Registered Nurse/PACU

Job Description

Job Description

inpatient PACU/Preop Day RN Needed!

**ICU or ED Experience Required**
**PLEASE NOTE THEY DO NOT DO BLOCKED SCHEDULING HERE AND THEY ARE CANCELED OR END UP CANCELING THEY WILL BE A DNR**
***Sunday night is not considered a weekend****

Majority of patients are low acuity
Call and weekend required: about every other or every third weekend shifts. About 3 call shifts for a six week schedule period
Floating required to PAT, MAIN PACU and GI Lab

Certifications:
ACLS
BLS
PALS

Skills Required:
Pedi PACU
Phase I PACU
Phase II Recovery
Pre-Post
Dysrhythmia recognition/management
Endo/Laparoscopic
ENT
General
Gyn
Ophthalmology
Ortho
Ortho/Spine
Plastics
Podiatry
Urology
Cardiac Arrest/CPR
Cardioversion
Hyperglycemia/Hypoglycemia Protocols
Radical neck dissection
Tonsillectomy
Cholecystectomy
Bilateral tubal ligation
Mastectomy
Accessing/Managing Ports
Blood Product Administration
Phlebotomy
Starting and maintaining IVs
Antiarrhythmics
Antihypertensives
Emergency Medications
Narcotics/Opioid Analgesics
Procedural Sedation Administration/Monitoring
Reversal agents
Hypothermia protocol
Stroke Scale
Cataract extraction/implant
Circulation Checks
Open reduction and internal fixation
Management of pediatric patients
Abdominoplasty
Breast augmentation
Airway assessment
End-Tidal CO2 monitoring
Extubation LMA/ET
Intubation
Placement of Oral/nasal airways
Conscious Sedation
General
Local
Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC)
Nerve Blocks
Discharge Instructions
Follow up phone calls
Medication reconciliation
Obtain 12 lead EKG/ECG
Obtain Operative/Procedural Consent
Pre/Post Endoscopy procedures
Pre/Post Operative procedures
Pre-op Assessment
Pre-op Education
Pre-Op Medications
Review History and Physical
Straight urinary catheterization female
Straight urinary catheterization male
Interpretation and communication of lab values
Malignant Hyperthermia Protocol
Pain assessment & management
RASS (Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale)

RTO MUST BE SUBMITTED UP FRONT, NO EXCEPTIONS!