Registered Nurse PreOp PACU II - East Pavilion Surgery Center

SCA Health•Portland, OR

About The Position

East Pavilion Surgery Center, a state-of-the-art ambulatory surgery center jointly owned and managed by SCA Health, has five operating rooms and provides outpatient services across multiple specialties. The center describes its environment as fast-paced, quality- and safety-centered, and focused on patients and employees. The Registered Nurse PreOp PACU promotes SCA Health’s mission, vision, and values while providing preoperative and postoperative nursing care and supporting patients throughout the perianesthesia continuum. The RN assesses patients’ cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological, hemodynamic, pain and comfort, and mental status; interprets monitor information; develops and implements individualized plans of care; and evaluates progress toward outcomes. The nurse supports recovery from general, monitored, regional, and local anesthesia, provides education and pain management, administers medications safely, protects patient rights and privacy, documents care, coordinates transfers and handoffs, and collaborates with the care team. The role also includes maintaining competencies, participating in quality improvement and team activities, and complying 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 to practice nursing.
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.
When 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 the mission, vision, and values of SCA Health.
Assess preoperative and postoperative patient status at required intervals, including cardiovascular, respiratory and airway, neurological, hemodynamic, pain and comfort, and mental status.
Interpret information from noninvasive and invasive monitors and apply relevant discharge and transfer scoring criteria accurately.
Develop and implement individualized perianesthesia plans of care, including care for recovery from general, monitored anesthesia care, regional, and local anesthesia.
Protect patients from injury related to positioning, thermal sources, or extraneous objects; maintain normothermia and protect against infection.
Provide acute pain and comfort management, administer medications using the eight rights of medication administration, and manage fluids and applicable comorbid conditions as prescribed.
Perform interventions to maintain wound integrity, tissue perfusion, body-system function, and fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance at or above baseline levels.
Assess patient or support-person knowledge and provide education about expected responses, nutrition, medications, pain and comfort, wounds, and the procedure.
Involve patients or designated support persons in decisions about care and rehabilitation; protect patient rights, dignity, privacy, and confidentiality.
Provide age-specific, culturally competent, ethical care within legal standards and deliver consistent, comparable care across settings.
Evaluate patient progress toward outcomes, transfer care when needed, and provide accurate, concise, pertinent handoff reports.
Delegate tasks in accordance with applicable nursing practice requirements, state laws, and job descriptions.
Document nursing care completely, accurately, and legibly.
Collaborate with other disciplines, participate in quality review and performance improvement, and take part in performance appraisal.
Use problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills to foster effective working relationships; maintain competencies and pursue professional growth.
Comply with facility policies and procedures and actively participate in team meetings, trainings, and daily safety huddles.
Demonstrate fiscal responsibility and perform other assigned duties.

Benefits

Positive work culture
Monday–Friday work schedule
Career growth opportunities
Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental insurance, eligible on the first day of employment
Paid time off
Nine employer-paid holidays
Maternity, paternity, and adoption benefits
Employer-paid life insurance
Employer-paid short- and long-term disability insurance
401(k) plan