RN - PACU
Horizon Health•Paris, IL
•$27 - $44•Onsite
About The Position
The Pre-operative/Post Anesthesia Care Unit Nurse (PACU) administers diligent care to outpatients & inpatients via monitoring, assessment, intervention, and continuous reassessment both on admission prior to surgery and phase I and II of discharge to home or transfer to an inpatient unit. Post-operative care includes the care of patients who are recovering from anesthesia, this includes general, regional, and local.
Requirements
- Graduate from an associate degree, baccalaureate degree, or diploma school of nursing.
- Current RN licensure in the state of Illinois.
- BLS on hire
- ACLS and PALS within 6 months of hire.
Nice To Haves
- Previous Ambulatory Surgery, Recovery Room or Intensive Care experience desired.
Responsibilities
- Assesses patients prior to surgery.
- Ensures that Informed Operative and other essential consents are signed.
- Takes and records vital statistics of patients and verifies that lab work and other ordered testing is reported to ensure patient readiness for surgery.
- Provide patient and family pre-operative education.
- Follow all surgeon and anesthesia orders, which include starting an intravenous line.
- Records all assessment data in electronic medical record.
- Completes bedside face-to-face reports with Operating Room Personnel both preoperatively and postoperatively.
- Communicates effectively with Surgeons and Anesthesia providers.
- Assists Anesthesia with Peripheral Nerve Blocks.
- Understands and participates in all aspects of the Universal Protocol which prevents wrong site/side/person surgery.
- Effectively organizes time, equipment and supplies as needed which includes monthly outdate checks of all carts or areas containing medications and/or supplies.
- Demonstrate excellent post-operative assessment of Phase I patients and can use critically thinking to react effectively in all types of postop emergencies.
- Provides patient and family with all post operative education as ordered by the surgeon, and ensures patient has all appropriate equipment ordered upon discharge.
- Communicates effectively with all other ancillary departments and physicians.
Benefits
- competitive salary
- medical, dental and vision insurance
- Employee 403(b)
- health savings account with Company match
- Vacation
- Sick
- Paid Holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
