Registered Nurse PreOp PACU II, Pool - Ontario Advanced Surgery Center

SCA Health•Ontario, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

SCA Health is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) PreOp PACU for the Ontario Advanced Surgery Center. The nurse assesses patients before and after procedures, develops and implements individualized perianesthesia plans of care, manages recovery from anesthesia, and evaluates progress toward patient outcomes. The role includes safe medication administration, acute pain and comfort management, patient and support-person education, care coordination and handoffs, accurate documentation, and advocacy for patient rights, dignity, privacy, and confidentiality. The nurse provides age-specific, culturally competent care, collaborates with other disciplines, participates in quality improvement and team activities, maintains competencies, and complies with facility policies and applicable nursing practice requirements.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
At least one year of preoperative or PACU experience.
Medical/surgical nursing experience.
Current state licensure in good standing.
Current BLS/BCLS certification or successful completion within 90 days of employment.
Current ACLS certification or successful completion within 90 days of employment.
If pediatric care is within the facility’s scope of services, current PALS certification or successful completion within 90 days of employment.

Responsibilities

Promote SCA Health’s mission, vision, and values.
Assess preoperative and postoperative patient status at required intervals, including cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological, hemodynamic, pain, comfort, and mental status.
Interpret information from noninvasive and invasive monitors and apply appropriate patient-transfer or discharge scoring criteria.
Develop and implement individualized perianesthesia plans of care, including anesthesia recovery, injury prevention, communication, pain management, safe medication administration, and interventions to maintain or restore patient systems and baseline status.
Protect patients from infection, manage comorbid conditions and prescribed fluids, and support normothermia and wound and tissue perfusion.
Assess patient or support-person knowledge and provide education about expected responses, nutrition, medications, pain, comfort, and wound management.
Involve patients or designated support persons in decisions about the perioperative plan of care and rehabilitation.
Protect patient rights, dignity, privacy, and confidentiality, and provide age-specific, culturally competent, ethical care within legal standards.
Evaluate patient progress toward outcomes and transfer care as needed.
Provide accurate, concise, pertinent handoff reports to other teammates.
Delegate tasks in accordance with applicable nursing practice requirements, laws, and job descriptions.
Document nursing care completely, accurately, and legibly.
Collaborate with other disciplines and participate in quality review and performance improvement projects.
Participate in performance appraisal, team meetings, trainings, and daily safety huddles.
Use problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills to foster effective work relationships.
Maintain required competencies and pursue professional growth.
Demonstrate fiscal responsibility, comply with facility policies and procedures, and perform other assigned duties.