Preop/PACU RN (Per Diem)
About The Position
Under direction, the Nurse is responsible for providing professional direct or indirect nursing care to patients in both the preoperative and post-anesthesia phases. Preoperative nurses play a critical role in preparing patients for surgery by conducting comprehensive assessments, reviewing medications, coordinating diagnostic testing, and ensuring all necessary consent and documentation are complete. They educate patients about the surgical process and provide emotional support to reduce anxiety, while also confirming physical readiness for surgery. Following surgery, post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) nurses care for patients as they recover from anesthesia, monitoring vital signs, levels of consciousness, and overall responsiveness. Patients may experience confusion, pain, nausea, or difficulty breathing, and may not be able to clearly communicate their needs. This role demands quick decision-making in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment to ensure patients safely regain consciousness and stabilize after surgery.
Requirements
- Graduate of Accredited School of Nursing
- Current state RN License
- BLS required
- ACLS required
- Minimum one year in pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative surgical patient care
Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive assessments of patients in the preoperative phase.
- Review patient medications.
- Coordinate diagnostic testing for surgical patients.
- Ensure all necessary consent and documentation are complete for surgery.
- Educate patients about the surgical process.
- Provide emotional support to reduce patient anxiety.
- Confirm physical readiness for surgery.
- Care for patients recovering from anesthesia in the PACU.
- Monitor vital signs, levels of consciousness, and overall responsiveness of post-anesthesia patients.
- Manage patient confusion, pain, nausea, or difficulty breathing post-surgery.
- Make quick decisions in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment to ensure safe patient recovery and stabilization.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
