Registered Nurse PreOp PACU II - Brooklyn Park

SCA Health•Brooklyn Park, MN

About The Position

SCA Health is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) PreOp PACU to provide individualized, age-specific, culturally competent perianesthesia care. The nurse assesses patients before and after procedures, interprets information from monitoring equipment, develops and implements plans of care, supports recovery from different types of anesthesia, manages pain and other clinical needs, and evaluates progress toward expected outcomes. The role also includes patient and support-person education, advocacy, accurate documentation and handoffs, collaboration with other disciplines, and participation in quality, safety, and professional development activities. The position supports SCA Health’s mission, vision, and values and requires compliance with facility policies and applicable standards of nursing practice.

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 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 within 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 patients’ preoperative and postoperative status at required intervals, including cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological, hemodynamic, pain and comfort, and mental status needs.
Interpret information from noninvasive and invasive monitors.
Apply appropriate patient transfer and discharge scoring systems according to organizational policy.
Develop and implement individualized perianesthesia plans of care.
Prepare for and manage patient recovery from general, monitored, regional, and local anesthesia.
Protect patients from injury, infection, and positioning or thermal-related harm.
Communicate patient status throughout the perianesthesia continuum of care.
Provide acute pain and comfort management and administer medications using the eight rights of safe medication administration.
Maintain wound integrity, tissue perfusion, body-system function, fluid and electrolyte balance, and normothermia.
Manage comorbid conditions and fluids as prescribed.
Assess patient or support-person knowledge and provide education about expected responses, nutrition, medications, pain, comfort, wounds, and procedures.
Involve patients or designated support persons in decisions about perioperative care and rehabilitation.
Protect patient rights, dignity, privacy, and confidentiality, and provide ethical care within legal standards.
Evaluate patient progress toward outcomes and transfer care as needed.
Provide accurate, concise, pertinent handoff reports.
Delegate tasks in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, 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, trainings, and daily safety huddles.
Use problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills to foster effective working relationships.
Maintain required competencies and pursue professional growth.
Demonstrate fiscal responsibility, comply with facility policies and procedures, and perform other duties as assigned.