RN Registered Nurse - PACU/Recovery

at  Ascension

DETAILS

• Department: PACU/Recovery
• Schedule: Full-time, day shift, 36hrs/week, 9:30am - 7:00pm, rotating weekends, holidays, and call required, self-scheduling
• Hospital: Ascension Via Christi, St Francis
• Location: Wichita, KS

REQUIREMENTS

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• Advanced Life Support obtained within 6 Months (180 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
• BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
• Registered Nurse credentialed from the Kansas Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support preferred. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.

Education:

• Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing OR Required professional licensure at time of hire.

Provide direct nursing care for anesthetized patients in the immediate post-operative or

post-procedural period.

• Follow aseptic sterile technique according to Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses / American Society of Peri Anesthesia Nurses (AORN/ASPAN) standards.
• Evaluate patient’s responses to treatments and interventions.
• Manage patient’s pain.
• Anticipate case-specific needs based on knowledge of procedure(s) performed and pathophysiology.