Surgery RN, Pre-OP/PACU, PRN
About The Position
Harrison County Hospital is hiring an experienced Pre-op/PACU RN for its Surgery Department. This PRN position is as needed. The RN Preop/PAT/PACU/Outpatient/Procedure Area works under the supervision and direction of the Surgical Nurse Manager and coordinates care for patients in the procedure room, PACU room, and outpatient areas. The role is responsible for meeting established surgical nursing practice standards; managing assigned personnel, supplies, and equipment in the preop, PACU, PAT, and outpatient areas; and promoting teamwork with physicians, surgical staff, and ancillary department personnel. The position also conducts preoperative interviews related to pre-anesthesia testing. The nurse should be emotionally stable and mature, accurate, and flexible in dealings with others.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited college of nursing.
- Be emotionally stable and mature, accurate, and flexible in dealings with other people.
- Be extremely organized.
- Use tact and diplomacy when dealing with patient families, physicians, and hospital staff.
- Ability to perform IV starts and maintenance.
- Ability to accurately monitor cardiac rhythms.
Nice To Haves
- Previous OR, recovery room (RR), or outpatient surgery experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate care for patients in the procedure room, PACU room, and outpatient areas.
- Meet established surgical standards of nursing practice.
- Manage assigned personnel, supplies, and equipment in the preop, PACU, PAT, and outpatient areas.
- Promote teamwork with physicians, surgical staff, and ancillary department personnel.
- Conduct preoperative interviews related to pre-anesthesia testing.
- Perform IV starts and maintenance.
- Accurately monitor cardiac rhythms.
