Job Location Maryville, IL 62062 Position Type Full Time (80 Hours) Salary Range $30.00 - $53.70 Hourly
Job Shift Days Job Category Nurse
Responsible for the interview and assessment preoperatively for the surgical patient.
Responsible for the screening process of scheduled surgical patients. Responsible to obtain testing information from primary physician and past medical visits as needed.
Job Responsibilities
1 Supports patient’s rights and responsibilities, including respect of cultural, ethical and religious
diversity
2. Provides age-appropriate and population specific patient care in a safe, skillful, accurate and efficient
manner to infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric populations.
3. Assesses patient and family learning needs and provides ongoing education and evaluation.
Documents readiness to learn, teaching barriers and outcomes.
4. Completes documentation accurately and in a timely manner, according to hospital policies and
procedures
5. Effectively utilizes the nursing process to ensure optimal nursing care and patient outcomes.
6. Engages in activities to expand and/or enhance the professional nursing role, which includes integration
of research and evidence based practice.
7. Provides leadership and autonomy in the professional practice setting and the profession.
8. Acts in accordance with hospital policies and Code of Excellence and Code of Conduct.
9. Completes screening telephone calls on scheduled surgical patients
10. Orders lab work appropriately
11. Initiates appropriate orders.
12. Accurately completes the PAT/Preop Checklist
13. Is able to prioritize telephone calls based on date and urgency of lab work completion.
14. Reports patient concerns to Preanesthesia Testing Nurse Liaison and anesthesiologist.
15. Independently follows up on appropriate needs for patients.
16. Flexible to assist and relieve nurses in all areas of PACU department as directed by Manager during high census times, or to cover vacations.
17. Follow Anderson Hospital dress code for nursing staff.
18. Keep up on all Health-stream assignments and department competencies
Education Requirements and Other Requirements:
Education
Level: Graduate of an accredited nursing program
Certification/Licensure: Illinois licensed or eligible.
CPR certification required
ACLS provider status preferred
PALS provider status preferred
Experience Requirements: Minimum one year of PACU experience preferred
Critical care experience preferred
Anderson Hospital is a proud entity of Anderson Healthcare, a regional healthcare network that has been serving Madison County residents' healthcare needs since 1977.
We are an independent, not-for-profit hospital in Maryville, Illinois, providing emergency care, acute inpatient and outpatient care, scheduled surgeries, diagnostic testing, and more. Our entire medical team and staff are dedicated to creating a healthcare setting in which quality of life and service excellence are experienced by our patients, their families, the medical staff, and the community. Our 144-bed, technology-driven acute care facility offers patients access to cutting-edge diagnostic capabilities typically only available in larger healthcare settings. Throughout our history, Anderson Hospital has responded to the needs of Metro-East residents. Each new medical service and every expansion have been in direct response to our communities' needs that we are privileged to be a part of.
Anderson Hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission, which has accredited hospitals for nearly 70 years. This hospital accreditation is evidence of our commitment to patient quality and safety and endorses our expertise.
