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Treating patients like family
Pre Op PACU RN PRN
Overview
As a Pre Op PACU RN PRN, you’ll develop and lead multi-faceted web-based strategies for some of the most recognized names in the world. You’ll be the face of our software solutions, analytics and digital capabilities — able to explain the complex in simple ways to your colleagues and clients. And you’ll come up with innovative approaches that change the way companies and candidates connect.
Success Profile
What makes a successful Pre Op PACU RN PRNat our location? Check out the top traits we’re looking for and see if you have the right mix.
- Flexibility
- Attention to Detail
- Compassion
- Emotional Stability
- Adaptability
- Strong Clinical Judgment
Culture
Our mission is to treat each and every one of our patients, and their families, as if they were our own family member. Each patient, each family, each and every time.
- Working with compassion and respect for others and each other, supporting our communities and advocating for our patients
- Acting with integrity and the highest ethical standards – always
- Delivering results through accountability and transparency
- Embracing inclusiveness for all people in our workplace and in the communities we serve
Career Path
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Nurse Manager leads to Job Title 2
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Clinical Director (CNO) leads to Job Title 3 or Job Title 4
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Administrator (CEO) leads to Job Title 5
Benefits
Providing a comprehensive benefits package is paramount, as we not only take care of our communities but also foster an environment of support for one another.
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Work/Life Balance
Most of our ASC's offer daytime schedules, with no weekends and nights, and no call. (Schedules vary at our surgical centers.)
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Learning and Education
Employees have access to thousands of free online courses to further their education at their own schedule.
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Leadership and Executive Development
Whether a clinician is interested in advancing to a leadership position or a business office staff member aspires to be a hospital CFO, various programs are available.
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Coaching and Mentorship
We are committed to devoting energy and attention to grow our team members and create a lasting impact on our care. By coaching, challenging and further developing our best and brightest team members, we foster an environment to build long-term sustainable growth for our organization.
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Military and Veterans Support
Our values of working efficiently and uniting for a higher purpose align well with those of our military and veteran community. We would love to assist you with skill and experience equivalency mapping to ease your transition into a successful civilian career.
Responsibilities
PRN: Pre Op PACU Registered Nurse
No Weekends, Holidays, or On Call
Patient Partners Surgery Center is seeking an experienced and diligent Pre-Op PACU Registered Nurse to join our team. Our fast paced, busy surgery center is committed to producing the highest quality work and experience for patients and their families.
Job Summary
The RN Pre-op/PACU is a Registered Nurse that provides quality patient care using the nursing process, the medical plan of care, and organizational policies. The RN Pre-op/PACU provides safe, effective, and quality patient-family centered care in the perioperative services for all patient populations. The RN Pre-op/PACU supports the mission, vision, and values of the organization. The RN Pre-op/PACU reports to the Manager of Peri-operative Services.
Pre-operative Duties
- Manage patients’ admission processes to preoperative department in a hospital
- Assess the status of patients’ health in pre-op and ensure accuracy of identification wristband
- Ensure that operative and informed consents are in order
- Determine the surgeon and procedure being carried out
- Take and record vital statistics of patients to ensure readiness for surgical procedure
- Initiate IVs and ensure that patients are informed about the procedure and attending medical staff
Post-operative Duties
- Assess patients’ condition after a surgery has been performed
- Ensure that all vitals are within normal range
- Log all findings in patients’ files
- Answer patients’ questions and ensure that they are kept comfortable
- Make sure that all relevant IVs are in check
- Develop individualized care plans based on each individual patient’s condition
- Ensure that the all nursing activities are carried out in accordance to individual patient care plan
- Monitor patients for condition changes and report any changes to the doctor
- Initiate patient education programs to ensure that both patients and families are educated on procedures and medications
- Determine when patients are ready to be moved to their rooms
- Perform intervention duties in cases of post-operative emergencies
- Record sedation levels and body temperature
- Manage blood and fluid transfusions and draw specimens
- Ensure that the post-operative space is clean and sanitized
- Change bandages and dress surgical wounds
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Required Skills:
- Must be a Registered Nurse with an unrestricted license in the state
- Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- Must have at least 1-3 years' previous experience in PreOP/PACU
- Previous experience in an ambulatory surgical center strongly preferred
- Must have current BLS, ALS and PALS
- Must possess a strong knowledge of surgical procedures and management of the surgical patient
- Understanding of aseptic techniques and their implementation
- Ability to quickly adapt to changing condition of the patient when needed
- Must be an excellent team player and have the ability to communicate with staff, patients and physicians. As a valued member of USPI, your health and well‑being are important to us. We are proud to provide you and your dependents with valuable and significant benefits. USPI knows the value of well-rounded, balanced employees, which is why we offer a variety of additional benefits to help manage life’s daily stresses
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