PACU Registered Nurse
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
UNC Medical Center

Registered Nurse - PACU

Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Employment Type: Clinical Nursing
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

Provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards. Responsible for coordinating and delivering patient care utilizing the nursing process in a hospital setting.

Essential Duties

• Participate in identifying and meeting own learning needs; attend education programs as needed.
• Use patient education materials relevant to the patient population with assistance.
• Assess readiness to learn and developmental level of patients/families/caregivers.
• Identify expected patient outcomes and participate in evaluation and revision of care plans.
• Communicate relevant information to promote continuity of care.
• Demonstrate competence in care of patients with complex problems, including physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety aspects.
• Perform bedside point of care testing as required.
• Follow healthcare organization and nursing standards, policies, and procedures.
• Organize and prioritize care according to patient/family needs.
• Consult appropriate resources timely for patients with complex care issues or high discharge risk.
• Develop professional growth goals and participate in unit goals and performance improvement activities.
• Promote a safe, clean, and secure hospital environment.
• Recognize and synthesize complex assessment data to determine care priorities.
• Collaborate with patients/families to prepare or update care plans, addressing cultural and ethnic considerations.
• Use multidisciplinary resources and communication effectively in planning care.
• Stay informed on relevant research and contribute ideas for practice improvement.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of nursing experience.
• Minimum 1 year of Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) experience within the last year.
• Experience working with Level 1 Trauma patients.
• Nursing Diploma from an accredited school of Nursing.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.