RN PreOp PACU II, Per Diem - Central Chester County Endoscopy

SCA Health•Downingtown, PA

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About The Position

SCA Health is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) PreOp PACU to provide preoperative and postoperative nursing care. The nurse assesses patients throughout the perianesthesia continuum, interprets information from monitors, develops and implements individualized plans of care, evaluates progress toward outcomes, and transfers care as needed. Care includes recovery from general, monitored, regional, and local anesthesia; pain and comfort management; safe medication administration; protection from injury and infection; management of wounds, body systems, fluids, and co-morbid conditions; and patient and support-person education and involvement in care decisions. The RN protects patient rights, dignity, privacy, and confidentiality; provides age-specific, culturally competent, ethical care; documents care; delegates within applicable regulations; collaborates with other disciplines; and contributes to quality improvement, team activities, and professional growth. The role also includes maintaining competencies, following facility policies, demonstrating fiscal responsibility, and performing other assigned duties.

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 of a BLS/BCLS course within 90 days of employment.
Current ACLS certification, or successful completion of an ACLS course within 90 days of employment.
When pediatric care is included in the facility’s scope of services, current PALS certification or successful completion of a PALS course within 90 days of employment.

Responsibilities

Promote SCA Health’s mission, vision, and values.
Assess preoperative and postoperative status at required intervals, including cardiovascular and respiratory function, airway needs, neurological status, hemodynamic stability, pain and comfort, and mental status.
Interpret information from noninvasive and invasive monitors.
Apply relevant scoring systems and discharge criteria for patient transfer according to organizational policy.
Develop and implement individualized perianesthesia plans of care, including preparing for and managing recovery from general, monitored, regional, and local anesthesia.
Protect patients from injury related to positioning, thermal sources, and extraneous objects.
Communicate patient status throughout the perianesthesia continuum and provide accurate, concise, pertinent hand-off reports.
Provide acute pain and comfort management and administer medications safely using the eight rights of medication administration.
Maintain wound integrity and tissue perfusion, protect patients from infection, and support the function of relevant body systems and fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balances.
Maintain or restore normothermia at the conclusion of the immediate postoperative period.
Manage co-morbid conditions and fluids as prescribed.
Assess patient or support-person knowledge and provide education on psychosocial responses, nutrition, medications, pain and comfort, wound management, and expected responses to procedures.
Involve patients or designated support persons in decisions about the perioperative plan of care and rehabilitation.
Protect patient rights, dignity, privacy, and confidentiality; provide age-specific, culturally competent, ethical care within legal standards.
Evaluate progress toward outcomes and transfer care as needed.
Delegate tasks in accordance with applicable nursing 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 appraisal, team meetings, trainings, and daily safety huddles.
Use problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills to support effective working relationships.
Maintain required competencies and pursue professional growth.
Comply with facility policies and procedures and demonstrate fiscal responsibility.
Perform other duties as assigned.