PACU Registered Nurse
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
UNC Medical Center

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse - PACU

Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Specialty: Nursing: RN - Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
Employment Type: Clinical Nursing
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

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

Essential Duties

• Participate in identifying and meeting own learning needs; attend education programs.
• 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 care plan revisions.
• 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.
• Organize and prioritize care according to patient/family needs.
• Consult appropriate resources timely for complex care issues or discharge planning.
• Develop professional growth goals with assistance and participate in unit goals and performance improvement.
• Promote a safe, clean, and secure hospital environment.
• Recognize and synthesize complex patient data to determine care priorities.
• Collaborate with patients/families to prepare or update care plans, addressing cultural and ethnic issues.
• 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.
• Nursing Diploma OR ADN/ASN from an accredited school of Nursing.
• Licensed Registered Nurse in North Carolina.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Healthcare Provider (AHA or ARC).

Preferred Qualifications

• BSN or MSN from an accredited school of Nursing.

Additional Information

• Prior travel experience is not explicitly required.