Registered Nurse PreOp PACU II, Pool - Charleston Surgery Center

SCA Health•Summerville, SC

About The Position

SCA Health is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) PreOp PACU for Charleston Surgery Center. The nurse assesses patients before and after procedures, develops and implements individualized perianesthesia plans of care, and evaluates patient progress toward expected outcomes. Care includes managing recovery from general, monitored, regional, and local anesthesia; addressing pain and comfort; maintaining patient safety and physiological stability; preventing infection; and educating patients or their designated support people. The nurse protects patient rights, dignity, privacy, and confidentiality, provides age-specific and culturally competent care, and collaborates with the care team throughout the perianesthesia continuum. The role also includes documenting care, communicating patient status and providing hand-off reports, transferring care when needed, delegating tasks in accordance with applicable requirements, participating in quality improvement and performance appraisal activities, maintaining competencies, and pursuing professional growth. The position is listed as pool. The stated pay range is USD $30.00 to USD $50.00 per hour.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
One year of preoperative or PACU experience required.
Medical/surgical nursing experience.
Current state licensure in good standing to practice.
Current BLS/BCLS certification, or successful completion of a BLS/BCLS course within 90 days of employment.
Current ACLS certification, or successful completion of an ACLS 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 a PALS course within 90 days of employment.

Responsibilities

Promote SCA Health’s mission, vision, and values.
Assess patients’ preoperative and postoperative status at intervals according to facility or organizational policies, including cardiovascular, respiratory and airway, neurological, hemodynamic, pain and comfort, and mental status.
Interpret information from noninvasive and invasive monitors and understand commonly encountered disease processes and the physiology of anesthesia techniques and procedures.
Apply organizationally defined scoring systems and discharge criteria for patient transfer accurately.
Develop and implement individualized perianesthesia plans of care, including managing recovery from general, monitored, regional, and local anesthesia.
Protect patients from injury related to positioning, thermal sources, and extraneous objects.
Communicate patient status throughout the perianesthesia continuum of care and provide accurate, concise, pertinent hand-off reports.
Provide acute pain and comfort management and administer medications safely using the 8 rights of medication administration.
Maintain wound integrity, tissue perfusion, organ-system function, fluid and electrolyte balance, acid-base balance, and normothermia at or above baseline levels as appropriate.
Protect patients from infection, manage comorbid conditions, and manage 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 responses to the procedure.
Involve patients or designated support people in decisions about perioperative care and rehabilitation.
Protect patient rights, dignity, privacy, and confidentiality; provide age-specific, culturally competent, ethical care within legal standards and consistent care across settings.
Evaluate patient progress toward outcomes and transfer care as needed.
Delegate tasks in accordance with applicable Nurse Practice Act, nursing board or registration requirements, state 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 working relationships.
Maintain required competencies and pursue professional growth.
Demonstrate fiscal responsibility, comply with facility policies and procedures, and perform other duties as assigned.