Registered Nurse Pre/Op & PACU FT

Connally Memorial Medical Center • Full-time • Floresville, TX, US • 11m ago

Description

Summary The Pre/Post-operative Staff Nurse is responsible for the patient’s comprehensive pre-operative care, immediate post-operative care, and stabilization for return to the ICU, Medical Surgical Unit, and or home environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Utilizes specialized nursing knowledge and discriminative judgment while giving direct and indirect patient care.

· Responsible for patient’s pre-operative care; holistic preparation for surgery, considering all needs, including pre-operative education, escort/family members, psychosocial needs, utilizing preference cards, and acting under established protocols, practices, and standing orders.

· Coordinates pre-operative lab work required for individual patients, documenting and reporting pertinent results.

· Responsible for the patient’s post-operative care and stabilization; holistic preparation for return to the home environment, considering all needs, including post-discharge care, escort/family members, educational and psychosocial needs, utilizing preference cards and acting under established protocols, practices, and standing orders.

· Performs thorough and accurate continual patient assessment, anticipating potential problems and reporting pertinent assessments to the anesthesiologist, supervisor, and/or surgeon appropriately.

· Monitoring of post-op patients who are recovering a surgical procedure in a hospital

· Oversee vital signs, change bandages, administer necessary medications, assess overall recovery, and educate patients and their families about homecare instructions

· Documents actions in medical record completely and accurately in a timely manner.

· Keeps safety of patient, self, and others a primary concern at all times; acts appropriately in an emergency situation.

· Demonstrates good nursing knowledge base and rationale for actions, including cardiac monitoring.

· Supervises and directs, as delegated, the activities of non-professional personnel.

· Utilizes equipment and supplies effectively and efficiently, assisting with stocking, replenishing, and preparation of supplies.

· Performs other related duties as assigned by supervisors

Requirements

Education and/or Experience

BSN preferred. Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Current RN license in the State of Texas, or a Compact state

CPR, ACLS or defibrillation certification, ERT and PMR

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