Registered Nurse SAU/PACU

Summit Orthopedics • Vadnais Heights, MN

3d • $41 - $54 • Onsite

About The Position

The SAU (Surgical Admission Unit) / PACU (Post Anesthesia Care Unit) registered nurse provides skilled nursing assessment, plans and evaluates treatment, and administers appropriate nursing intervention to all patients admitted to the surgery center. The SAU/PACU registered nurse collects, interprets, documents, and communicates patient information in accordance with State and Federal guidelines, rules and regulations applicable to the facility setting.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse SAU/PACU
• Part-time, 0.4 FTE opportunity
• 8 hour shifts, Monday - Friday
• Must be flexible to float to other Summit surgery centers as needed

Responsibilities

• Required to collect, interpret, record and communicate pertinent data that are relevant to the providing and promoting a safe surgical patient outcome. Data in concurrently assessed for optimum patient care and planned discharge of the ambulatory surgical patient.
• Follows established guidelines for providing administration of safe nursing care
• Organizes equipment and monitoring devices needed to perform assessment
• Utilizes available resources in planning care; utilizes external resource staff as needed (physician’s assistants, MRI / radiology; anesthesia, surgeon preferences.
• Revises plan of care as needed to accommodate patient’s specific needs
• Communicates plan of care to other staff of the center as needed
• Provides direct care to patients, meeting their physiological and psychological needs
• Continuously evaluates the patient’s response to nursing and surgical interventions and modifies plan of care to accommodate change to achieve optimal patient outcomes

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• disability
• life insurance
• paid time off
• 401(k)/profit sharing retirement plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed