What are the responsibilities and job description for the FULL TIME Pre-OP/PACU RN position at USPI?
Pre-operative Duties
- Manage patients’ admission processes to preoperative department in a hospital
- Assess the status of patients’ health in pre-op and ensure accuracy of identification wristband
- Ensure that operative and informed consents are in order
- Determine the surgeon and procedure being carried out
- Take and record vital statistics of patients to ensure readiness for surgical procedure
- Initiate IVs and ensure that patients are informed about the procedure and attending medical staff
Post-operative Duties
- Assess patients’ condition after a surgery has been performed
- Ensure that all vitals are within normal range
- Log all findings in patients’ files
- Answer patients’ questions and ensure that they are kept comfortable
- Make sure that all relevant IVs are in check
- Develop individualized care plans based on each individual patient’s condition
- Ensure that the all nursing activities are carried out in accordance to individual patient care plan
- Monitor patients for condition changes and report any changes to the doctor
- Initiate patient education programs to ensure that both patients and families are educated on procedures and medications
- Determine when patients are ready to be moved to their rooms
- Perform intervention duties in cases of post-operative emergencies
- Record sedation levels and body temperature
- Manage blood and fluid transfusions and draw specimens
- Ensure that the post-operative space is clean and sanitized
- Change bandages and dress surgical wounds
Required Skills:
- Must be a Registered Nurse in the state of Texas and hold an unrestricted license
- Must have at least 2-5 years' previous experience in a Pre-OP/PACU setting, preferably in an Ambulatory surgery environment
- Must have the ability to perform well in fast-paced environments
- Must maintain excellent communication with staff, patients and physicians at all times
- Previous experience with orthopedics, pain management or sports medicine is a plus
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