Registered Nurse (RN) - PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL

Registered Nurse, PACU, Full-Time, Evenings, Baptist Jacksonville

Job Posting Summary Baptist Health is looking for a Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) at our Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville location. This is a Full-time Evenings 11:00 AM-11:00 PM position. This Registered Nurse position has a call requirement, and it is self-scheduled based on department needs and will require a 40-minute call response time. This role qualifies for competitive differentials and additional call compensation. As a Registered Nurse in the PACU, your daily responsibilities will include monitoring post-operative patients' levels of recovery and consciousness from anesthesia. This position also requires treating pain, nausea, and other post-operative symptoms of anesthesia and administering medication a prescribed. To ensure a smooth recovery, an RN in this position will also regularly check vital signs to quickly interrupt any potential issues. Educating patients and their families on post-surgery care as well as updating charts, patient files, and medical records will be an important aspect of this role. As a Registered Nurse (RN) in the PACU your responsibilities will include: * Providing for patient needs as recognized through use of the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation) and the mission statement organization. * Supervision of care provided by supportive personnel and coordination of care provided by ancillary services. * Including patients and significant other (SO)/families in developing an individualized plan of care. * Education of patients/SO/families to their disease process and plan of care * Coordination and preparation of assigned room/case, assessment of patient care needs and the anticipation of needs of the case. * This position requires call rotation. This Registered Nurse (RN), PACU position will be located at Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville. If you are interested in this Full-time Evenings opportunity, please apply today! Baptist Jacksonville is a Magnet designated hospital, the gold standard for excellence in patient care. We serve families throughout the area with high-quality, comprehensive care for every stage of life. Full/Part Time Full-Time Shift Details Evenings Education Required Associate's Degree - Nursing Education Preferred Bachelor's Degree - Nursing Experience * 2-3 years Surgical Services Experience * 2-3 years Critical Care Nursing Experience Licenses and Certifications * Basic Life Support (BLS) Required * Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Preferred * Conscious Sedation Certification Preferred * Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR) Preferred Or * Certified Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) Preferred Or * Licensed Registered Nurse Required Location Overview For more than 20 years, health care consumers have named Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville the "most preferred healthcare provider" in the region. As the central hub of the Baptist Health system, Baptist Jacksonville provides the highest level of medical and surgical care using the latest technologies, such as the robotic-assisted da Vinci Surgical System. Centrally located on the beautiful St. Johns River in downtown Jacksonville, Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville is Baptist Health's flagship tertiary-care hospital. Designated as a Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for excellence in patient care, Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville has repeatedly been named among U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals." The hospital has also been ranked as high performing in more than 10 specialties from neurology and neurosurgery to gynecology, diabetes, endocrinology,oncology and more. Baptist Health also has a new Stroke & Cerebrovascular Center, which is a regional epicenter for advanced treatment of strokes, aneurysms and other brain conditions. As one of 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare in the U.S. by Modern Healthcare, Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville is located close to sports, theater and music venues, museums, shopping and dining.