Pre Op PACU PSU RN Day Shift

United Surgical Partners International•Nashville, TN

58d

About The Position

Under the supervision of the Charge Nurse and Nurse Manager of Pre-Op/PACU, the RN is responsible for implementing the Pre-Op Nursing Assessment/Post Anesthesia Care record and nursing care plan. The Pre-Op/ PACU nurse is also responsible for implementing all physician orders, providing for the continuity and quality of nursing care for all patients, with continual evaluation of the patient's condition, providing patient safety, comfort, and privacy at all time. At times, assist the physicians in the procedure rooms with various tasks, conscious sedation and utilizing sterile technique as deemed appropriate.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
New grads welcomed
Current Tennessee Nursing License
Current CPR and ACLS
Excellent communication skills
Good Organization habits
Ability to adapt to change quickly, strong knowledge base relative to surgery procedures and management of the surgical patient
Understands principles of aseptic technique and their implementation
Ability to care for patients from one-year-old to geriatrics
Excellent teaching skills
Basic knowledge of Continuous Quality Improvement ideology

Responsibilities

Implementing the Pre-Op Nursing Assessment/Post Anesthesia Care record and nursing care plan.
Implementing all physician orders
Providing for the continuity and quality of nursing care for all patients
Continual evaluation of the patient's condition
Providing patient safety, comfort, and privacy at all time.
Assist the physicians in the procedure rooms with various tasks, conscious sedation and utilizing sterile technique as deemed appropriate.