, and 1-2 nurse aides staffed in our Phase 2 unit.Charge nurse: 1 CRN in PreOp from 0500, as late as 1730, 1 CRN in PACU from 0700, as late as 1930. 1 Charge Nurse in Endo from 0530 to 1800. 1 Evening appointed/trained charge from 1730 or 1930 until 2300.Phlebotomy - Nurse staff draws own labs or is able to call facility lab/phlebotomist to come assist if needed.IV/VAT Team - All nurses trained in IV insertion, facility policy to have another nurse attempt if one nurse misses twice. We have a few nurses trained on the Ultrasound to insert IV s and have CRNA team assist with midline or IV insertions if needed.Resource Nurse 5 full time Clinical Resource nurses in department 2-3 on staff Monday-Friday or designated/appointed charge in their absence.RT - facility has RT team available to units as needed.Hospitalist - facility has hospitalists for inpatient population.Anesthesia/CRNA