Registered Nurse - Women's Surgery Pre Op/PACU

Tucson Medical Center; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 72,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Tucson Medical Center invites applications for a Registered Nurse in Women’s Surgery Pre Op/PACU. This full-time position requires ACLS, and at least 2 years of Pre Op/PACU or critical care experience. The unit provides diverse anesthesia types and operates with DaVinci robots for gynecologic procedures.

The role emphasizes coordinating care, direct patient care, documentation, and collaboration with the interdisciplinary team to ensure safety and positive outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 1 year of acute care nursing experience preferred.
• Arizona RN licensure and BLS certification required.
• EP lab experience may be required per department.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient care plans using the nursing process and critical thinking.
• Provide direct patient care and evaluate outcomes.
• Document patient conditions and develop individualized care plans.
• Review preceding shift reports and perform complete rounds.
• Notify appropriate physicians of unusual events requiring consultation.
• Educate patients and families and reinforce instructional needs.
• Adhere to sterile techniques; manage IV lines when needed.
• Support team and uphold TMCH values of integrity and compassion.

Skills

Direct patient care

Critical care procedures

EKG interpretation

Communication

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Patient assessment

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Job description

Registered Nurse - Women's Surgery Pre Op/PACU

Full time- 30 hrs./week- 3 ten-hour shifts no call, no holidays, no weekends. ACLS required.

PRE OP/PACU requiring at least 2 years of Pre Op and or PACU or critical care experience.

Women’s surgery has 3 operating rooms. This department is a dedicated female surgical unit for patients requiring surgical intervention in Gynecology, GYN Oncology, Plastics, and Minor General. We have a 2 daVinci robot systems to support Gynecology and GYN Oncology. Various types of anesthesia are administered including general, local, epidural, regional, and spinal depending on the procedure being planned and the needs of the patients. Preop and PACU services are supported in this department. Women’s Surgery PACU provides phase one and phase two recovery. Patients admitted to the PACU are transferred to another nursing unit in the hospital upon meeting discharge criteria according to the Aldrete Scoring System. Our patients range in age from teenager/young adult to geriatric, with the largest volume being adults.

SUMMARY:

Coordinates patient care planning with other disciplines utilizing the principles of the nursing process and critical thinking skills in order to maintain patient safety and well-being.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Provides direct patient care, evaluates outcomes, consults with other specialists as required and adjusts nursing care processes as indicated to ensure safe patient care.

Writes or obtains initial nursing histories, assesses patients' conditions and develops individual care plans; maintains patient documentation.

Receives and reviews preceding shift reports and floor nurse reports; makes complete rounds of all units, and notes patients' condition.

Notifies appropriate physician regarding any unusual or unexpected events or problems requiring direct physician consultation.

Works with other members of the interdisciplinary patient care team, implements and reinforces patient instructional needs with patient and family offering informational material and pointing out special areas of concern.

Evaluates outcomes of patient care, consults with other specialists as needed and adjusts nursing care processes as necessary to ensure optimal patient care.

Identifies and resolves workplace health and safety issues.

Provides appropriate, direct patient care utilizing appropriate aseptic techniques.

May manage IV lines, ensure that sterile techniques are adhered to, and oversee patient movement and positioning to ensure that the patient is handled in a medically safe manner.

May perform the administration of pharmacological vasodilator medications for the purpose of nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging; complies with examination competency as defined in the Imaging Services Practice Standards.

Complies with policies, procedures, regulations, and standards and takes corrective action when violations occur.

Orients, instructs, and educates assigned personnel.

Adheres to and supports team members in exhibiting TMCH values of integrity, community, compassion, and dedication.

Adheres to TMCH organizational and department-specific safety, confidentiality, values, policies and standards.

Performs related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s degree preferred.

EXPERIENCE:

One (1) year of nursing experience in an acute care setting preferred. (Positions assigned to EP: require two (2) years of EP experience or demonstrated competency in all areas of EP Lab procedures).

LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION:

Current RN licensure permitting work in the State of Arizona and Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required. Additional certification may be required per department.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of direct patient care and critical care procedures and techniques, tools, and responses required to ensure optimal patient care.
• Knowledge of exam indicators, contraindications, and patient preparation.
• Skill in communicating in a clear and concise manner with staff involved in critical care, and physicians to ensure the proper care of patients.
• Skill in reading 12-lead EKG.
• Skill demonstrated in assigned disciplines such as EP, directly involved in patient care.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to complete routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to listen and accurately interpret others’ communication or instructions to take appropriate action.
• Ability to speak and communicate effectively.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.