Registered Nurse PreOp PACU II - La Jolla Orthopedic

SCA Health•San Diego, CA

13h

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) PreOp PACU provides perianesthesia care at SCA Health’s La Jolla Orthopedic facility. The role assesses patients before and after procedures, develops and implements individualized plans of care, monitors recovery, and supports safe transfer and continuity of care. The nurse provides patient education, protects patient rights and privacy, collaborates with other disciplines, and follows facility policies and applicable standards of nursing practice. The position also includes participating in quality improvement, performance appraisal, team meetings, trainings, and safety huddles; maintaining competencies and pursuing professional growth; and performing other duties as assigned.

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 to practice nursing.
Current BLS or 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 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 and apply relevant clinical knowledge about disease processes, anesthesia, and procedures.
Apply organizational scoring systems and discharge criteria when determining patient readiness for transfer.
Develop individualized perianesthesia plans of care and implement appropriate interventions throughout recovery from general, monitored anesthesia care, regional, and local anesthesia.
Protect patients from injury, infection, and complications; support wound integrity, tissue perfusion, normothermia, fluid management, and the status of relevant body systems and co-morbid conditions.
Communicate patient status throughout the perianesthesia continuum and provide accurate, concise, pertinent hand-off reports.
Provide acute pain and comfort management, administer medications safely using the 8 rights, and educate patients or support persons about expected responses and care needs.
Involve patients or designated support persons in decisions about the perioperative plan of care and rehabilitation.
Protect patient rights, dignity, privacy, and confidentiality, and provide age-specific, culturally competent, ethical care within legal standards.
Evaluate patient progress toward outcomes, transfer care as needed, and document nursing care completely, accurately, and legibly.
Delegate tasks in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and job descriptions.
Collaborate with other disciplines and use problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills to foster effective work relationships.
Participate in quality review and performance improvement projects and in the performance appraisal process.
Maintain required competencies and pursue professional growth.
Comply with facility policies and procedures; participate in team meetings, trainings, and daily safety huddles; and demonstrate fiscal responsibility.
Perform other duties as assigned.