Registered Nurse - PACU
About The Position
Utilizes the nursing process for assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation to provide safe, therapeutic care. Functions as a member of the interdisciplinary and nursing teams; carries out established nursing procedures and performs related duties as required; performs nursing care for patients with more complex needs with assistance and supervision. Assists with the management of patient care administered by other members of the nursing team. The Perianesthesia Care Units at Bayfront Medical Center is composed of Pre-operative (preop), PACU phase I, PACU phase II, and extended care. The team of perianesthesia specialty nurses provides dynamic, compassionate care for a wide variety of surgical patients for adults and adolescents (13 and up) throughout the ambulatory care setting from admission to discharge. In preparing patients for surgery, we assure their readiness and provide preoperative teaching for patients and their families. The priority postoperatively is to physiologically stabilize patients, provide innovative pain management strategies, and integrate family-centered care. Our postoperative area cares for patients recovering from a wide variety of surgeries and procedures including, but not limited to general surgery, ophthalmology, GYN, GU, OHNS, robotics, and plastic surgery. An interdisciplinary team of nurses, surgeons, specialty physicians and anesthesiologists work to recover the patient from surgery.
Requirements
- Registered Nurse license
- Experience in Perianesthesia Care Units (Pre-operative, PACU phase I, PACU phase II, extended care)
- Ability to provide care for adult and adolescent surgical patients (13 and up)
- Proficiency in the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation)
- Ability to perform nursing care for patients with complex needs
- Skill in managing patient care administered by other nursing team members
- Knowledge of various surgeries and procedures (general surgery, ophthalmology, GYN, GU, OHNS, robotics, plastic surgery)
- Ability to work with an interdisciplinary team of nurses, surgeons, specialty physicians, and anesthesiologists
Responsibilities
- Utilizes the nursing process for assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation to provide safe, therapeutic care.
- Functions as a member of the interdisciplinary and nursing teams.
- Carries out established nursing procedures and performs related duties as required.
- Performs nursing care for patients with more complex needs with assistance and supervision.
- Assists with the management of patient care administered by other members of the nursing team.
- Provides dynamic, compassionate care for a wide variety of surgical patients for adults and adolescents (13 and up) throughout the ambulatory care setting from admission to discharge.
- Assures patient readiness for surgery and provides preoperative teaching for patients and their families.
- Physiologically stabilizes patients postoperatively.
- Provides innovative pain management strategies.
- Integrates family-centered care.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
