Registered Nurse RN PreOP PACU Same Day Surgery

Banner Health•Tucson, AZ

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Pre-Op PACU Registered Nurse plans, directs, organizes, coordinates, and implements nursing care for preoperative and postsurgical patients. The role works in both pre-op holding and the post-anesthesia care unit, monitoring patients’ heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, and respiration, and managing pain and nausea following anesthesia. The position assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents nursing care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing practice standards. The nurse is accountable for the quality of services delivered by themselves and by those under their direction, applying specialized knowledge and judgment to provide care appropriate to patients’ physical and developmental needs. The role also collaborates with patients, families, physicians, and the multidisciplinary health care team; supports patient and staff education; and contributes to quality improvement and safe patient outcomes. This is a full-time position working three 12-hour shifts (36 hours per week), with varied start times of 9 a.m., 11 a.m., or 1 p.m. The schedule varies Monday through Saturday. Weekend and holiday on-call rotations are required. Compensation details include a $5-per-hour call rate, a $3-per-hour weekend shift differential, and an 18% night shift differential when applicable. A $10,000 sign-on bonus is advertised for eligible external experienced Pre-Op/PACU RNs; the recruiter will review eligibility.

Requirements

Current, valid RN license in the state of practice, temporary/interim RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure for the current state of practice.
BLS certification.
Additional certification or continuing education may be required depending on the area of practice.
Must demonstrate the experience, training, and education needed to perform the job during the interview process.
Must maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the work area through annual validations.
Weekend and holiday on-call rotations are required.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the clinical area for which the applicant is applying is desired.
Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Professional certification preferred.
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, and cultural needs, as well as discharge-planning needs; review patient history, examination findings, diagnostic results, and laboratory data, and report abnormal results to appropriate caregivers.
Formulate, initiate, review, and revise individualized plans of care and discharge plans in collaboration with patients, families, physicians, and multidisciplinary team members.
Implement the plan of care through direct patient care and coordination, delegation, and supervision of health care team activities, following orders, policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.
Promote continuity of care by communicating patient status accurately and completely to other caregivers.
Evaluate patient and family responses to care and education, assess progress toward goals, and revise care plans as needed.
Document assessments, plans, interventions, evaluations, patient responses, and physician orders accurately and in accordance with policy.
Provide evidence-based care and may participate in clinical research activities.
Participate in unit or facility shared leadership and support education, role development, and orientation of personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors; precept and mentor when appropriate.
Contribute to excellent patient outcomes and improvement of nursing quality indicators through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care.
Communicate and coordinate with staff across departments, physicians, patients, families, external health care contacts, and clergy regarding patient care and support.