Registered Nurse (RN) - Post Anesthesia Care Unit
Description
Job Schedule : Full Time
Standard Hours : 40
Job Shift : Shift 1
Shift Details : The position is day / evening . Rotating with Pre Op and PACU. Also an additional 8 hour call shift required.
Weekends and every other holiday.
Work where every moment matters.
Every day, over 30,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common : Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here.
We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network.
The Hospital of Central Connecticut is an acute-care community teaching hospital, we provide comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services in general medicine and surgery, as well as a wide variety of specialties.
Staffed by our talented team of leading professionals, The Hospital of Central Connecticut provides a wide array of services throughout the region, caring for patients from birth through the end of life.
Job Description :
Post-anesthesia care unit nurses at The Hospital of Central Connecticut are responsible for both pre- and post-operative care.
The PACU nurses prepare patients for surgery by initiating IV’s, administering medications, providing patient education, and validating required documentation.
Post-operatively, the PACU nurse is responsible for recovering patients from anesthesia and managing postoperative care, following best-practice guidelines from The American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN).
We are a 10 bed PACU, providing care to a variety of surgical services, such as general surgery, robotics, urology, gynecology, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, plastic surgery, thoracic, colorectal surgery, and trauma.
Also included is managing the recovery of some higher-acuity vascular surgery patients. We are a busy service, providing 24 / 7 coverage with some on-call requirements.
ICU experience is preferred although we will consider nurses with ED, step-down and floor-level experience on an individual basis.
ACLS certification is required for external candidates as we frequently care for ICU and step-down patients. Nurse / Patient ratio is 2 : 1.
We are looking for candidates with a positive outlook and a teamwork mentality.
Qualifications
Current Connecticut RN License
Graduate of an accredited nursing school
ICU experience preferred, will consider ED, step-down and floor-level experience
BSN Preferred
BLS certification by the American Heart Association required prior to date of hire
ACLS required for external candidates
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