PACU RN
US-TX-LAKE JACKSON
commonspirit_careers
Req #: 426751
Type: Day
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Overview: St. Luke's Health-Brazosport Hospital is located on a beautiful, 25-acre campus in Lake Jackson, Texas. Offering state-of-the-art diagnostic and comprehensive treatment services, our hospital is home to a 154-bed patient tower, level III trauma center, advanced cardiac care center, and full-service, multidisciplinary cancer center. Our team consists of over 100 board-certified physicians and nearly 600 highly skilled team members to meet our patients' medical needs. South Brazoria County's premier healthcare system, St. Luke's Health-Brazosport Hospital is dedicated to providing quality care with compassion for the communities we serve. Responsibilities: The PACU RN utilizes the nursing process to identify patient needs and priorities of care through assessment, planning, and delegation of care based on patient needs post-anesthesia and evaluation of the patient's response. Is held accountable for policies and procedures of the department and organization. This position supports the mission, vision, and philosophy of CommonSpirit Health. * Maintain a knowledge base regarding sedation/analgesic and anesthetic agents and techniques, physiologic and physiological response to the recovering patient * Assess, plan, intervention for and evaluate the physical and physiological response to analgesia; able to plan for the risks and the interventions for those risks associated with the administration of sedation, analgesia, and anesthetic agents * Assesses patient's health and continuously monitors; detect changes in symptoms, health or pain, and take action as necessary; and quickly and accurately assess patient care needs * Responds to life saving situations based upon nursing standards, policies, procedures, and protocol * Collaborates with other care staff to assure smooth transition for patient throughout the facility using proper hand off techniques * Administers medications, IV therapy, and treatments in compliance with policies and procedures * Provides patient and family education * Records all care information concisely, accurately and completely, in a timely manner, in the appropriate format and on the appropriate forms * Orient and achieve competency from all areas of the Perioperative department Qualifications: * Associates Degree Nursing required * At least one (1) year of recent acute care experience required * Experience working in PACU preferred * Registered Nurse in the State of Texas required * American Heart BLS required
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