Registered Nurse PreOp PACU II, Pool - Delaware Surgery Center

SCA Health•Dover, DE

22h

About The Position

SCA Health is hiring a Registered Nurse to provide preoperative and post-anesthesia care at Delaware Surgery Center. The nurse assesses patients before and after procedures, develops and implements individualized perianesthesia care plans, monitors patient status, supports 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, care coordination, documentation, and patient advocacy. The nurse collaborates with the care team, participates in quality improvement and safety activities, maintains competencies, and follows facility policies and applicable professional standards.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
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 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 of disease processes, anesthesia, and procedures.
Apply organizationally defined patient transfer and discharge scoring systems and criteria.
Develop and implement individualized perianesthesia plans of care, including preparing for and managing recovery from general, monitored anesthesia care, regional, and local anesthesia.
Protect patients from injury, infection, and risks associated with positioning, thermal sources, and extraneous objects.
Communicate patient status throughout the perianesthesia care continuum and provide accurate, concise, pertinent hand-off reports.
Provide acute pain and comfort management and administer medications using the eight rights of safe medication administration.
Perform interventions to maintain wound integrity, tissue perfusion, body-system function, fluid and electrolyte balance, and normothermia.
Manage comorbid conditions and administer fluids as prescribed.
Assess patient or support-person knowledge and provide education about expected responses, nutrition, medications, pain and comfort, wounds, and recovery.
Involve patients or designated support persons in decisions about perioperative care and rehabilitation.
Protect patient rights, dignity, privacy, and confidentiality; 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, nursing practice requirements, and job descriptions.
Collaborate with other disciplines, participate in quality review and performance improvement projects, and participate in performance appraisals.
Use problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills to foster effective working relationships.
Maintain required competencies and pursue professional growth.
Comply with facility policies and procedures and participate in team meetings, training, and daily safety huddles.
Demonstrate fiscal responsibility and perform other assigned duties.