Pacu RN

Full-Time (40 hours per week) No nights, weekends, holidays

Responsible for the management of all  nursing care rendered immediately post-operative. He/she is capable of making  intelligent, independent decisions in all aspects of PACU Nursing and has a working  knowledge of surgical procedures and an equal knowledge of the technical equipment  utilized for monitoring delivery of care 

Functions of the Position (not an exhaustive list):

• Provide optimal patient care in the immediate post-operative phase of anesthesia  and surgery 
• Restocks supplies, at the end of the day, which have been used during the course  of the day 
• Regulates, monitors, maintains, and documents all intravenous fluids that the  patient receives in the PACU. Maintains accurate records of all vital signs, drains,  and special equipment used on patient for recovery
• Transfers the patient back to the nursing units where the nurse monitors the  vitals. After the patient is safely back in bed and stable, the PACU Staff Nurse  gives a full report of the patient’s procedure, placement of drains and PACU say to  the nurse who will be caring for the patient. He/she then reviews the doctor’s  post-operative orders with the floor nurse and lets the floor nurse know any  precautions to be taken in administering narcotics during the first phase of  recovery 

Education: 

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing 
• Certification in Basic Life Support \
• Certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) 

Licensure/Certification 

• Current North Carolina license as a registered nurse

Experience 

• At least two (2) years of recent PACU or critical care experience that has  afforded a working experience with the different types of operative procedures  and anesthetic agents currently used so as to be prepared to provide optimum  care for the patient in the immediate post-operative phase of anesthesia