PRE-OP​/PACU RN

PRN Pre-OP PACU RN

Arizona Specialty Surgery Center is hiring a Pre-OP/Post Op Registered Nurse PRN.

We believe health and care are inseparable. We focus on offering a high quality, service-oriented environment for your surgical procedure.

• Manage patients’ admission processes to preoperative department.
• 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.

• 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 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.

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current Virginia Nursing License.
• Current BLS, ACLS and PALS certifications.
• Minimum of 2 years experience in Pre‑Op/PACU; previous experience in an ambulatory surgical setting preferred.
• Strong knowledge of surgical procedures and management of the surgical patient.
• Understanding of aseptic technique principles and their implementation.
• Ability to care for patients from infancy to geriatrics.
• Knowledge to recognize, evaluate, solve problems and correct errors.
• Ability to quickly adapt to changing patient condition when needed.
• Excellent teaching skills.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Demonstrate strong professional and ethical behavior.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients, physicians and fellow employees.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Demonstrate accountability, creativity, innovation and receptiveness to change.
• Possess basic knowledge of Performance Improvement ideology.