Registered Nurse PreOp PACU II - Kalamazoo Endo Center

SCA Health•Portage, MI

About The Position

SCA Health is hiring a Registered Nurse for PreOp/PACU care at Kalamazoo Endo Center. The nurse assesses patients before and after procedures, develops and implements individualized perianesthesia plans of care, monitors patient status, supports recovery from different types of anesthesia, and coordinates safe transfers and handoffs. The role also includes patient and support-person education, accurate documentation, collaboration with the care team, and participation in quality improvement and safety activities. The nurse is expected to provide ethical, culturally competent, age-specific care while protecting patients’ rights, dignity, privacy, and confidentiality. The posted pay range is USD $33.00 to USD $37.00 per hour.

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, including cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological, hemodynamic, pain, comfort, and mental status needs.
Interpret information from noninvasive and invasive monitors and apply relevant discharge and transfer scoring criteria.
Develop and implement individualized perianesthesia plans of care, including preparation for and management of recovery from general, monitored anesthesia care, regional, and local anesthesia.
Protect patients from injury, infection, and positioning or thermal hazards, and maintain wound integrity, tissue perfusion, normothermia, and relevant body-system functions and fluid balances.
Provide acute pain and comfort management, administer medications safely, and manage fluids and comorbid conditions as applicable.
Assess patient or support-person knowledge and provide education on expected psychosocial responses, nutrition, medications, pain and comfort, wound care, and procedural recovery.
Involve patients or designated support persons in decisions about perioperative 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 provide accurate, concise, pertinent handoff reports.
Delegate tasks in accordance with 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, team meetings, trainings, and daily safety huddles.
Maintain required competencies, pursue professional growth, and use problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills to support effective working relationships.
Demonstrate fiscal responsibility, comply with facility policies and procedures, and perform other assigned duties.