Registered Nurse (RN) - ASU Preop/PACU - Memorial Regional Medical Center

Bon Secours Health System•Mechanicsville, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

A preoperative/PACU nurse in an ambulatory surgery setting is responsible for preparing patients for procedures, including assessment, education, and ensuring readiness for surgery. In the post-anesthesia care unit, the nurse monitors patients’ recovery from anesthesia, manages pain and potential complications, and ensures safe discharge criteria are met. This role requires strong clinical judgment, effective communication, and the ability to provide efficient, patient-centered care in a fast-paced environment. The Operating Room Registered Nurse (RN) position is responsible for delivering exceptional nursing care to patients by utilizing strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status, determining the priority of the patient’s problems and needs, implementing clinical nursing interventions to acute, critical patients that require intensive medical care, developing and performing patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes, and ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment. The nurse will collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team, conduct initial and ongoing patient assessment, observe the surgery and surgical team from a broad perspective and assist the team to create and maintain a safe and comfortable environment for the patient. The RN is responsible for managing the nursing care of the patient within the OR and coordinating the needs of the surgical team with other care providers, providing pre-op, intra-op, and post-op care, including assessment and discharge instructions. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
BLS Basic Life Support
ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support or PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support (preferred at hire, must obtain from approved source prior to direct patient care; ACLS and/or PALS may be required within 6 months based on specific surgical department requirements)

Nice To Haves

Graduate of an accredited Associates degree or Bachelors degree in Nursing
CNOR Certified Perioperative Nurse
SGNA Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates
Two years of RN experience in Critical Care Department
Completion of OR internship program
Successful completion of Peri-op 101

Responsibilities

Utilizing strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status
Determining the priority of the patient’s problems and needs
Implementing clinical nursing interventions to acute, critical patients that require intensive medical care
Developing and performing patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes
Ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team
Conduct initial and ongoing patient assessment
Observes the surgery and surgical team from a broad perspective and assists the team to create and maintain a safe and comfortable environment for the patient
Responsible for managing the nursing care of the patient within the OR and coordinating the needs of the surgical team with other care providers
Provides pre-op, intra-op, and post-op care, including assessment and discharge instructions
Other duties as assigned