Nurse PACU

Mercy Gilbert Medical Center•Gilbert, AZ

1d•$35 - $59•Onsite

About The Position

As our Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) Nurse at Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, you will take a leadership role in assessing patient/family health problems and resources, and developing, implementing, and evaluating comprehensive nursing care plans. This position provides professional nursing care and interventions to acutely ill patient populations across all ages, from infancy to later life/geriatric, within our dynamic Perioperative department. Every day you will go over consent forms, answer questions about the procedure, do preoperative assessments, and prepare patients for various surgical procedures. You will serve as a patient advocate through holistic care practices, recognizing and adapting swiftly to changes in patient conditions (e.g., abnormal lab results, vital signs) in a timely and clinically appropriate manner. Utilizing the SBAR format for physician notification and performing bedside nurse-to-nurse reports are critical daily functions. To be successful in this role, you will be a possess a knowledge of surgical procedures and a critical care background. Along with excellent written and interpersonal communication skill and basic computer skills. Your capacity to engage and motivate others, manage change, assume accountability for decisions, and effectively utilize resources will be crucial in this dynamic PACU Nurse role, where call is required and is based on shift and patient volume.

Requirements

One (1) year RN experience within Critical Care (ICU, Telemetry, ER)
AZ RN license or RN license from a Compact State
Current American Heart Association BLS
American Heart Association ACLS, within 30 days
American Heart Association PALS, within 6 months
Knowledge of surgical procedures
Critical care background
Excellent written and interpersonal communication skill
Basic computer skills
Capacity to engage and motivate others
Capacity to manage change
Capacity to assume accountability for decisions
Capacity to effectively utilize resources

Nice To Haves

Strong cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring skills
BSN
One (1) year post anesthesia care experience
Knowledge of surgical procedures
Critical care (surgical) background
Pediatric experience helpful

Responsibilities

Prepare patients for surgical procedures
Administer medications as directed by physician
Develop and implement nursing care plan for surgical patients
Demonstrate a high level of compassion for patients
Organizes and prioritizes patient care activities balanced with the needs and comfort of the patient
Take a leadership role in assessing patient/family health problems and resources, and developing, implementing, and evaluating comprehensive nursing care plans.
Provide professional nursing care and interventions to acutely ill patient populations across all ages, from infancy to later life/geriatric, within our dynamic Perioperative department.
Go over consent forms, answer questions about the procedure, do preoperative assessments, and prepare patients for various surgical procedures.
Serve as a patient advocate through holistic care practices, recognizing and adapting swiftly to changes in patient conditions (e.g., abnormal lab results, vital signs) in a timely and clinically appropriate manner.
Utilize the SBAR format for physician notification and performing bedside nurse-to-nurse reports are critical daily functions.