PACU Staff Registered Nurse

CRMC Branding; Moultrie (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal Opportunity Employer

Supportive hospital environment

Job summary

Colquitt Regional Health System is seeking an exceptional Registered Nurse to care for patients and support their recovery after surgery. The role focuses on safe, compassionate nursing care, treatment response evaluation, and family education on health and wellness.

The nurse will monitor patients, interpret signs, and collaborate with the care team to develop individualized plans. Association or better in Nursing, plus RN licensure, are required.

Qualifications

• Associates or better in Nursing.
• Registered Nurse license.

Responsibilities

• Monitor patient condition and provide the best possible care.
• Observe and interpret symptoms and communicate with physicians.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to create care plans.
• Perform routine procedures and document in the EHR.
• Monitor vitals as patients wake from anesthesia.
• Support post-op pain and nausea management.
• Educate patients and families on post-surgery care.
• Document patient progress and communicate updates.
• Provide recovery room care until stable for transport or discharge.

Skills

Compassionate patient care

Team collaboration

Documentation

Vital signs monitoring

Education

Associate's degree in Nursing

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Job description

Colquitt Regional Health System is currently looking for Exceptional Registered Nurses to care for our patients and facilitate their speedy recovery. You will be responsible for delivering safe and effective nursing care with utmost compassion, evaluating response to treatment and advocating for patient’s needs, and educating them and their families on health and wellness. The ideal candidate will be a responsible and well-trained professional able to give the best nursing care autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Monitor patient’s condition and assess their needs to provide the best possible care and advice
• Observe and interpret patient’s symptoms and communicate them to physicians and other providers
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to devise individualized care plans for patients
• Perform routine procedures (blood pressure measurements, administering injections etc.) and document in the electronic record
• Monitor patient vital signs as they wake from anesthesia
• Treat pain, nausea, and other patient post-op symptoms and any side effects of anesthesia
• Comfort patients who awaken scared or confused after surgery
• A recovery room nurse provides constant care to patients immediately following surgery. This may be a time frame anywhere from 30 minutes to a few hours until the patient is stable enough either to be transported to his hospital room or discharged from the facility. The recovery room nurse connects the patient to devices such as cardiac monitoring equipment, and to intravenous therapy for fluids and pain medication.
• Work with an interdisciplinary medical team
• Document and keep the team informed of the patient’s progress
• Educate the patient and family on post-surgery care

Preferred

Basic Life Support: Novice

Behaviors

Team Player

Works well as a member of a group

Detail Oriented

Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Enthusiastic

Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest

Motivations

Flexibility

Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals

Self-Starter

Inspired to perform without outside help

Education

Associates or better in Nursing.

Licenses & Certifications

Registered Nurse

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