Registered Nurse PreOp PACU II, Pool - Wellness Ambulatory Surgery Center

SCA Health•McKinney, TX

About The Position

SCA Health is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) PreOp PACU to provide perianesthesia care at Wellness Ambulatory Surgery Center. The RN assesses patients before and after procedures, develops and implements individualized plans of care, monitors recovery from anesthesia, and evaluates progress toward expected outcomes. Care includes managing pain and comfort, medications, fluids, comorbid conditions, infection prevention, patient safety, and the patient’s physical and psychosocial needs. The RN educates patients and designated support persons, involves them in care decisions, protects their rights and privacy, and provides age-specific and culturally competent care. The role also involves coordinating and transferring care, documenting nursing care, delegating appropriately, collaborating with other disciplines, participating in quality improvement and team activities, maintaining competencies, and pursuing professional growth. Compensation is listed as USD $29.00–$51.00 per hour.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Promote SCA Health’s mission, vision, and values.
Assess preoperative and postoperative patient status, including cardiovascular and respiratory function, airway needs, neurological status, hemodynamic stability, pain and comfort, and mental status.
Interpret information from noninvasive and invasive monitors and apply appropriate discharge or transfer scoring criteria.
Develop and implement individualized perianesthesia plans of care, including preparation for and management of recovery from general, monitored, regional, and local anesthesia.
Protect patients from injury related to positioning, thermal sources, and extraneous objects; prevent infection; and maintain wound integrity, tissue perfusion, normothermia, and the function of relevant body systems and fluid balances.
Communicate patient status throughout the perianesthesia continuum and provide acute pain and comfort management as needed.
Administer medications safely using the eight rights of medication administration.
Manage comorbid conditions and fluids as prescribed.
Assess patient or support-person knowledge and provide education about expected psychosocial responses, nutrition, medications, pain and comfort, wound care, and expected procedural responses.
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, transfer care as needed, and provide accurate, concise, pertinent hand-off reports.
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 appraisals, team meetings, training, and daily safety huddles.
Use problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills to foster effective work relationships.
Maintain required competencies and pursue professional growth.
Comply with facility policies and procedures, demonstrate fiscal responsibility, and perform other duties as assigned.