Registered Nurse (RN) - PACU - Post Anesthesia Care - $37-40 per hour
Company: Children's National Hospital
Location: Lanham
Posted on: March 20, 2023
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Job Description:
Children's National Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN)
PACU - Post Anesthesia Care for a nursing job in Lanham,
Maryland.Job Description & Requirements
We are growing! Join Children's National as we further expand our
services to the community. Experienced pediatric PACU RNs needed to
cover pre-op, PACU, and phone triage for our new state of the art
Ambulatory Surgery Center. Children's National Regional Outpatient
Center will be opening Summer 2023, in Prince George's County,
Maryland in 2020. 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 will give 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.
Child
Qualifications
Minimum Education ADN Required, BSN preferred Specific Requirements
and Preferences Graduated from an approved school of nursing
Minimum Work Experience 2 years in PACU or Procedural Areas
Specific Requirements and Preferences 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 Req Functional
Accountabilities Pos
t-Anesthesia Clinical Care Activities 1. 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 .
2. Perform manual intermittent positive pressure ventilation
(IPPV). 3. Be aware of the risk factors that contribute to the
condition and make decisions when caring for patients and families.
4. Monitor cardiopulmonary function, airway patency, and oxygen
saturation. 5. Provide prompt care to minimize the incidence of
emergence delirium; maintain safety environment while patient
experiencing emergence delirium. 6. Evaluate and treat
post-operative pain in a timely manner with appropriate
intervention. 7. Manage epidural administration of local
anesthetics and opioids. 8. Manage patients with central neuraxial
and peripheral nerve blocks. 9. Monitor complications associated
with administration of analgesics and act promptly to min
Childrens National Job ID #230000JW. Posted job title: **RN PACU -
New Outpatient Surgery Center! - $25,000 Sign On Bonus - Lanham,
MDAbout Children's National HospitalChildren's National Hospital,
based in Washington, D.C., celebrates 150 years of pediatric care,
research and commitment to community. Volunteers opened the
hospital in 1870 with 12 beds for children displaced after the
Civil War. Today, 150 years stronger, it is among the nation's top
10 children's hospitals. It is ranked No.1 for newborn care for the
fifth straight year and ranked in all specialties evaluated by U.S.
News & World Report. Children's National is transforming pediatric
medicine for all children. In 2021, the Children's National
Research & Innovation Campus opened, the first in the nation
dedicated to pediatric research. Children's National has been
designated three times in a row as a Magnet - hospital,
demonstrating the highest standards of nursing and patient care
delivery. This pediatric academic health system offers expert care
through a convenient, community-based primary care network and
specialty care locations in the D.C. metropolitan area, including
Maryland and Virginia. Children's National is home to the
Children's National Research Institute and Sheikh Zayed Institute
for Pediatric Surgical Innovation and is the nation's
seventh-highest NIH-funded children's hospital. It is recognized
for its expertise and innovation in pediatric care and as a strong
voice for children through advocacy at the local, regional and
national levels.Benefits
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