- Evaluate and manage patient's airway postoperatively including breakthrough laryngospasms; apply knowledge of the physiological changes to the airway postoperatively as a consequence of anesthesia and surgery .
- Perform manual intermittent positive pressure ventilation (IPPV).
- Be aware of the risk factors that contribute to the condition and make decisions when caring for patients and families.
- Monitor cardiopulmonary function, airway patency, and oxygen saturation.
- Provide prompt care to minimize the incidence of emergence delirium; maintain safety environment while patient experiencing emergence delirium.
- Evaluate and treat post-operative pain in a timely manner with appropriate intervention.
- Manage epidural administration of local anesthetics and opioids.
- Manage patients with central neuraxial and peripheral nerve blocks.
- Monitor complications associated with administration of analgesics and act promptly to minimize adverse incidents.
- Contribute to Magnet re-designation as evidenced by independent involvement or leadership in: committees, task force and/or community outreach.
- Communication reflects development of plan of care and ability to advocate to meet patients' needs; make suggestions for resolution of system issues.
- Role model procedures for escalation of issues and utilize chain of command.
- Demonstrate proper use of identified hand off processes; follow up on inconsistent practice related to handoff.
- Take the lead in implementing change and support management decisions.
- Role model behavior reflecting empathy, concern and a desire to help others.
- Independently maintain regulatory requirements e.g. license, BLS.
- Initiate professional activities to enhance nursing practice.
- Engage in active review of peers giving constructive feedback through timely participation in evaluations.
- Role model adherence to national safety standards and service excellence standards; champion advancement of education and certification.
- Orchestrate involvement of the healthcare team and role model professional behavior and teamwork with co-workers.
- Serve as a resource as needed and know when to escalate to next level
- Analyze assessment data gathered from patient and family to ensure completion of database and plan of care within identified timeframes.
- Role model excellent clinical skills with complex patients; care will reflect analysis of patient status and appropriate interventions.
- Direct prioritization and organization for complex patient with rapidly changing needs.
- Documentation will exemplify adherence to the highest standards of practice.
- Anticipate and proactively plan for educational needs verify with patient and family throughout the hospital/outpatient stay and prior to discharge.
- Role Model care in all encounters with patient and family as evidenced by feedback from parents and an increase in patient satisfaction scores.
- Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance
- Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation
- Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation
- Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication
- Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers
- Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance
- Initiate ways to improve operations through quality improvement and implement related solutions.
- Identify self-learning needs and take initiative to meet those needs.
- Serve as a resource for current, new information or changes in specialty area.
- Partner in the mission and upholds the core principles of the organization
- Committed to diversity and recognizes value of cultural ethnic differences
- Demonstrate personal and professional integrity
- Maintain confidentiality at all times
- Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met
- Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior
- Partner with all team members to achieve goals
- Receptive to others' ideas and opinions
- Contribute to a positive work environment
- Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change
- Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes
- Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment
- Use resources efficiently
- Search for less costly ways of doing things
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Description
We are growing Join Children's National as we further expand our services to the community.Experienced PACU RNs needed to cover pre-op, PACU, and phone triage for our new state of the art Ambulatory Surgery Center.
Children's National Hospital's new Regional Outpatient Center is located in Lanham, Maryland.
This state of the art, 60,000 square foot facility is the latest effort to ensure children and their families can easily and conveniently access Children's National specialists and primary care providers.
The new outpatient clinics and surgery center gives families in Prince George's county greater access to the broad range of world-class care Children's National offers, including: cardiology, neurology, genetics, allergy, sports medicine and orthopedics, and rehabilitative medicine. Additionally, families will be able to more easily access infusion, transfusion, MRI, hematology and outpatient surgical services.
Children's National is the leading provider of pediatric care in the Washington, DC metro area. Our team of 8000+ employees provides world-class care in a warm and caring environment designed with kids in mind. Children's National is a Magnet designated hospital and is consistently ranked among the best pediatric hospitals in America by U.S. News and World Report.
Qualifications:
Minimum Education
ADN Required, BSN Preferred
Minimum Work Experience
2 years PACU experience required
Required Skills/Knowledge
The licensed Registered Nurse will successfully complete the hospital and nursing orientation at Children's National.
Must have strong skills of airway management and knowledge of anesthetic agents.
Excel in organizational skills, adjust for changes and be able to complete assignment on time.
Role model critical thinking skills by problem-solving patient care and unit/system issues.
Demonstrate a collegial and respectful relationship with peers, physicians and other departments.
Care will incorporate best practices based on benchmarks and evidence within the literature.
Required Licenses and Certifications
Registered Nurse in District of Columbia (Required)Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) (Required)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) (Required)
Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN) (Preferred) And
Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse (CPAN) (Preferred)
Functional Accountabilities
Post-Anesthesia Clinical Care Activities
Professional Growth
