Pre-Op​/PACU RN

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Full Time Phoenix, AZ, US

Salary Range: $44.00 To $50.00 Hourly

Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Employment Type: Full-Time
Department: Pre-Operative and Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
Reports To: Clinical Director/Director of Nursing

True Precision Medical is seeking a compassionate, highly organized Registered Nurse to provide exceptional care to patients before and after procedures. The Pre-Op/PACU RN is responsible for preparing patients for surgery, closely monitoring patients during anesthesia recovery, managing symptoms, and ensuring patients can be discharged safely.

The ideal candidate is calm under pressure, attentive to detail, clinically confident, and committed to creating a reassuring and positive patient experience.

• Complete pre-operative nursing assessments and review patients’ medical histories, medications, allergies, laboratory results, and required clearances.
• Confirm patient identity, procedure, consent forms, NPO status, and completion of all pre-operative requirements.
• Obtain and document baseline vital signs and other required clinical information.
• Start and maintain intravenous lines and administer medications and fluids as ordered.
• Identify and promptly communicate potential safety concerns or changes in a patient’s condition.
• Educate patients and caregivers about the procedure, recovery process, discharge expectations, and post-operative care.
• Provide emotional support and help reduce patient anxiety before procedures.
• Collaborate with providers, anesthesia personnel, medical assistants, and other members of the clinical team.

• Receive patients following procedures and provide continuous monitoring throughout anesthesia recovery.
• Assess airway, breathing, circulation, neurological status, pain level, nausea, surgical sites, and vital signs.
• Recognize and respond promptly to changes in patient condition or potential post-anesthesia complications.
• Administer medications, oxygen, intravenous fluids, and other treatments according to provider orders and established protocols.
• Manage post-operative pain, nausea, and other symptoms while evaluating the patient’s response to treatment.
• Maintain patient safety and privacy throughout the recovery process.
• Determine discharge readiness using established criteria and provider instructions.
• Review discharge instructions, medication guidance, warning signs, and follow-up requirements with patients and their caregivers.
• Ensure patients are discharged with a responsible adult when required.
• Document all assessments, interventions, medications, education, and patient responses accurately and promptly.

• Follow all infection-control, medication-safety, emergency-response, and patient-identification procedures.
• Maintain complete and accurate documentation in the electronic medical record.
• Assist with emergency situations and initiate appropriate interventions, including Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support measures when necessary.
• Verify that emergency equipment, medications, and clinical supplies are available and ready for use.
• Participate in safety checks, quality-improvement initiatives, staff meetings, and required training.
• Maintain compliance with HIPAA, OSHA, state and federal regulations, accreditation requirements, and clinic policies.
• Support room turnover, supply management, and clinical workflow as needed.
• Perform additional duties within the RN scope of practice as assigned.

• Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse…