Registered Nurse PreOp PACU II - Midwest Center Day Surgery

Registered Nurse Pre Op PACU II - Midwest Center for Day Surgery

Apply as a Registered Nurse (RN) Pre Op/PACU at SCA Health for the Midwest Center for Day Surgery. Eligible applicants should have nursing credentials, experience in pre-operative or PACU settings, and current BLS/BCLS, ACLS, and possibly PALS certifications.

$29.00/hr - $51.00/hr

At SCA Health, we believe healthcare is about people—our patients, physicians, and teammates. We strive to deliver patient‑centered care across a network of 370+ ambulatory surgical centers, 400+ specialty clinics, and many labs and hospitals, while upholding our mission, vision, and core values.

• Clinical quality
• Integrity
• Service excellence
• Teamwork
• Accountability
• Continuous improvement
• Inclusion

Our comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) plan with company match, paid time off, life and disability insurance, and more. Please visit our careers site for more information.

• Promote the mission, vision, and values of SCA.
• Assess patient’s preoperative and postoperative status at intervals according to facility or health care organization policies and procedures to include the patient’s
  • cardiovascular system
  • respiratory system and airway management needs
  • neurological system
  • hemodynamic stability
  • pain and comfort needs
  • mental status
• Interpret information accurately from various noninvasive and invasive monitors.
• Describe the underlying pathophysiology of commonly encountered disease processes.
• Describe the physiology associated with various anesthesia techniques and surgical or procedural interventions.
• Apply the relevant scoring system/discharge criteria for patient transfer (e.g., Aldrete Score, Modified Aldrete Score [i.e., PARSAP], Post Anesthesia Discharge Scoring System [PADSS], White) score accurately as defined by organizational policy.
• Develop an individualized perianesthesia plan of care.
• Implement the plan of care including the following interventions:
  • Preparing for and managing patient recovery from anesthesia – general.
  • Preparing for and managing patient recovery from anesthesia – monitored anesthesia care.
  • Preparing for and managing patient recovery from anesthesia – regional.
  • Preparing for and managing patient recovery from anesthesia – local.
  • Preparing for and protecting patient from injury caused by positioning, thermal sources, and extraneous objects.
  • Communicating the patient’s current status throughout the perianesthesia continuum of care.
  • Providing acute pain and comfort management as needed.
  • Administering medications safely and correctly by using the 8‑rights of safe medication administration.
  • Performing interventions to maintain the integrity of the patient’s wound and tissue perfusion at or above baseline levels.
  • Performing interventions to maintain the status of the patient’s genitourinary, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, endocrine, respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological systems, and fluid, electrolyte, and acid‑base balances at or above baseline levels.
  • Performing interventions to ensure the patient is at or returned to normothermia at the conclusion of the immediate postoperative period.
  • Performing interventions to protect patient from infection.
  • Managing patient’s other co‑morbid conditions as applicable.
  • Managing patient’s fluid as prescribed.
  • Assessing knowledge level of patient or designated support person and providing education regarding the expected psychosocial response, nutritional management, medication management, pain and comfort management, wound management, and expected responses to the operative or invasive procedure;
  • Involving patient or designated support person actively in decisions affecting his or her perioperative plan of care and the rehabilitation process.
  • Protecting patient’s rights, dignity, and privacy.
  • Providing age‑specific, culturally competent, ethical care within legal standards of practice; and
  • Providing consistent and comparable care regardless of the setting.
• Evaluate the patient’s progress toward attaining outcomes.
• Transfer care as needed.
• Provide hand‑off report to other teammates that are accurate, concise and pertinent to…