Registered Nurse - Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)

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Posterity Group LLC is a veteran owned, service-disabled small business, headquartered in Rockville, MD, that specializes in federal government contracting and staffing. We are tasked with staffing The Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) with Registered Nursed - Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU). The PACU RNs are expected to perform the following:  

•  Provide a scope of care which includes emphasis on evaluation, management, and education of  patients undergoing Anesthesia (general, regional, or local), Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC) or  Moderate Sedation.  

• Conduct duties in accordance with PACU policies and procedures.  

• Delivery of treatment within the personnel and equipment capabilities of the MTF, provision of  mandated nursing surveillance and preventive services.  

• The quality and timeliness of treatment records and reports required to document procedures  performed and care provided.  • Participate in educational and continuous improvement programs to include training of the enlisted,  LPN/CNA staff assigned to the PACU.  

• Assess nursing needs, formulate, and implement a plan of nursing care for each patient consistent  with established nursing standards and protocols for this unit and with the prescribed plan of medical  care.  

• Contribute to the medical/nursing plan of care by observing, recognizing, recording, and reporting  changes in the patient's condition, subjective symptoms and objective signs, reactions to medications,  and responses to therapy.   

•  Provide emotional empathy with patients and coworkers; engage in purposeful work-related  conversations in a manner that conveys dignity and respect for others, improves individual resiliency,  and is directed at achieving a safe and harmonious environment of care.  

• Keep current Command certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, IV administration and  venipuncture. Keep current in nursing practice within the specialty of practice.  

• Provide through and timely hand-off communication during shift changes and patient transfers to  other units.   

• Our facility does perform elective terminations of pregnancy (Elective D&E), and Electroconvulsive  Therapy (ECT) as prescribed by DOD instruction. Nurses who object to participating in the care of  patients undergoing these procedures must make their conscience known by informing the charge  nurse and every attempt will be made to reassign the care, if able. Contractor should refer to the  nursing practice act of their state, patient abandonment and refusal of care, when confronted with this  issue.  

• Promote patient and staff safety through adherence to accepted safety and infection control standards.  Maintain a clean, safe, orderly, and therapeutic working environment.  

• Participates in emergency measures including cardiopulmonary resuscitation in absence of a  physician according to established protocols.  

•  Shall report to the Nurse Manager. Will take direction from charge nurse and house supervisor as  required in maintaining a safe environment for staff and patient(s).  

• When assigned, shall serve and participate in committees, functions, and other meetings. Provide  relevant and timely information and assists with decision-making and process improvement.  

• As required, participate in customer service initiatives and medical readiness activities, designed to  enhance health services.  

Requirements

•  Degree/Education: Bachelor's Degree, Registered Nursing.  

• Education: Graduate from a college or university accredited by Accreditation Commission for  Education in Nursing (ACEN), the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).  

• Certifications in addition to Basic Life Support: Basic Life Support (BLS Provider), as required  by assigned MTF, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).  

• Experience: Candidates should have a minimum of two years of current experience as a PACU RN  in an inpatient Phase 1 recovery unit, or at least one year of experience in Critical Care.  

• Board Certification: The institution will be from a National League of Nursing (NLN) approved  program. Successfully pass the NCLEX exam. Copy of Certificate and license required.  

• Have successfully completed a Post-Anesthesia Care course/training program or is nationally  certified as a Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse (CP AN).   

• Licensure/Registration: Possess current, active, valid, unrestricted license in at least one U.S. State,  District of Columbia, Commonwealth, Territory, or jurisdiction.   

Salary Description

$90,000 - $115,000

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