Registered Nurse PreOp PACU II, Pool - First Coast Orthopedic Center

SCA Health•Jacksonville, FL

About The Position

SCA Health is hiring a Registered Nurse to provide preoperative and post-anesthesia care at First Coast Orthopedic Center. The nurse assesses patients before and after procedures, develops and implements individualized perianesthesia plans of care, monitors patient status, and supports safe recovery and transfer of care. The role includes medication administration, pain management, patient and support-person education, documentation, collaboration with the care team, and participation in quality and safety activities. The nurse is expected to protect patient rights, dignity, privacy, and confidentiality while providing age-specific, culturally competent care in accordance with facility policies and professional standards.

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.
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 within the facility's scope of services, current PALS certification or successful completion within 90 days of employment.

Responsibilities

Promote the mission, vision, and values of SCA Health.
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 appropriate patient transfer or discharge scoring criteria.
Develop individualized perianesthesia plans of care and implement interventions to support recovery from general, monitored, regional, and local anesthesia.
Protect patients from injury related to positioning, thermal sources, and extraneous objects.
Communicate the patient's status throughout the perianesthesia continuum of care and provide accurate, concise hand-off reports.
Provide acute pain and comfort management and administer medications safely using the eight rights of medication administration.
Maintain wound integrity, tissue perfusion, body-system function, fluid and electrolyte balance, and normothermia; protect patients from infection and manage comorbidities and prescribed fluids.
Assess patient or support-person knowledge and provide education about psychosocial responses, nutrition, medications, pain, wound care, and expected procedure outcomes.
Involve patients or designated support persons in decisions about perioperative 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, nursing practice requirements, and job descriptions.
Collaborate with other disciplines, participate in quality review and performance improvement projects, and take part 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 duties as assigned.