The PSU Nurse has the responsibility to provide all nursing care services for the post-surgical patients in a manner suitable to accepted standards of care:
- Performs direct patient care within scope of RN practice and according to hospital policies and procedures.
- Plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for patients based on individual, specific patient needs, and according to physician’s orders
- Responds quickly and appropriately to emergency situations.
- Identifies educational needs, implements and evaluates learning and documents patient / family education.
- Manages acute and chronic pain on all patients but especially post procedure or surgical patients to assist in alleviating suffering and improving healing.
- Delivers medication based upon continual assessment, safety, and evaluation of patient response.
- Responds to patients presenting to hospital with healthcare need and perform MSE follows policies and procedures for follow-up.
- Follows all documentation policies
Required Skills
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Demonstrates knowledge and skill level necessary to assess patient’s psycho-social, educational and physical needs, as well as the ability to address these needs in an age appropriate manner in the pediatric, adolescent, adult and/ or geriatric patient population.
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written.
- Good organization habits.
- Ability to make decisions based on nursing judgment.
- Able to prioritize and organize workload to meet needs of patients and unit
Required Experience
Required education, certification and job experience:
EDUCATION
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, BSN preferred
LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION
- Current Texas RN License
- Current BLS, must get ACLS within 6 months of hire
SPECIFIC JOB EXPERIENCE
- Minimum two (2) years’ experience as an RN in a hospital Medical/Surgery or ICU Unit
- Experience with Electronic Healthcare Records