PACU RN
About The Position
At Silver Cross Surgery Center, health and care are inseparable, focusing on offering a high quality, service oriented environment for surgical procedures. The center utilizes technology for surgeons across various specialties including Anesthesiology, Ear, Nose, and Throat, Head and Neck Surgery, General Surgery, Gynecology, Ophthalmology/Oculoplastic, Orthopedic Surgery, Pain Management, Plastic Surgery, Podiatry, Spine Surgery, and Urology/Lithotripsy. The PACU Registered Nurse provides continuity and quality nursing care for all patients, continually evaluating their condition, ensuring patient safety, comfort, and privacy. This role may involve assisting physicians in procedure rooms with tasks, conscious sedation, and sterile techniques. The nurse will provide total comprehensive patient care to patients emerging from general anesthesia and/or sedation, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the patient and family in preparation for discharge. USPI partners with physicians and healthcare systems to provide first-class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States, committed to efficient and clinically excellent surgical services. USPI fosters an inclusive culture that respects differences and supports individual contributions, leveraging diversity to better meet the needs of its diverse patient and physician population.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited RN School of Nursing
- Active RN license in IL
- BLS and ACLS Required
- Ability to make decisions based on nursing judgment
- Able to prioritize and organize workload to meet the needs of patients and the unit
- Strong communication skills, verbal and written
Nice To Haves
- 2 years experience in PACU or Critical Care
Responsibilities
- Provides continuity and quality nursing care for all patients
- Continually evaluates the patient's condition
- Provides patient safety, comfort, and privacy at all times
- May assist the physicians in the procedure rooms with various tasks, conscious sedation, and utilizing sterile techniques as deemed appropriate
- Will provide total comprehensive patient care to patients emerging from general anesthesia and/or sedation
- Performs assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the patient and family in preparation for discharge
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
- Life and AD&D coverage
- Availability of short- and long-term disability
- Flexible financial benefits including FSAs and HSAs
- 401(k) and access to retirement planning
- Paid holidays and vacation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
