Registered Nurse; RN) PACU - w​/Rotating Call

Citizens Medical Center is a not-for-profit hospital known for compassionate patient care, clinical expertise, and bringing advanced medical services to the South Texas region since 1956. Today, Citizens is a 338-bed acute care hospital with over 1,000 dedicated employees.

Citizens offers a generous benefit package that includes retirement plans upon hire, and an excellent medical plan with optional insurance plans to choose from.

If you are interested in pursuing a career with an award-winning hospital, welcome home.

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Responsible for the immediate post-operative assessment and nursing care of patients and/or the care of Ambulatory Care Unit surgical patients transferred to the PACU while applying age-specific needs in the assessment, treatment, and/or care of patients. Possesses substantial knowledge, judgment, and skill based upon the principles of the biological, psychological, behavioral, and social sciences. Must take call on a rotating basis.

• Participates in the safety management and infection control programs (EF).
• Responsible for the immediate post-operative nursing care of the patient (EF).
• Administers medications, starts infusions, and assists anesthesia personnel as needed (EF).
• Maintains adequate supplies and equipment and assists with the storage of equipment and supplies (EF).
• Assists with the orientation / instruction of new PACU and surgery employees and/or students (EF).
• Supervised other PACU personnel in the absence of the PACU Charge Nurse (EF).
• Takes call as assigned (EF).

• Adheres to organization-wide and other applicable policies and procedures.
• Day-to-day performance complies with the hospital’s Service Excellence Behavioral Expectations.
• Performs within the prescribed limits of the hospital’s Ethics, Compliance and Confidentiality Program guidelines.
• Performs within professional Scope of Practice at all times.

• Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Required:

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

Required:

Minimum of two (2) years of critical care nursing experience

Preferred:
At least six (6) months of previous PACU experience

Required:

Currently registered with the Texas State Board of Nurse Examiners;
Basic Life Support Certification - BLS;
Advanced Cardiac Life Support obtained within first year of employment - ACLS;
Pediatric Advanced Life Support obtained within first year of employment - PALS

Citizens Medical Center is a not-for-profit, community hospital known for compassionate patient care, clinical expertise, and bringing advanced medical services to the South Texas region since 1956. Today, Citizens is a 317-bed acute care hospital with over 1,200 employees . Voted “Best of the Best” hospital in Victoria for 14 consecutive years, Citizens Medical Center is a level III Trauma Center, currently renovating its 24/7 Emergency Department that includes an onsite medical helicopter.

Citizens has a comprehensive Community Cancer Program that includes two linear accelerators and HDR brachytherapy. Citizens is recognized for its outstanding cardiology program which includes a nationally accredited Chest Pain Center and is a Primary Stroke Center. Citizens also includes a comprehensive, accredited Bariatric Surgery program, Birth Center with labor and delivery, an imaging and surgery center, sleep study center, state-of-the-art rehabilitation and fitness center, urology center and da Vinci robotics minimally invasive surgery options, a home health agency, and has a…