Registered Nurse PreOp PACU II - Elgin Gastroenterology Endoscopy Center

Overview

At SCA Health, we believe health care is about people – the patients we serve, the physicians we support, and the teammates who push us forward. Behind every successful facility, procedure or innovation is a team of 15,000+ professionals working together, learning from one another, and living out the mission, vision and values that define our organization.

As part of Optum, SCA Health is redefining specialty care by developing more accessible, patient‑centered practice solutions for a network of more than 370 ambulatory surgical centers, over 400 specialty physician practice clinics and numerous labs and surgical hospitals. Our work spans a broad spectrum of services, all designed to support physicians, health systems and employers in delivering efficient, value‑based care to patients without compromising quality or autonomy.

What sets SCA Health apart isn’t just what we do, it’s how we do it. Each decision we make is rooted in seven core values:

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

Our values inform our attitudes, actions and culture. At SCA Health, your work directly impacts patients, physicians and communities. Here, you’ll find opportunities to build your career alongside a team that values your expertise, invests in your success, and shares a common mission to care for patients, serve physicians and improve health care in America.

At SCA Health, we offer a comprehensive benefits package to support your health, well‑being, and financial future. Our offerings include medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401k plan with company match, paid time off, life and disability insurance, and more. Please visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). to learn more about our benefits.

Your ideas should inspire change. If you join our team, they will.

We are actively hiring for a Registered Nurse (RN) Pre Op PACU
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Responsibilities include:

• 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, including:
  • 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 or discharge criteria for patient transfer (e.g., Aldrete Score, Modified Aldrete Score, PARSAP, Post Anesthesia Discharge Scoring System [PADSS], White) as defined by organizational policy.
• Develop an individualized perianesthesia plan of care.
• Implement the plan of care, including the following interventions:
  • Prepare for and manage patient recovery from general anesthesia
  • Prepare for and manage patient recovery from monitored anesthesia care
  • Prepare for and manage patient recovery from regional anesthesia
  • Prepare for and manage patient recovery from local anesthesia
  • Protect patient from injury caused by positioning, thermal sources, and extraneous objects
  • Communicate the patient’s current status throughout the perianesthesia continuum of care
  • Provide acute pain and comfort management as needed
  • Administer medications safely and correctly using the 8‑rights of safe medication administration
  • Perform interventions to maintain the integrity of the patient’s wound and tissue perfusion at or above baseline levels
  • Perform 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
  • Perform interventions to ensure the patient is at or returned to normothermia at the conclusion of the immediate postoperative period
  • Perform interventions to protect patient from infection
  • Manage patient’s other co‑morbid conditions as applicable
  • Manage patient’s fluid as prescribed
  • Assess knowledge level of patient or…