Pacu RN

J Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital • Southport, NC

11h

About The Position

Full-Time (40 hours per week) No nights, weekends, holidays Responsible for the management of all nursing care rendered immediately post-operative. He/she is capable of making intelligent, independent decisions in all aspects of PACU Nursing and has a working knowledge of surgical procedures and an equal knowledge of the technical equipment utilized for monitoring delivery of care Functions of the Position (not an exhaustive list): Provide optimal patient care in the immediate post-operative phase of anesthesia and surgery Restocks supplies, at the end of the day, which have been used during the course of the day Regulates, monitors, maintains, and documents all intravenous fluids that the patient receives in the PACU. Maintains accurate records of all vital signs, drains, and special equipment used on patient for recovery Transfers the patient back to the nursing units where the nurse monitors the vitals. After the patient is safely back in bed and stable, the PACU Staff Nurse gives a full report of the patient’s procedure, placement of drains and PACU say to the nurse who will be caring for the patient. He/she then reviews the doctor’s post-operative orders with the floor nurse and lets the floor nurse know any precautions to be taken in administering narcotics during the first phase of recovery

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Certification in Basic Life Support
• Certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Current North Carolina license as a registered nurse
• At least two (2) years of recent PACU or critical care experience that has afforded a working experience with the different types of operative procedures and anesthetic agents currently used so as to be prepared to provide optimum care for the patient in the immediate post-operative phase of anesthesia

Responsibilities

• Provide optimal patient care in the immediate post-operative phase of anesthesia and surgery
• Restocks supplies, at the end of the day, which have been used during the course of the day
• Regulates, monitors, maintains, and documents all intravenous fluids that the patient receives in the PACU.
• Maintains accurate records of all vital signs, drains, and special equipment used on patient for recovery
• Transfers the patient back to the nursing units where the nurse monitors the vitals.
• After the patient is safely back in bed and stable, the PACU Staff Nurse gives a full report of the patient’s procedure, placement of drains and PACU say to the nurse who will be caring for the patient.
• He/she then reviews the doctor’s post-operative orders with the floor nurse and lets the floor nurse know any precautions to be taken in administering narcotics during the first phase of recovery

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed