Registered Nurse Recovery Room/PACU

Medical University of South Carolina•Orangeburg, SC

About The Position

The MUSC Orangeburg PACU is a 9-bay post anesthesia care unit designed to care for a variety of post-surgical patients, including Orthopedics, General, Urology, Vascular, ENT, Pediatric, OBGYN, and Podiatry cases. Inpatient and outpatient surgeries are cared for in our PACU, along with inpatient holding. We work together with the anesthesia team and the surgical team to provide the best possible care for our patients. This position does require call hours based on department need.

Requirements

Graduation from accredited school of nursing.
Current RN license in South Carolina or compact state is required.
BLS is required.
PALS and ACLS certification are required within 6 months of hire.
Demonstrates the ability to prioritize responsibilities to most effectively meet patient care needs.
Recognizes emergency situations and initiates appropriate action.
Must possess the ability to read, analyze and interpret complex scientific, clinical or business journals, financial reports or legal documents.
Ability to respond to sensitive inquiries or complaints from guests, regulatory agencies, staff and members of the business community.
Ability to write persuasive correspondence, speeches and articles for publication.
Ability to effectively present information to top management, large public groups, and boards of directors.
Must possess the ability to perform more complex math functions (add, subtract, multiply and divide) to include calculating percentages, averages, volume, ratio and interpreting graphs - using numbers, money and units of measurement.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to deal with concrete and abstract concepts and interpret verbal, nonverbal and written instructions.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Nursing degree preferred.
Experience in critical care is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides post operative care for patients receiving general anesthesia and moderate sedation and assists the recovery room team as needed in any other capacity according to established processes.
Demonstrates the ability to prioritize responsibilities to most effectively meet patient care needs.
Recognizes emergency situations and initiates appropriate action.
Monitors medical condition of patients and reports changes to the appropriate personnel.
Provides direct patient care, evaluates outcomes, consults with other specialists as required and adjusts nursing care processes as indicated to assure optimal patient care.
Assists physicians with examinations, procedures related to direct patient care.
Has knowledge of all equipment, procedures and can instruct and precept personnel.
Demonstrates sensitivity to patients comfort and privacy and maintains a safe, therapeutic and comfortable environment for patients and families in accordance with hospital standards.
Orients, trains and instructs assigned personnel.
Cooperates with other personnel to achieve departmental objectives and maintain good employee objectives.
Monitors and ensures accuracy of recording of patient medical records maintaining all required reports, records and statistics.
Performs other miscellaneous and related duties as assigned.
Have knowledge of ADRN standards and practices.