Registered Nurse PACU

United Surgical Partners International; Frisco (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

United Surgical Partners International in Frisco, TX is seeking a PACU RN to plan, direct, organize, coordinate and implement nursing care for pre-op patients, ensuring safety and compliance with standards. You will care for patients across ages in perioperative setting and manage pain and medication delivery.

Responsibilities include direct patient care, rapid response to emergencies, developing care plans, patient/family education, documentation, and using MediTech for orders and discharge.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited RN School of Nursing.
• At least 3 years experience as an RN.
• RN license current in the State of Texas.
• BLS, ACLS, PALS.
• Ability to make decisions based on nursing judgment.
• Able to prioritize and organize workload to meet patient needs.
• Strong communication skills, verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• Performs direct patient care within RN scope and hospital policies.
• Assesses psychosocial, educational and physical needs across age groups.
• Responds quickly to emergencies.
• Develops and prioritizes plan of care to achieve goals.
• Identifies educational needs and documents patient/family education.
• Manages pain for postoperative or clinical patients.
• Delivers medications safely based on assessment.
• Responds to hospital presentations with triage and follow-up.
• Follows all documentation policies and uses MediTech for orders and discharge.

Skills

RN license

RN experience

Texas RN license

BLS

ACLS

PALS

Clinical decision making

Workload prioritization

Communication (verbal & written)

Education

Accredited RN program

Job description

PACU RN - Perioperative Services

The RN has the responsibility to plan, direct organize, coordinate, and implement all nursing care services for the pre-op patients in a manner suitable to accepted standards of care. He / she ensures the highest quality and safe delivery of patient care maintains compliance with professional nursing TJC, and all Federal and State standards of care. The RN cares for all ages from pediatric to geriatric.

Responsibilities:

• Performs direct patient care within scope of RN practice act and according to hospital policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skill level necessary to assess patient’s psychosocial, educational and physical needs, as well as the ability to address these needs in an age appropriate manner in the pediatric, adolescent, adult and / or geriatric patient population.
• Responds quickly and appropriately to emergency situations.
• Develops and prioritizes plan of care to attain measurable goals.
• Identifies educational needs, implements and evaluates learning and documents patient / family education.
• Manages acute and chronic pain on all patients but especially post procedure or surgical patients to assist in alleviating suffering and improving healing.
• Delivers medication based upon continual assessment, safety, and evaluation of patient response.
• Responds to patients presenting to hospital with healthcare need and perform triage, follows policies and procedures for follow-up.
• Follows all documentation policies.
• Utilizes MediTech system for registering a patient as needed, entering orders, and discharging patients.

Required Skills:

• Graduate of an accredited RN School of Nursing.
• At least 3 years experience as an RN.
• RN, current in the State of Texas
• BLS,ACLS, PALS
• Ability to make decisions based on nursing judgment.
• Able to prioritize and organize workload to meet needs of patients and unit.
• Strong communication skills, verbal and written.