Job description

Whether you become an PSC travel nurse or allied health professional or one of our valued clients, we’re glad to have you on board. We are a rapidly expanding workforce solutions provider delivering nursing staffing services, supplemental healthcare staffing, and contingent labor solutions to our national client base.

We’re on a mission to help clinicians connect with the right job opportunities while enabling our healthcare hiring partners to achieve their essential patient care goals.

As a PACU / Recovery Nurse you will:

Provide care for post-operative patients recovering from anesthesia, including general, regional, and local. The PACU RN treats inpatients and outpatients according to their needs, monitoring their vital signs to determine necessary care. (Postoperative nausea is a commonly treated symptom.) Due to the possibility of rapid changes in a patient’s physiological condition, PACU RNs are required to administer diligent care via monitoring, assessment, intervention, and continuous reassessment.

Responsibilities:

• Assesses plans and evaluates the nursing care needs of the patient after a surgical procedure.
• Provides post-operative nursing care to the patient undergoing surgical procedures.
• Provides comfort and support for post-operative patients.
• Participates in the care of patients receiving conscious sedation.
• Carries out physician orders.
• Administers prescribed medications, applies dressings, and monitors vital signs.
• Maintains infection control policies and protocols and actively monitors situations which could lead to a breach in those processes.
• Ensures the proper handling of specimens.
• Serves as the primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.
• Monitors, records and communicates patient conditions as appropriate utilizing computerized documentation systems.
• Provides age and culturally appropriate care.
• Orients and mentors new staff members.
• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
• Assess and evaluate the patient. Continuously monitor the patient during his recovery phase. Document the status of the patient and the care provided.
• Incorporate a sense of wellness by allowing the patient's family to be reunited with him/her as soon as feasible and by encouraging self-care by the patient.
• Provide discharge instructions to the patient and his caregiver, asking for confirmation of understanding.
• Document charges for all supplies used during the recovery phase.
• Perform follow up patient assessment by calling the patient the day after surgery.
• Remain prepared for emergency situations by knowing correct emergency procedures, locations of emergency call systems and location of emergency supplies and equipment.
• Ensure that Universal Precautions are maintained.
• Complete all necessary documentation on the Recovery Room record.
• Assist with ordering drugs and supplies.
• Wipe down gurneys and recliners between patients with a germicidal solution. Remake beds as needed.
• Perform narcotic counts at the end of each surgical day.
• Perform daily crash cart checks.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Essential Skills And Abilities

• Ability to apply common sense understating to carry out instruction furnished in written and oral form
• Possess a wide-ranging knowledge of cosmetic and esthetic services and products
• Must be able to work as part of a team
• Present a highly professional image
• Effective organizational skills with attention to detail
• Highly motivated and goal oriented
• Demonstrates competent math and computer skills
• Possess excellent communication skills and presents a friendly, caring manner which puts patients at ease
• Ability to regularly lift up to 50 pounds, stand, walk and push patients in wheelchair to vehicle, ability to regularly use hand to finger, handle and feel
• Ability to handle variations of daily routine
• Demonstrate knowledge and application of infection control policies
• Responds appropriately to criticism and to suggestions for work improvement

COVID-19 considerations:

• All staff must be fully vaccinated

We care about your growth! Join our team and receive leadership development opportunities to expand your career in the healthcare field, while receiving competitive pay and learning from colleagues in a positive environment.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Per diem

Pay: $48.00 - $68.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Health insurance

Standard shift:

• Day shift
• Night shift

Supplemental schedule:

• Holidays

Weekly schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Experience:

• Nursing: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• BLS Certification (Preferred)
• RN Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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