RN PACU
About The Position
San Antonio Endoscopy Center is hiring a RN PACU. The center has 1 OR room and 3 Treatment rooms, performing outpatient surgical procedures in Gastroenterology. The PACU Registered Nurse provides continuity and quality nursing care for all patients, with continual evaluation of the patient's condition, providing patient safety, comfort, and privacy at all times. The role may involve assisting physicians in procedure rooms with various tasks, conscious sedation, and utilizing sterile techniques. The nurse will provide total comprehensive patient care to patients emerging from general anesthesia and/or sedation, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the patient and family in preparation for discharge. USPI partners with physicians and healthcare systems to provide first-class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States, committed to efficient and clinically excellent surgical services. USPI is also committed to an inclusive culture that respects differences and nurtures individual contributions, embracing and leveraging diversity to meet the needs of diverse patient and physician populations.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited RN School of Nursing
- Active RN license in the state
- BLS and ACLS Required
- Ability to make decisions based on nursing judgment
- Able to prioritize and organize workload to meet the needs of patients and the unit
- Strong communication skills, verbal and written
Nice To Haves
- PALS if required by the center
- 2 years experience in PACU or Critical Care preferred
Responsibilities
- Provides continuity and quality nursing care for all patients
- Continual evaluation of the patient's condition
- Providing patient safety, comfort, and privacy at all times
- May assist the physicians in the procedure rooms with various tasks, conscious sedation, and utilizing sterile techniques as deemed appropriate
- Provide total comprehensive patient care to patients emerging from general anesthesia and/or sedation
- Assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the patient and family in preparation for discharge
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
- Life and AD&D coverage
- Availability of short- and long-term disability
- Flexible financial benefits including FSAs and HSAs
- 401(k) and access to retirement planning
- Paid holidays and vacation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
