Registered Nurse Ambulatory Care Unit - Derry, United States - Parkland Medical Center

Parkland Medical Center
Parkland Medical Center
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Derry, United States

1 week ago

Mark Lane

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Introduction:


Are you looking for a place to deliver excellent care patients deserve? At Parkland Medical Center we support our colleagues in their positions.

Join our Team as a(an) Registered Nurse Ambulatory Care Unit and access programs to assist with every stage of your career.


Benefits:

Parkland Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues.

The available plans and programs include:

  • Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
  • Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, longterm care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
  • Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  • 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  • Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  • Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  • Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  • Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  • Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  • Colleague recognition program
  • Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long
- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)

  • Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employeeonly coverage to fulltime and parttime colleagues based on income.
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_ Note:
Eligibility for benefits may vary by location._

Job Summary and Qualifications:


Position Summary


The ACU/PACU nurse will monitor all post op patients who enter the ACU and PACU post surgery or other invasive procedures.

Competencies include ACLS, airway and cardiac monitoring expertise, emergency care and the ability to care for all patient populations. Call may be an integral part of the position. The PACU works closely with the anesthesia department and assists in coordination of patient care.


Essential Functions include but are not limited to:

  • Incorporates appropriate assessments and intervention skills in all interactions and delivery of nursing care
  • Communicates with patients, team members and management in an accurate, timely manner
  • Documents in a complete, timely manner; appropriately uses computer charting/ ordering
  • Applies critical thinking skills and considers alternatives
  • Develops and maintains human care relationships
  • Acknowledges the impact illness/hospitalization has on patients and families; adapts care management for diverse populations and environments' advocates for needs of clients; provides care in an ethical and legal manner
  • Recognizes the importance of teamwork among care providers
  • Adapts care management for diverse populations and environments
  • Acknowledges limits of experience and capability and requests assistance appropriately
  • Verbalizes scope of practice for self and others, delegates and assigns care, coordinates care within multidisciplinary team
  • Incorporates teaching in delivery of care with a focus on health promotion
  • Provides information to patient, assesses for barriers to learning, uses colleagues as a resource as appropriate, provides counseling about health behaviors
  • Applies know of the patient populations served within unit; provides ageappropriate care, applies knowledge of expected norms in planning care (i.e. VS, lab values, assessment, etc.)
  • Applies new data to improve care
  • Integrates technical, psychological, social, intellectual and physical skills
  • Demonstrates the unitspecific skills required for assigned role and service area
  • Maintains the integrity of sterile field
  • Maintains required competencies based on highrisk/lowvolume/problemprone areas
  • Promotes internal and external customer satisfaction
  • Builds and promotes a culture of service excellence and continuous improvement
  • Works as scheduled and is compliant with Attendance and Tardiness Policy

What qualifications you will need:


Education & Qualifications:


  • Required: Registered Nurse with New Hampshire license or Compact License when applicable; American Heart Association BLS; American Heart Association ACLS; American Heart Association PALS
  • Preferred: BSN or higher degree in Nursing; one year of nursing experience
  • Effective March 2016 new hire RNs with an ADN will be strongly encouraged to achieve a BSN within fo
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