PACU Registered Nurse
Akron, OH
Encode INC
4x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Summary:
Guided by knowledge of the basic principles of nursing based on the biological, physical, and psycho-social sciences, utilizes judgment supported by evidence and nursing theory in the delivery of nursing care. Provides, coordinates and/or delegates nursing care and manages resources in the delivery of care for patients, the family of patients and the community, with the goal of attaining, maintaining and restoring optimum health.

Formal Education Required:
a. Graduate of a program of professional nursing that is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
b. Current license to practice registered nursing in the State of Ohio

Experience and Training Required:
a. 2+ years of recent PACU experience to be considered. 

Other Skills, Competencies and Qualifications:
a. Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
b. Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time
c. Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range
d. Requires working under stressful conditions or working irregular hours.
e. Requires exposure to communicable disease, body fluids, toxic substances, ionizing radiation, and other potentially hazardous conditions common to a clinical environment, such as risk of falls, strains, etc.
f. Maintains current Basic Life Support certification; All nurses new to critical care, progressive care, medical telemetry, PACU, and ED must successfully complete Advanced Cardiac Life Support within the first six months and maintain current card. Experienced RNs hired into areas requiring ACLS are expected to have an ACLS certification upon hire or must be completed within six weeks of hire.
Population Specific Competency:
g. Additional education or certifications may be required for specialty areas (i.e. PALS, NIH, Non-Violet Crisis Intervention, etc.).
h. Population Specific Competency:
i. Ability to effectively interact with populations of patients/customers with an understanding of their needs for self-respect, dignity and diversity

Level of Physical Demands:
a. Heavy: Exerts 50-100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or ten to 20 pounds of force continuously to move objects.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled