Covenant Health

Registered Nurse, Post Anesthesia Care

$5,000 Sign-on Bonus for Experienced RNs

Full Time, 72 Hours Per Pay Period, Day Shift 

Straight weekend days position; 6:30a-7p Fri-Sun; dual role for pre-op holding area & PACU.

The Post Anesthesia Care Unit at Fort Sanders Regional is a 15 bay fast paced, team driven unit that serves a wide variety of postoperative patients.  Our team recovers most of our surgical patients from our 17 suite ORs.  In addition, we provide Phase I recovery care to patients requiring general anesthesia from other procedural areas. 

Our team consists of RNs, perioperative technicians, and unit secretaries.

Nursing responsibilities include some preoperative but mostly postoperative Phase I recovery care.  Nurses are trained in Phase I recovery, working as a team with our anesthesiologists to meet safe criteria for discharge to the next phase of care. 

Our department is open from 6 AM-11 PM, Monday-Friday with holiday, after hours and weekend call coverage.  Call coverage for RNs is 4 weeknight calls per 6 weeks.  Weekend call coverage is 1 12-hour day call Saturday or Sunday and 1 12-hour night call Saturday or Sunday per 6 weeks.  Holiday call is on a yearly rotating schedule.

We are looking for team focused RNs who are highly motivated with critical thinking skills, computer proficiency, detail oriented and who put their patients first.

Position Summary:

Provides professional nursing care within an assigned unit; coordinates care planning with other disciplines.

If you have any questions, please contact Recruiter: Lacey Spoon || Lspoon2@covhlth.com || 865-374-5404

• Correlates patient history and support systems within hospital care/nursing home care.
• Assesses needs of patient and family.
• Develops and initiates plan of care, involving patient and family.
• Recommends interventions.
• Evaluates plan of care.
• Clinical expertise and knowledge is such that individual can resolve complex patient/management/physician problems without supervision.
• Demonstrates competence in performing critical skills to include appropriate delivery of care according to the age-specific needs of the population served.
• Leads process improvement initiatives in their own unit or participate in facility team.
• Precepts new employees/students or attends formal preceptor workshop and is willing to precept. Reviews clinical performance of preceptee with unit leader or clinical instructor.
• Provides four contact hours of educational activities, excluding basic patient education.
• Contributes to development and evaluation of unit orientation program.
• Supervises LPNs, Nursing Assistants, HUCs, Techs, and sitters.
• Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education:

None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.

Miniumum Experience:

Minimum of three (3) years professional experience. Prior PACU or ICU experience preferred.

Licensure Requirement:

Must have and maintain Tennessee State RN licensure. CPR required. ACLS & PALS preferred.

RN license