RN PreOp PACU II - Bergen-Passaic Eye Surgery Center

SCA Health•Fair Lawn, NJ

About The Position

SCA Health is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) PreOp PACU to provide preoperative and postoperative care at Bergen-Passaic Eye Surgery Center. The RN assesses patients throughout the perianesthesia continuum, develops and implements individualized plans of care, supports recovery from different types of anesthesia, and works with patients, designated support people, and the care team to promote safe, effective outcomes. The role also includes patient education, documentation, care coordination, quality improvement, and compliance with facility policies and professional standards.

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 within 90 days of employment.
Current ACLS certification, or successful completion within 90 days of employment.
If pediatric care is included in the facility’s scope of services, current PALS certification or successful completion within 90 days of employment.

Responsibilities

Promote SCA Health’s mission, vision, and values.
Assess patients’ preoperative and postoperative cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological, hemodynamic, pain, comfort, and mental status at required intervals.
Interpret information from noninvasive and invasive monitors.
Apply organizational scoring systems and discharge criteria accurately when determining patient transfer readiness.
Develop individualized perianesthesia plans of care and implement appropriate interventions.
Prepare for and manage recovery from general, monitored anesthesia care, regional, and local anesthesia.
Protect patients from injury related to positioning, thermal sources, and extraneous objects.
Communicate patients’ status across the perianesthesia continuum and provide acute pain and comfort management as needed.
Administer medications safely using the eight rights of medication administration.
Maintain wound integrity and tissue perfusion, and support the function of relevant body systems and fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance at or above baseline.
Help ensure patients return to normothermia and protect them from infection.
Manage patients’ comorbid conditions and fluids as prescribed.
Assess patient or support-person knowledge and provide education about psychosocial responses, nutrition, medications, pain and comfort, wound care, and expected responses to procedures.
Involve patients or designated support people in decisions about perioperative care and rehabilitation.
Protect patients’ rights, dignity, privacy, and confidential health information; provide age-specific, culturally competent, ethical care within legal practice standards.
Evaluate patient progress toward expected outcomes, transfer care as needed, and provide accurate, concise, pertinent hand-off reports.
Delegate tasks in accordance with applicable nursing practice acts, regulations, 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 appraisals, team meetings, trainings, and daily safety huddles.
Use problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills to support effective working relationships.
Maintain required competencies and pursue professional growth.
Demonstrate fiscal responsibility and comply with facility policies and procedures.
Perform other duties as assigned.