at University of Illinois at Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Extra Help Perianesthesia Nurse - Surgicenter/PACU
Extra Help Perianesthesia Nurse - Surgicenter/PACU
Hiring Department: Surgicenter/PACU
Location: Chicago, IL USA
Requisition ID: 1026438
FTE : 0.00
Work Schedule -
Shift :
# of Position: 2
Posting Date: 7/22/2024
About the University of Illinois Chicago
UIC is among the nation's preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent "Best Colleges" rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has over 300,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.
Description:
Position Summary
The Extra help Perianesthesia RN is a professional nurse who is directly or indirectly responsible for delivering total nursing care to any patient from different age levels during various phases of the perioperative stage including the care of post-surgical patients requiring extended stay or admission to the appropriate level of care. The Extra help Perianesthesia Nurse is accountable for the delivery of patient care utilizing the Nursing Process and Relationship-Based Care model as the framework. The Extra help Perianesthesia Nurse provides direct patient care and takes initiative to improve patient outcomes by integrating Shared Leadership, Evidence Based Practice, Relationship Based Care, and standards of nursing excellence into clinical practice. Through therapeutic relationships with patients, families, self and colleagues, the Extra help Perianesthesia Nurse functions as an interdisciplinary team member who provides quality patient care and fulfills unit and organizational goals of UI Health -ensuring safety to patients and employees, promoting positive patient experience and quality outcomes.
Shift: Flex Evening.
Two positions.
Duties & Responsibilities
Provides safe, high-quality perioperative nursing care which encompasses preoperative intake, support for minor procedures, post-anesthesia recovery Phase I & Phase II, and recovery room boarders for all levels of care to include ICU for a diverse patient population spanning the continuum from pediatrics to geriatrics.
Establishes an in-depth database by assessing the behavioral and physical status of a variety of pre-surgical patient populations, utilizing interview, observation, and physical examination. Interprets overt and subtle data to determine physiologic or psychosocial risk.
Ensures the delivery of quality nursing care for patients undergoing surgical and non-invasive procedures in accordance with age-related and individual needs, physician's orders, hospital policy, standards of care and nursing practice.
Responsible for assessing the needs of patients, planning nursing care to meet those needs, and ensuring that the plan of care is carried out and documented according to the principles defined in the nursing process.
Provides patient with safe, therapeutic, and quality care by utilizing the nursing process and diagnosis in a timely manner, setting appropriate priorities.
Evaluates patient's responses to care based on the effectiveness of nursing interventions in relation to established outcomes and consults with the medical staff, Care Team Lead, and/or Nursing Supervisor.
Demonstrates critical thinking by integrating theoretical knowledge and expertise to pose relevant clinical questions when evidence and practice differ.
Recommends changes to the plan of care based on observed variances.
Integrates nursing interventions into the multidisciplinary plan of... For full info follow application link.
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