The job description is for a competent Nurse in the PreOp/PACU setting who practices independently, provides routine and complex care, makes appropriate assignments, and delegates care. Responsibilities include meeting competencies, providing nursing care, administering medications, documenting patient information, assessing learning needs, and educating patients. Core competencies involve utilizing the nursing process, patient throughput, unit operations, safe practice/quality care/regulations, and technical competencies in clinical policies and standards, health information documentation, medical equipment, medical order processing, patient chart reading and interpretation, and patient safety. Requirements include a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, 1 year of related nursing specialty experience, BLS certification, and an RN license. The work schedule is Per Diem as needed.
