PACU RN

Regal Medical Group•Glendale, CA

35d•$60 - $62

About The Position

Assists the PACU Charge Nurse in the daily clinical operations of the PACU in accordance with established Federal, State, and accreditation standards and center policies and procedures. Participates in direct patient care including maintaining a clean, orderly and safe environment. The pre-operative nurse is responsible for planning, directing, coordinating and providing high quality, individualized patient care in the pre-operative period of the patient’s surgical experience

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
RN or LVN License
Working knowledge and experience in PACU from hospital or ambulatory surgery center including direct patient care. Ability to adhere to work schedule and manage time appropriately. Ability to utilize resources in a timely, organized and cost effective manner.
Knowledge of patient monitoring equipment.

Responsibilities

Assesses patient/significant others understanding of disease process and need for surgical intervention.
Performs pre/post operative teaching to patient/significant other.
Demonstrates appropriate nursing management and intervention preoperatively and post operatively.
Assess the patient for level of recovery from anesthesia.
Provides effective airway management postoperatively.
Assesses and manages postoperative complications such as nausea and vomiting.
Provides wound assessment and management to ensure uncomplicated wound healing.
Provides safe medication administration.
Manages patient complications/emergencies preoperatively and postoperatively.
Utilizes aseptic technique and infection control principles to establish and maintain intravenous access.
Reports significant patient information to medical staff appropriately.
Demonstrates skill and knowledge in providing appropriate patient care across the age span.
Demonstrates compliance with abuse reporting responsibilities.
Identifies and reports suspected child, spousal/partner, and elder abuse per protocol.
Demonstrates knowledge and skill in caring for the latex sensitive patient.
Demonstrates ability to identify latex sensitive patients.
Communicates to appropriate personnel.
Initiates and follows procedure protocol.
Demonstrates appropriate care for the patient experiencing pain.
Documents pain history and assessment.
Demonstrates techniques to relieve patient’s pain.
Evaluates effectiveness of technique used.
Provides patient/family teaching for the management of the patient experiencing pain.
Documents patient response during recovery.
Facilitates actions and activities that support accountability to practice.
Identifies and initiates problem resolution.
Actively participates, develops, and implements activities and measures promoting quality care.
Adheres to the pre-op room standards of nursing care.
Admits patients to pre-op. Obtain and review pre-operative lab work.
Perform pre-operative interview of patients.
Observe vital signs, stat and maintain IV’s and IV sites, dressing, tubes, drains and any special monitoring equipment.
Administers pre-operative medications as ordered by the physicians.
Implements plan of care.
Demonstrates knowledge of medical record policy and procedure in management of patient information.
Participates in medical records TQM.
Listens respectfully, gives feedback directly, honestly and talks with others to clarify differences.
Utilizes translation services when needed.
Utilizes appropriate services when needed to communicate with employees and patients with speech and hearing disorders.
Effectively communicates and interacts with patients, their family, and other external and internal clients (including fellow employees) from diverse
Demonstrates a willingness to look at new ideas and work in a changing environment.
Understands, verbalizes and participates in the quality improvement process.
Supports initiatives designed to improve individual and organizational performance.
Performs other duties as directed by management.