Profession: Registered Nurse
Specialty: PACU
Location: New Orleans, LA
Facility: Short Term Acute Care - 446 beds
Job Type: Per Diem (PRN)
Hourly Rate: $42 to $46
Shift: Days (6:30am-7:00pm, 7:30am-4:00pm, 8:30am-7:00pm, 9:00am-9:30pm, or 10:30am-11:00pm)
Duration: 1 day
Experience: 2 years of consecutive acute care experience in last 5 years
License:Active Louisiana RN License or compact
Certifications:ACLS, BLS, PALS
Charting Experience: Epic required
Job Duties & Responsibilities:
- Organize, prioritize, and coordinate post-operative patient care such as checking lines, tubes, or drains, managing pain, and body positioning.
- Educate and prepare patients and their families on home care after discharge.
- Perform required clinical documentation and post-operative assessments.
- Monitor your patient after surgery for pain and/or complications and the surgery site for healing or infection following Joint Commission infection control and environment of care requirements.
- Monitor and intervene for postoperative complications.
- Perform CPR or other emergency measures if required.
- Collaborate with the surgery team to identify and meet the overall needs of patient care, or when unable to complete assignments or perform tasks promptly, effectively, or safely.
- Maintain and advocate for a safe environment for everyone.
- Ensure continuity of care, efficient throughput, consistent communications, and an exceptional experience for every patient.
- Initiate patient and family education on the operation and post-operation care as required.
