Registered Nurse Post-Anesthesia Care Unit - PACU

Ambulatory Surgery Patient Care

This position has basic knowledge of operative procedures in order to assess and implement care for ambulatory surgery patients.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Regularly assesses patient's/client's needs and provides skilled nursing services as prescribed by the physician authorized plan of care, and accepted standards of nursing practice.
• Provides direct patient resident care, including medication administration, treatments, call lights, assisting with transfers, responding to alarms, etc.
• Evaluates effectiveness of treatment plan and makes suggestions or participates in updating/revising the treatment plan in collaboration with other team members, utilizing current information to improve patient care.
• Processes physician/provider orders and performs physician ordered care accurately, completely and in a timely manner.
• Follows up regarding medication changes and order clarifications.