Registered Nurse - PACU

Murrells Inlet, SC

Full time

JR105285

Employee Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Day - 12 hour shift (United States of America)

Join Team Tidelands and help people live better lives through better health!

Registered Nurse (RN) - PACU

Are you passionate about quality and committed to excellence? Consider joining our Tidelands Health team. As our region's largest health care provider, we are also one of our area's largest employers. More than 2,500 team members at more than 70 Tidelands Health locations bring our healing mission to life each day.

A Brief Overview

The Registered Nurse is responsible for the provision of nursing care based on standards of care and professional nursing practice; accountable for the outcomes of nursing care delivered.

What you will do

• Monitor post-operative patients' levels of consciousness during recovery from anesthesia.

• Measure and record patients' vital signs.

• Closely observe patients for signs of side effects of anesthesia medication.

• Treat pain, nausea, and other post-operative symptoms of anesthesia.

• Update charts, patient files, and medical records.

• Collaborate with the medical team on post-operative patient care and facilitate timely specialized interventions.

• Provide comfort and reassurance to distressed post-operative patients and concerned family members.

• Educate patients and their families on post-surgery care, as well as answering questions.

Education Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in Nursing. (ADN) Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing. (BSN) Preferred

• Master's Degree in Nursing. (MSN) Preferred

Experience Qualifications

• Previous experience in PACU/OPS Preferred

• Critical Care experience Required

Skills and Abilities

• Works with patients, families, physicians, and other health care providers

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Nurse - South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Required

• Basic Life Support Certified - American Heart Association within 30 Days Required

• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Certified - American Heart Association Required

Physical Demand

Medium Physical Demand

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a contract for employment nor a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Tidelands Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Tidelands Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). Tidelands Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, gender, genetic information, familial status, or any other legally protected status.

At Tidelands Health, we are united by a single, shared mission: We help people live better lives through better health. It's a commitment embodied in the extraordinary care we provide our patients and the award-winning workplace that welcomes our team every day.

A proud not-for-profit organization, we are the largest health care provider in our beautiful coastal region of South Carolina. Enjoy year-round access to the Myrtle Beach area's warm, sunny climate and outstanding quality of life as you fulfill your professional dreams. Here, you'll find a workplace culture built around a spirit of inclusion, teamwork, mutual respect and recognition for a job well done.

Discover what it's like to work for an organization that values who you are as much as we appreciate what you do.