Registered Nurse - PACU (Post Anesthesia Care Unit)/One Day Surgery en None

At Mahaska Health a Registered Professional Nurse at is responsible for delivering high-quality patient care through the comprehensive nursing process, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. This role involves coordinating patient education and collaborating with interdisciplinary personnel to ensure cohesive and effective care. The nurse maintains professional standards in alignment with Mahaska Health’s established methods and procedures, promoting excellence and consistency in clinical practice.

Hours: Full-time – Monday - Friday (8:30am - 5pm)
We are searching for a candidate who will work primary in PACU (Post Anesthesia Care Unit) and float to One Day Surgery as needed.

Essential job responsibilities include but are not limited to,

• Assess and document physical, psychological, spiritual, and social dimensions of patients on admission.
• Establish treatment priorities based on medical and nursing diagnosis.
• Initiate, implement, and modify an interdisciplinary plan of care individualized to each patients assessed needs including family.
• Utilize all available resources in planning care and consults as necessary with physicians, supervisors, and interdisciplinary services.
• Provide ongoing reassessment and documentation of patient's status.
• Perceive patient problems and/or complications through assessment skills and implements appropriate action.
• Document nursing intervention and patient response.
• Implement clinical and technical aspects of care and nursing orders in accordance with established standards.
• Safely prepare, administer, and document medications and IV therapy.
• Assess possible discharge needs at time of admission, throughout hospitalization, and finalize discharge planning with input from the interdisciplinary team, the patient, patient’s family, and other available resources.
• Assess for and provide patient and family education at their level of understanding regarding disease process and treatment plan.
• Organize workload effectively to accomplish care in timely manner.
• Utilize charting methods as approved by the Mahaska Health.
• Accurately transcribe and communicate oral and written physician orders.

Job Requirements include but are not limited to,

• A graduate from an accredited school of nursing and currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Iowa (or) a graduate from an accredited school of nursing and currently licensed as a Registered Nurse able to work in the state of Iowa.
• Two years of surgical services experience preferably.
• Required to be current in BLS (Basic Life Support) by the standards of the American Heart Association.
• Required to be certified in ALS (Advanced Life Support) and PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) within 1 year of hire.
• Will be required to show proof of having completed Mandatory Reporter course at the time of hire or attend within 6 months of the start date.
• Must adhere to all training requirements as mandated by Federal, State, and Professional licensure and regulatory standards.