ASC PACU NURSE

Mississippi Sports Medicine
Flowood, MS, United States
Full-time

The Pre-Op / PACU Nurse will provide quality care to surgical patients via monitoring, assessment, intervention, and medication administration in the Ambulatory Surgery Center in Flowood.

The Pre-Op / PACU Nurse will collaborate with coworkers to achieve departmental goals and objectives in accordance with established policies.

Responsibilities :

  • Assess, instruct, and prepare patients prior to surgery
  • Perform safe and individualized nursing care for the patient in the immediate postoperative / post-anesthesia period
  • Ensure operative and informed consents are signed and correct
  • Assess patients and take / record vital signs to ensure readiness for surgical procedure
  • Initiate IV's and ensure patients are informed about the procedures
  • Document all findings in the patient's chart
  • Communicates effectively with patients, visitors, physicians, and coworkers
  • Monitor patients for condition changes, reporting any changes to physicians
  • Maintains professional competence by participating in continuing education and other learning experiences
  • Continued assessment of post-surgical patients to determine readiness to discharge
  • Educate the patient / family member on the procedure and follow-up care
  • Other duties as assigned by the department lead

Qualifications :

  • Active Registered Nursing License - licensed to work in MS
  • Must possess general clinical competency in acute patient care
  • Must demonstrate aptitude for maintaining pace of abbreviated patient encounters
  • Must demonstrate the ability to gather pertinent medical history and provide concise instruction for pre-operative care
  • Nursing experience in a perioperative setting preferred
  • Documentation of current BLS certification (ACLS and PALS preferred)
  • 30+ days ago
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