Travel Nurse RN - PACU - Post Anesthesia Care - $1,646 per week

Certification Details Current New Mexico RN license or current Compact state license. BLS Certification required or within 2 weeks of hire date. All other required certifications must be obtained within 6 months of hire date. If the nurse has the required certifications at the time of hire, they must maintain the certifications and will not have a grace period to renew. (See Required Department Certification List detailed on the last page of this document.) Job Details POSITION TITLE: Clinical Nurse DEPARTMENT: Patient Care Services POSITION SUMMARY: The Registered Nurse is a clinical practitioner who coordinates and implements patient care specific to the age of the patient population served on the assigned units. Ensures that quality care is provided in an efficient and safe manner, consistent with the unit's standards of care. Demonstrates performance consistent with the mission, philosophy, and goals of the unit and organization. Demonstrates quality and effectiveness in work habits and clinical practice. Treats staff, physicians, patients, and families with consideration and respect. Job Requirements EDUCATION: Graduate of an accredited program for Registered Nursing. EXPERIENCE: Not specified but likely required given the nature of the job. SKILLS: Current knowledge and skills appropriate to age/type of patient population served. Knowledgeable and sensitive to patients' rights in the delivery of care. Communicates in a clear concise manner appropriate to the developmental age of patient. Schedule Information Shift: Rotating shift On Call: Yes, 1 weeknight a week, 2 full weekends per month (Sat Sun1 weekend) Floating: Yes, within departments of surgical services Blocked scheduling accommodated? Yes NP Ratio: 1:1 in phase 1:2 phase 2, MedSurg admissions 1:3 Unit Specific Information PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Must be able to handle emergency/crisis situations, prolonged, extensive or considerable standing and walking. Requires heavy physical effort to position, push and/or transfer patients or equipment and supplies. Requires considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling and crouching. Ability to judge distance and space relationships, see peripherally, distinguish and identify different colors. Hearing and visual acuity within normal or correctable limits. Manual dexterity and fine motor coordination required. Additional Details Shift details and expectations BEDS ON UNIT: 17 Scrub Color: Graphite Gray