Registered Nurse PACU II - Atrius Health Ambulatory Surgery Center

SCA Health•Waltham, MA

19h

About The Position

SCA Health is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) PACU for the Atrius Health Ambulatory Surgery Center. The role involves assessing patients throughout their episode of care, developing an individualized perianesthesia plan of care, and providing accurate, concise, pertinent hand-off reports to teammates about patients’ conditions and responses to care. The nurse may also perform other duties as assigned. SCA Health is part of Optum and supports a network of ambulatory surgical centers, specialty physician practice clinics, labs, and surgical hospitals. The organization describes its work as supporting accessible, patient-centered specialty care and emphasizes clinical quality, integrity, service excellence, teamwork, accountability, continuous improvement, and inclusion.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Current state licensure to practice in good standing.
Successful completion of Basic Life Support (BLS) or Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) within 90 days of employment, or documentation of current BLS/BCLS certification.
Successful completion of an Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) course within 90 days of employment, or documentation of current ACLS certification.
When pediatric care is included in the facility’s scope of services, successful completion of a Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) course within 90 days of employment, or documentation of current PALS certification.

Nice To Haves

One year of PACU experience preferred.
Specialty certification in Perioperative Nursing or Perianesthesia preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patient status throughout the episode of care.
Develop an individualized perianesthesia plan of care.
Provide accurate, concise, and pertinent hand-off reports to teammates regarding the patient’s condition and response to care.
Perform other duties as assigned.