Registered Nurse: PACU

Under the general supervision of the Team Leader and Director of Surgical Services, is responsible for the delivery of safe, effective and quality patient/family centered care in Surgical Services.

Responsibilities

Patient Advocacy: - Protects the patient's rights, dignity, and privacy - Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families - Develops and/or implements and maintains an individualized plan of care, including developmental and cultural needs - Promotes patient's independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, friends, and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions - Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies - Utilize appropriate resources for non-English speaking patients, hearing a...