Job Title: PACU
Location: Nashua, New Hampshire
Schedule: 8:00AM – 5:00PM x 5
Term: 13-week assignment with the potential for extension
Pay Rate: $65 – $70/hr
Astrya Global, a San Diego based medical staffing agency, is hiring a PACU for a temporary assignment in Nashua, New Hampshire. These positions are 13-week contracts with the ability to extend.
Responsibilities for a PACU:
• Render professional nursing care to patients within an assigned unit of the hospital, in support of medical care as directed by medical staff
• Maintain compliance in completion of all unit-specific competencies and requirements required to care for critically ill patients within the department
• Participate in quality improvement planning and processes for the area of practice
• Complete clinical documentation and care plans comprehensively for all assigned patients in a timely manner
• Seek feedback regarding practice and take appropriate actions
• Practice in accordance with current practice standards (ANA, NH Nurse Practice Act, Specialty standards)
• Communicate patient information appropriately for continuity and safe care through hand offs, walking rounds, and physician/provider interaction
• Provide a safe and secure environment for patients, visitors, and staff by following established procedures and protocols
• Implement resources and initiatives to improve patient safety
• Work within guidelines of Just Culture Environment to promote error reporting and adoption of safe practices
• Utilize appropriate chain of command to ensure issues are addressed
• Complete hourly rounding in collaboration with Licensed Nursing Assistants (LNAs) on all assigned patients
• Identify and assist in correction of patient care safety issues
• Build respectful relationships through early and proactive identification of concerns, compliments, or suggestions
• Collaborate unit to unit and shift to shift for timely resolution of conflicts and issues
• Consult with nurses in other departments/units to draw upon expertise in other clinical areas/specialties
• Display a professional, positive perspective at all times, including when faced with difficult circumstances
• Seek opportunities to assist all team members
• Demonstrate willingness to resolve tension within the unit or department
• Demonstrate practice consistent with the tenets of shared governance and the philosophy of the unit and organization
• Assist with solution identification in response to problems and conflicts
• Effectively delegate aspects of care and unit activities to other nursing personnel
• Collaborate in planning, supervising, and instructing other nurses and assistants
• Work collaboratively with nursing students and instructors
• Participate in peer review of colleagues
• Participate in DNV survey readiness
• Assist with insertion of Flow wire, Opsens, and IVUS
• Demonstrate knowledge of contraindications and reversal for IV adenosine infusion
• Safely administer procedural sedation and pass annual sedation examination
• Document sedation according to policies and procedures
• Maintain current New Hampshire RN license
• Maintain current BLS and ACLS certifications
• Obtain Basic Dysrhythmia certification prior to completion of orientation
• Obtain NIHSS certification prior to completion of orientation
• Complete Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training prior to completion of orientation
• Manage earned time off (ETO) per policy
• Avoid use of unauthorized overtime
Benefits for a PACU:
- Weekly pay every Friday
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life/Pet Insurance
- 401K Retirement Plan (matching)
- Full-service Credentialing and Corporate Travel Team
- Referral Bonus up to $1,500
Astrya Global Medical Staffing offers 10+ years of staffing experience, 100% domestic support, and is certified by both the Joint Commission and National Association of Locum Tenens Organizations. At Astrya, we are dedicated to helping healthcare professionals find the perfect job.
