Overview
Join our dynamic team as a Pre-Operative / PACU Registered Nurse and play a vital role in ensuring seamless surgical experiences for patients. In this positive, busy surgery center, you will prepare patients for surgery, monitor their recovery, and provide exceptional nursing care throughout the perioperative process. Your expertise will help optimize patient outcomes, promote safety, and foster a compassionate atmosphere that supports both patients and their families. This position offers an exciting opportunity to apply your diverse nursing skills in a collaborative setting dedicated to excellence in perioperative care.
Duties
- Perform pre-operative patient assessments, including health histories, vital signs, medication reconciliation, and allergy verification prior to surgery.
- Prepare patients for surgical procedures by providing education, reviewing instructions, and ensuring informed readiness for the perioperative process.
- Initiate and maintain IV access and administer medications as ordered, following safe nursing practice and aseptic technique.
- Monitor patients during post-anesthesia recovery (PACU), assessing airway, pain control, vital signs, and overall recovery status.
- Recognize and respond appropriately to changes in patient condition, communicating effectively with anesthesia providers and surgeons.
- Document all patient care, assessments, medications, and recovery progress accurately in the medical record.
- Provide discharge education and instructions to patients and caregivers, ensuring understanding of post-operative care and follow-up.
- Maintain and stock pre-op and PACU supplies, ensuring readiness of patient care areas.
- Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia providers, and surgical staff to promote safe, efficient patient flow and high-quality patient care.
- Adhere to infection prevention, patient safety, and regulatory standards in accordance with facility policies and AAAHC guidelines.
- Provide discharge planning education and coordinate post-operative care instructions tailored to individual patient needs.
- Provide break relief in the operating room as needed, assuming circulating nurse responsibilities during coverage and maintaining patient safety, sterile technique, and accurate documentation.
- Skilled in IV insertion, health assessments, supply management, and patient education, recovery monitoring, and discharge planning.
- Knowledge of anesthesia recovery procedures, airway management, and advanced patient assessment skills.
- Familiarity with plastic surgical procedures, including abdominoplasty, breast augmentation, and face lifts, is strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently, adapt to changing patient and surgical schedules, and collaborate effectively with the surgical team.
- Ability to multitask and maintain effeciency while ensuring patient safety and quality care.
- Excellent communication skills for assessments, family education, case management, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Join us to make a meaningful difference by delivering top-tier perioperative nursing care! Your expertise will elevate patient safety and comfort while advancing your professional growth within a supportive team dedicated to healthcare excellence.
Pay: $40.00 - $45.00 per hour
Benefits:
Application Question(s):
- Have you ever functioned as a circulator in the OR?
Experience:
- PACU: 5 years (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
