Registered Nurse PreOp PACU II, Pool - Oregon Outpatient Surgery Center

SCA Health•King City, OR

About The Position

SCA Health is hiring a Registered Nurse for preoperative and post-anesthesia care at Oregon Outpatient Surgery Center. The RN assesses patients before and after procedures, develops and implements individualized perianesthesia plans of care, monitors recovery from different types of anesthesia, and evaluates progress toward expected outcomes. The role includes medication administration, pain and comfort management, patient and support-person education, documentation, care coordination, and advocacy while protecting patient rights, dignity, privacy, and confidentiality. The nurse collaborates with the care team, participates in quality improvement and safety activities, maintains competencies, and complies with facility policies and applicable nursing practice requirements.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
One year of preoperative or PACU experience.
Medical/surgical nursing experience.
Current state licensure to practice in good standing.
Current BLS or BCLS certification, or successful completion of the course within 90 days of employment.
Current ACLS certification, or successful completion of the course within 90 days of employment.
If pediatric care is within the facility’s scope of services, current PALS certification or successful completion of the course within 90 days of employment.

Responsibilities

Promote SCA Health’s mission, vision, and values.
Assess patients’ preoperative and postoperative status at required intervals, including cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological, hemodynamic, pain, comfort, and mental status.
Interpret information from noninvasive and invasive monitors and apply appropriate patient-transfer and discharge scoring criteria.
Develop and implement individualized perianesthesia plans of care, including preparing for and 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 and provide accurate, concise, pertinent hand-off reports.
Provide acute pain and comfort management and administer medications safely using the eight rights of medication administration.
Perform interventions to maintain wound integrity, tissue perfusion, body systems, fluid and electrolyte balance, and normothermia at or above baseline levels as applicable.
Protect patients from infection and manage comorbid conditions and prescribed fluids.
Assess patient or support-person knowledge and provide education about expected psychosocial responses, nutrition, medications, pain and comfort, wound care, and expected responses to procedures.
Involve patients or designated support persons in decisions about the perioperative plan of care and rehabilitation.
Provide age-specific, culturally competent, ethical care within legal standards and protect patient rights, dignity, privacy, and confidentiality.
Evaluate patient progress toward outcomes, transfer care as needed, and document nursing care completely, accurately, and legibly.
Delegate tasks in accordance with applicable nursing practice requirements, laws, and job descriptions.
Collaborate with other disciplines, participate in quality review and performance improvement, and take part in performance appraisal.
Use problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills to support effective working relationships.
Maintain required competencies and pursue professional growth.
Comply with facility policies and procedures and actively participate in team meetings, trainings, and daily safety huddles.
Demonstrate fiscal responsibility and perform other duties as assigned.