Registered Nurse PreOp PACU II, Part-Time - Oregon Outpatient Surgery Center

Overview

Responsibilities

• We are actively hiring for an Registered Nurse (RN) PreOp PACU.
• Promote the mission, vision, and values of SCA.
• Assess patient’s preoperative and postoperative status at intervals according to facility or health care organization policies and procedures to include the patient’s cardiovascular system, respiratory system and airway management needs, neurological system, hemodynamic stability, pain and comfort needs, and mental status.
• Interpret information accurately from various noninvasive and invasive monitors.
• Describe the underlying pathophysiology of commonly encountered disease processes.
• Describe the physiology associated with various anesthesia techniques and surgical or procedural interventions.
• Apply the relevant scoring system/discharge criteria for patient transfer (e.g., Aldrete Score, Modified Aldrete Score [i.e., PARSAP], Post Anesthesia Discharge Scoring System [PADSS], White) score accurately as defined by organizational policy.
• Develop an individualized perianesthesia plan of care.
• Implement the plan of care including the following interventions: Preparing for and managing patient recovery from anesthesia – general.
• Preparing for and managing patient recovery from anesthesia – monitored anesthesia care.
• Preparing for and managing patient recovery from anesthesia – regional.
• Preparing for and managing patient recovery from anesthesia – local.
• Preparing for and protecting patient from injury caused by positioning, thermal sources, and extraneous objects.
• Communicating the patient’s current status throughout the perianesthesia continuum of care.
• Providing acute pain and comfort management as needed.
• Administering medications safely and correctly by using the 8-rights of safe medication administration.
• Performing interventions to maintain the integrity of the patient’s wound and tissue perfusion at or above baseline levels.
• Performing interventions to maintain the status of the patient’s genitourinary, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, endocrine, respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological systems, and fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balances at or above baseline levels.
• Performing interventions to ensure the patient is at or returned to normothermia at the conclusion of the immediate postoperative period.
• Performing interventions to protect patient from infection.
• Managing patient’s other co-morbid conditions as applicable.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing.
• One year of Pre Operative or PACU experience required Medical / surgical nursing experience Current state licensure to practice within good standings.
• Successful completion of Basic Life Support (BLS) or Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) within 90 days of employment or documentation of current BLS/BCLS certification.
• Successful completion of Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Course within 90 days of employment or documentation of current ACLS certification.
• Successful completion of Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) course is required when pediatric care is included in the facility scope services within 90 days of employment or documentation of current PALS certification.
• USD $45.00/Hr.
• USD $49.00/Hr.