PACU RN

J Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital • Southport, NC

9d

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

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
• Education Level: No Education Listed