PACU Registered Nurse

USPI; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

USPI is seeking a PACU nurse for AdventHealth Surgery Center Wellswood in Tampa, Florida. This role allows for a work-life balance with no calls, weekends, or holidays. The PACU nurse will oversee patient care in compliance with physician orders, ensuring safety and comfort while assessing patients emerging from anesthesia. Candidates must have a nursing degree, required certifications, and a minimum of 2 years in PACU or ICU. Join a dedicated team providing top-notch surgical services.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Currently licensed in the state.
• Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certification.
• Minimum of 2 years experience in PACU or ICU.

Responsibilities

• Implement all physician orders and provide continuity of nursing care.
• Assist physicians in procedure rooms and provide total patient care.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the patient and family for discharge.

Skills

Good communication and human relations skills

Ability to organize and follow through on own initiative

Thorough knowledge of perioperative process

Critical Care or PACU experience

Education

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

Current license to practice nursing in the state

Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS

Job description

Overview

At AdventHealth Surgery Center Wellswood, we believe health and care are inseparable. We provide first-class surgical services for local communities and recognize our employees as our number one assets. As a PACU nurse at our facility, you have the opportunity to enjoy no calls, no weekends and no holidays. We focus on offering a high quality, ambulatory care alternative to a hospital for surgical procedures. We have been in operation at this location since 1985 and perform over 6,000 surgeries per year. Specialty areas include ENT, GI Lab, General Surgery, GYN, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Pain Management, Plastic Surgery, Podiatry, Oral Surgery and Urology.

Job Summary

Under the direct supervision of the Pre-Op/PACU manager, the PACU nurse is responsible for implementing all physician orders, providing for the continuity and quality of nursing care for all patients, with continual evaluation of the patients' condition, providing patient safety, comfort, and privacy at all times. At times, assist the physicians in the procedure rooms with various tasks, conscious sedation and utilizing sterile technique as deemed appropriate. Responsible for providing total comprehensive patient care to patients emerging from general anesthesia and/or sedation. Responsible for assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the patient and family in preparation for discharge.

Required Skills

Education, Training and Experience

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Currently licensed in the state
• Current BLS, ACLS and PALS
• Minimum of 2 years experience in PACU or ICU

Skills Required:

• Interdependent Partnering: Good communication and human relations skills.
• Mastering Complexity: Ability to organize and follow through on own initiative. Ability to master new skills.
• Technical/Functional: Thorough knowledge of all phases of perioperative process including knowledge of surgical procedures and anesthesia implications. Current nursing assessment and patient care skills. Telemetry experience necessary.
• Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Current license to practice nursing in the state. CPR certified. ACLS certification is required within 6 months of employment if not currently certified.
• Experience: Critical Care or PACU experience preferred.
• Work Environment: Outpatient Surgery
• Physical Demands: Intermittent physical activity including walking, standing, sitting. Light lifting, pushing and pulling of carts and equipment. Must be able to bend at the waist and kneel. Works on computer and uses telephone.

The above statements reflect the general outline considered necessary to describe the principle functions of this job. It shall not be construed as a detailed description of all work requirements of the position.