What are the responsibilities and job description for the ASC PACU NURSE position at Mississippi Sports Medicine - Jackson?
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)