Registered Nurse PreOp PACU II - Laguna Niguel Surgery Center

SCA Health•Laguna Niguel, CA

About The Position

SCA Health is hiring a Registered Nurse for PreOp and PACU care at Laguna Niguel Surgery Center. The nurse assesses patients before and after surgery, develops and implements individualized perianesthesia plans of care, manages recovery from different types of anesthesia, monitors patient status, and evaluates progress toward expected outcomes. The role includes providing safe medication administration, pain and comfort management, patient education, infection prevention, and care tailored to each patient’s needs. The nurse protects patients’ rights, dignity, privacy, and confidentiality; collaborates with other disciplines and teammates; documents care; and participates in quality improvement, training, safety huddles, and professional development.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
One year of preoperative or PACU experience required.
Medical/surgical nursing experience.
Current state licensure 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 the mission, vision, and values of SCA.
Assess preoperative and postoperative patient status at required intervals, including cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological, hemodynamic, pain, comfort, and mental status.
Interpret information from noninvasive and invasive monitors.
Apply appropriate patient transfer and discharge scoring systems as defined by organizational policy.
Develop individualized perianesthesia plans of care and implement appropriate interventions.
Prepare for and manage patient recovery from general, monitored anesthesia care, regional, and local anesthesia.
Protect patients from injury related to positioning, thermal sources, and extraneous objects.
Communicate patient status throughout the perianesthesia continuum of care.
Provide acute pain and comfort management and administer medications safely using the 8 rights of medication administration.
Maintain wound integrity, tissue perfusion, body-system function, fluid and electrolyte balance, and normothermia.
Implement infection-prevention measures and manage comorbid conditions and prescribed fluids.
Assess patient or support-person knowledge and provide education about psychosocial responses, nutrition, medications, pain and comfort, wounds, and expected procedure outcomes.
Involve patients or designated support persons in decisions about the perioperative plan of care and rehabilitation.
Protect patient rights, dignity, and privacy, and provide age-specific, culturally competent, ethical care within legal practice standards.
Evaluate patient progress toward outcomes and transfer care as needed.
Provide accurate, concise, and pertinent hand-off reports.
Delegate tasks according to applicable laws, regulations, 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, maintain required competencies, and pursue professional growth.
Use problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills to foster effective working relationships.
Comply with facility policies and procedures and participate in team meetings, training, and daily safety huddles.
Demonstrate fiscal responsibility and perform other duties as assigned.