PreOp PACU RN

Full- time- Pre-Op PACU RN

4 days a week, 10-hour shifts. No nights, weekends, or holidays!

St. Mary's Ambulatory Surgery Center is seeking an experienced FT PACU RN to join our team. St. Mary's Ambulatory Surgery Center is a fast paced ASC environment committed to producing the highest quality work and experience for patients and their families. Our center specializes in the surgical procedures: orthopedics, spine, podiatry, ENT, and ophthalmology.  The ideal candidate will have experience working with pediatric and adult patients. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Primary focus on PACU
• Assess, instruct and prepare patients prior to surgery
• Take and record vital statistics of patients to ensure readiness for surgical procedure
• Initiate IVs and ensure patients are informed about procedure
• Assess patients’ post-operative condition
• Monitor vital signs and other measurements of progress, meeting discharge criteria
• Log and chart all findings in patient files
• Monitor patients for condition changes, reporting any changes to physician
• Perform intervention duties during post-operative emergencies
• Primary focus on PACU

 Required Skills:

• Must be a Registered Nurse with an unrestricted license in VA
• Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• 1-3 years' previous experience in Pre-OP and/or post-operative experience preferred
• Previous experience in an ambulatory surgical center strongly preferred
• Must have current BLS certification
• Current ACLS certification is ideal 
• Must possess a strong knowledge of surgical procedures and management of the surgical patient
• Understanding of aseptic techniques and their implementation
• Ability to quickly adapt to changing condition of the patient when needed
• Must be an excellent team player and have the ability to communicate with staff, patients and physicians. 

Who We Are

At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and health care systems to provide first class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner.

USPI is committed to, and proud of our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.

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 Required Skills:

• Must be a Registered Nurse with an unrestricted license in VA
• Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• 1-3 years' previous experience in Pre-OP and/or post-operative experience preferred
• Previous experience in an ambulatory surgical center strongly preferred
• Must have current BLS certification
• Current ACLS certification is ideal 
• Must possess a strong knowledge of surgical procedures and management of the surgical patient
• Understanding of aseptic techniques and their implementation
• Ability to quickly adapt to changing condition of the patient when needed
• Must be an excellent team player and have the ability to communicate with staff, patients and physicians.