Registered Nurse Preop/PACU

Northwest Portland ASC is looking for a Registered Nurse Preop/PACU - PRN to join our team!

At Northwest Ambulatory Surgery Center, we believe health and care are inseparable. We focus on offering a high quality, service oriented environment for your surgical procedure. Our facility is accredited by Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. 

Job Summary:

The PreOp/PACU Registered Nurse provides continuity and quality nursing care for all patients, with continual evaluation of the patient's condition, providing patient safety, comfort, and privacy at all times. May assist the physicians in the procedure rooms with various tasks, including conscious sedation, and utilizing sterile techniques as deemed appropriate. Will provide total comprehensive patient care to patients emerging from general anesthesia and/or sedation; assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the patient and family in preparation for discharge

Monday-Friday work schedule

NO call required

NO Nights, NO Weekends, NO Holiday work hours

Free Parking

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

• Graduate of an accredited RN School of Nursing

• Active RN license in the state of OR

• BLS and ACLS Required, PALS if required by the center

• 2 years of experience in PACU or Critical Care preferred

• Ability to make decisions based on nursing judgment

• Able to prioritize and organize workload to meet the needs of patients and the unit

• Strong communication skills, verbal and written

Who We Are

We are part of a much larger team with United Surgical Partners (USPI).  At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and healthcare 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.