Registered Nurse PACU Job Description
Registered nurse PACU
provides patient/family education and assists in discharge planning utilizing resources and considering patient/family readiness barriers and alternatives.
Registered Nurse PACU Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective registered nurse PACU job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included registered nurse PACU job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Providing care for patients recovering from general, regional, or local anesthesia
Manage and coordinate the plan of care for assigned patients
Provide post anesthesia care of patients receiving all types of anesthesia
Responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care on the PACU unit
Responsible for meeting the Standards of Practice for the PACU Unit and managing all assigned personnel, supplies and equipment
The Registered Nurse in the PACU assumes primary responsibility for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care for assigned patients
Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) and 1 year of PACU experience desired
Current PALS certification (or must receive within 3 months)
Minimum of 2 years of work experience in critical care area is preferred
The Registered Nurse in PACU assumes primary responsibility for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care for assigned patients
Registered Nurse PACU Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Registered Nurse PACU
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: BLS, ACLS, PALS, BCLS, CPR
Education for Registered Nurse PACU
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the registered nurse PACU job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Associate and Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, School of Nursing, Graduate, Science, Education, Associates, Department of Education, Patient Care, Nursing Education, Nursing Program
Skills for Registered Nurse PACU
Desired skills for registered nurse PACU include:
Procedure performed and pathophysiology
Appreciation for legal and ethical aspects of charting
Facts
Reflecting Nursing Intervention and Patient Response
Patient and the family
Principles of growth and development over the life span
Condition
Psychosocial
DNV
Applicable regulations and standards
Desired experience for registered nurse PACU includes:
Minimum 2 years experience in a PACU or ICU setting
Additional specialty experience may be required as per facility practices
A leat one year of critical care experience required
Any new graduates of RN programs will provide proof of intent to complete license examination
ACLS and PALS required prior to taking call
Minimum one (1- 2) years of current PACU or Critical Care experience required.(Within the Last Year)
Registered Nurse PACU Examples
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Registered Nurse PACU Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a registered nurse PACU. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for registered nurse PACU
- Monitor patient vital signs, adapting readily to changing situations for patients directly out of surgery (phase 1 PACU)
- Ensure that all vitals are within normal range
- Log all findings in patients’ files
- Answer patients’ questions and ensure that they are kept comfortable
- Make sure that all relevant IVs are in check
- Ensure that the all nursing activities are carried out in accordance to individual patient care plan
- Initiate patient education programs to ensure that both patients and families are educated on procedures and medications
- Determine when patients are ready to be moved to their rooms
- Perform intervention duties in cases of post-operative emergencies
- Record sedation levels and body temperature
Qualifications for registered nurse PACU
- Significant experience working in a multi-specialty PREOP/PACU, preferably in a Hospital and/or Ambulatory surgery center
- Interns, new grads or employees that have successfully completed the Pre-op/PACU training program
- Minimum of 2 years of recent PACU experience in an acute hospital setting
- Previous critical care experience (PACU, ER, or ICU)
- Critical Care Expereince (ICU, ER,or PACU)
- One-year experience in PACU or critical care (required)
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Registered Nurse PACU Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of registered nurse PACU. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for registered nurse PACU
- Provides direct patient care according to nursing and medical plan of care and within scope of practice, using population specific guidelines
- Responds to complications related to surgery and anesthesia
- Collaborates with all members of the healthcare team to provide teaching related to anesthesia, such as complications and after-care
- Adheres to established protocols related to patient care, patient safety goals, and medication administration
- Requests Anesthesia exam and discharge order or discharge per criteria as appropriate
- Collects subjective and objective data
- Analyzes reports, and record data
- Triage patients either in person or via telephone and implements proper course of action in accordance with established protocol/guideline or in consultation with provider
- Conducts telephone calls backs to patients requiring follow-up care
- Health teaching and health counseling to patients and/or their families
Qualifications for registered nurse PACU
- 2+ years Infusion experience preferred for identified role
- Minimum 1 year experience as an RN in an operating room
- Ability to Scrub preferred
- Qualified applicants MUST have at least two years’ experience of critical care or step-down units
- Must be flexible to large number of patients in the day due to level one trauma hospital
- PALS preferred – must get within 6 months
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Registered Nurse PACU Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a registered nurse PACU. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for registered nurse PACU
- Administers intravenous therapy and other medications
- Providing therapy and treatment that is supportive and restorative to life and well being either directly to the patient or indirectly through consultation with, delegation to (per Colorado State Board of Nursing rules and regulations for delegation), supervision of, or teaching others
- Review and monitor therapy and treatment patient plans
- Initiate appropriate consultations and/or actions accordingly
- Leads health care team by influence and role modeling integrated effective nursing practice, service, innovation and providing outstanding support for physician practices
- Demonstrates appropriate knowledge and competence of designated skills identified for a Registered Nurse position in Perioperative Services
- Note and carriy out physician and nursing orders
- Assesses, plans, evaluates and ensures the implementation of the patient’s care to achieve identified outcomes and delivers safe patient care according to facility policy and procedure in the PACU
- Assesses, plans, evaluates and ensures the implementation of the patient’s care to achieve identified outcomes and delivers safe patient care as directed by the Registered Nurse and/or MDA according to facility policy and procedure
- Assumes an active role in the provision of quality nursing care for patients receiving care, under the supervision of the registered nurse
Qualifications for registered nurse PACU
- Minimum of one (1) year current/recent charge nurse experience, with one (1) year of previous PACU experience required
- EKG course within 30 days of hire
- PACU Nursing experience preferred
- Willing to train nurses with ED or ICU experience!
- 2 Years PACU Nursing experience preferred
- Will traini RNs with Emergency Room or ICU experience
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Registered Nurse PACU Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a registered nurse PACU. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for registered nurse PACU
- Develops, individualizes, and prioritizes each patient’s plan of care that is sensitive to the patient’s cultural and spiritual needs to attain expected outcomes
- Administers prescribed medications and evaluates responses to treatments/interventions
- Appropriately manages patient’s pain
- Accurately documents all required information in the medical record
- Communicates appropriately with patients, physicians, and other teammates
- Complete review of medical records
- Communicates with members of healthcare team
- Monitors vital signs, recognizes emergencies and notifies the appropriate personnel
- Explains discharge instructions to patient, family, responsible adult
- Prepares and restocks recovery area
Qualifications for registered nurse PACU
- Ant new graduates of RN programs will provide proof of intent to complete license examination
- ACLS and PALS required prior to talking call
- Current state licensure to practice in CA
- 1 year of critical care or med/surg experience required
- Candidates without PALS are eligible for employment but must complete certification at the first available opportunity, not to exceed six (6) months from the date of hire
- 2 Years PACU Nursing experience needed
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Registered Nurse PACU Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a registered nurse PACU. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for registered nurse PACU
- Monitor heart rate, blood pressure, breathing and respiration
- Manage pain and nausea
- Assigns patient care responsibilities based on patient needs and abilities of available staff
- Demonstrates ability to make decisions concerning facility-based problems
- Participates on quality council to facilitate improvement of patient care
- Participates in the orientation of nursing staff
- Participates in developing standardized patient education programs, as requested
- Participates in team conferences on assigned patients
- Review all pre-operative orders
- Vital signs and establishing iv access
Qualifications for registered nurse PACU
- Prior PACU or critical care experience preferred
- One year of general nursing experience required
- Ability to work in fast-paced, every changing environment
- Must have BSN, or be enrolled in a BSN program
- 1 year of critical care experience is required (pacu, icu, er)
- Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) and 1 year of PACU or ICU experience required