REGISTERED NURSE MANAGER - POST-ANESTHESIA CARE UNIT

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES-

Registered Nurse Manager - Post-Anesthesia Care Unit

RN MGR - PACU

Full-Time

Registered Nurse Manager candidates for the PACU will have the following job responsibilities:

• Maintains current knowledge of health care trends as well as nursing and surgical practice

• Manages and supports supervisors and charge RNs to ensure quality of work.

• Keeps the Administrative Director informed of any unusual concerns, situations or conditions relative to patients and medical staff.

• Keeps and maintains all records of safety surveys within the department.

• Evaluates and recommends purchase of capital equipment.

• Recognizes/develops new services/processes to present to Division Director as appropriate.

• Collaborates with others in planning patient care.

• Responds promptly and accurately to meet patient's needs.

• In conjunction with other members of the health care team, plans for discharge.

• Recognizes patients needs to assert independence and reluctance to express dependency needs and anxiety about hospitalization.

• Adheres to aseptic technique.

• Administers medication safely and accurately utilizing the 5 rights.

• Provides patient/family education as per department and hospital policy and procedure.

• Assists with patient/family/significant others learning needs, abilities and readiness to learn. Identifies barriers to learning, such as language or culture. Integrates this information into the patients plan of care.

• Identifies and documents patient/family/SOs education needs in collaboration with other disciplines and implements an on-going education relevant to these needs.

• Explains tests, procedures, disease processes, medications and equipment to patient and family throughout the course of treatment.

• Documents patient teaching on appropriate teaching tool for each teaching episode.

• Provides teaching material as needed (pamphlets, video tapes, etc.) to enhance patient teaching.

• Collaborates with other health care providers in developing a teaching plan for patient.

• Ensures patient/family/SO understand discharge instructions.

• Ensure the application of Customer Service principles in meeting and exceeding the expectations of internal and external customers to provide satisfaction.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS-

Registered Nurse Manager - Post-Anesthesia Care Unit

RN MGR - PACU

Full-Time

Registered Nurse Manager candidates for the PACU must meet the following minimum job qualifications:

· 3+ years of Recent (within the last year) Acute Care PACU Leadership experience required.

• Advanced Cardiac Life Spt must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Registered Nurse
• Associate Degree