Perioperative Nurse: Preop/Postop/PACU Care Expert

Alpha Home Health and Hospice; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Alpha Home Health and Hospice seeks a Clinical Nurse to provide high-quality perioperative care across pre-operative, post-operative, and PACU settings. You will assess patients, support recovery, monitor vital signs, and collaborate with surgeons and anesthesia teams to ensure safe, evidence-based care.

Responsibilities include administering medications, IV therapy, educating families, and upholding strict infection-control standards while engaging in ongoing quality improvement and learning.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with perioperative/PACU experience or strong competency in perioperative care.
• Strong clinical assessment and monitoring skills.
• Competence in medication administration, IV therapy, and sedation/pain monitoring.
• Clear patient and family communication and education skills.
• Team-oriented collaboration and commitment to safety and evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Assess and prepare patients for surgery.
• Manage patient recovery in the PACU.
• Monitor vital signs and sedation status.
• Administer medications and IV therapy safely.
• Provide evidence-based pain management.
• Educate patients and families on perioperative care.
• Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia, and interdisciplinary teams.
• Maintain strict patient safety and infection-prevention standards.
• Participate in continuous learning, quality improvement, and best-practice care.

Skills

Perioperative nursing

Clinical assessment

Medication administration

IV therapy

Patient education

Team collaboration

Safety & infection control

Sedation/pain monitoring

Job description

Alpha Home Health and Hospice seeks a Clinical Nurse to provide high-quality perioperative care across pre-operative, post-operative, and PACU settings. You will assess patients, support recovery, monitor vital signs, and collaborate with surgeons and anesthesia teams to ensure safe, evidence-based care.

Responsibilities include administering medications, IV therapy, educating families, and upholding strict infection-control standards while engaging in ongoing quality improvement and learning.