PACU Registered Nurse full time

Surgery Partners, Inc; Town of Smithtown (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Surgery Partners, Inc is seeking a PACU Registered Nurse to join the team in Smithtown, NY. This full-time position focuses on providing high-quality postoperative care using the nursing process in a fast-paced setting.

The role requires graduation from an accredited nursing program, an active RN license, and BLS/ACLS certification. The RN will assess, document, and coordinate care with the surgical team, ensuring patient safety and positive outcomes.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current RN license.
• Current American Heart Association BLS and ACLS certifications.

Responsibilities

• Provide postoperative patient care using the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcome) in the postoperative phase.
• Assess physiological and psychosocial health status of the patient and pain per policy.
• Document patient history and ongoing care in the chart.
• Verbally report pertinent information to appropriate staff to ensure continuity of care.
• Demonstrate accountability and safe judgment while implementing the plan of care and adjusting it as needed.

Skills

PACU nurse

Assessment skills

Documentation

Patient safety

Education

RN license

ACLS/BLS certifications

Nursing degree

Job description

JOB TITLE

PACU Registered Nurse Full Time

Essential Functions

The delivery of patient care through the framework of the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis and patient outcome) in the postoperative phase of the surgical patient.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Supervisor of Clinical Services

Education/ Experience

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Current Registered Nurse License
• Current American Heart Assn. BLS and ACLS certifications

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• PACU nurse
• Demonstrates current, comprehensive professional knowledge and skills in conformance with recognized nursing standards and department policies including the Patient Bill of Rights and JCAHO regulations, Standards for Nursing Care and the Nurse Practice Act.
• Assesses physiological and psychosocial health status of patient.
• Assesses pain per policy.
• Completes patient history.
• Verbally reports pertinent information to appropriate staff to provide continuity of care.
• Legibly documents information in patient record and signs record using appropriate professional title.
• Assesses level of understanding and expectations of care.
• Identifies desired patient outcomes.
• Establishes nursing diagnosis.
• Establishes patient/family goals that are mutually acceptable.
• Formulates Plan of Care for the patient.
• Implements nursing care plans tailored to patient/family needs.
• Demonstrates ability to assess and problem solve.
• Responds to emergencies.
• Practices within legal and ethical guidelines (Nurse Practice Act, legal statutes, ANA code for Nurses, PRMC Policy and Procedures.
• Performs nursing actions that demonstrate accountability (demonstrates flexibility, exercises safe judgment).
• Continually adjusts care plan based on patient/family data.
• Demonstrates proper preoperative process - communication/report.
• Demonstrates proper patient identification verification per policy.
• Demonstrates proper surgical site identification and marking per policy.
• Participates in a Profession Nursing Organization.