Registered Nurse Pre-Op/PACU

Company Overview

Evergreen Surgery Center

Job Summary

The Registered Nurse Pre-Op/PACU prepares patients for procedures and provides attentive recovery care after surgery. The nurse assesses patient status, administers medications, supports safe transitions, and documents care in accordance with clinical

Qualifications:

• Current RN state licensure.
• Minimum of 2 years of recent post-anesthesia, critical care or recovery care experience.
• Current BCLS certification required.
• Current ACLS or obtained within six months of hire.
• Experienced in Orthopedics and GI.
• Ability to maintain extensive standing, moderated sitting, retracting and assisting in the transfer of patients with appropriate number of personnel and/or devices.
• Physical ability to perform CPR.
• Ability to lift a minimum of 20 pounds, instrumentation or equipment.

Responsibilities

• Complete preoperative intake, patient assessments, and vital-sign checks; review relevant medical records and communicate changes to the care team.
• Prepare patients for procedures using aseptic technique, verify readiness, and support safe coordination with the operating room.
• Monitor patients in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU), manage acute pain, assess airway and recovery status, and respond to changes in condition.
• Administer medications and intravenous (IV) therapies as ordered; maintain accurate medical documentation in electronic health record (EHR) systems.
• Provide discharge instructions and coordinate follow-up or escalation of care as appropriate.

Your impact

Careful assessment and clear handoffs help patients and the clinical team navigate procedures and recovery safely.

• Travel to nearby centers may be necessary.

Skills

• Required: Current registered nurse licensure and demonstrated nursing, patient-care, assessment, medication-administration, and medical-documentation skills.
• Required: Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, medical terminology, infection control, and HIPAA privacy requirements.
• Preferred: Pre-op/PACU, ambulatory surgery center, operating room, acute care, hospital, or critical care experience; airway management and acute pain management experience.
• Preferred: Familiarity with IV insertion, catheter care, telemetry, and patient discharge planning.
• Verification of the patient’s pre-operative vital signs and general conditions.
• Verification of the operative procedure, site, surgeon, and anesthesiologist.
• Utilizes all available resources in planning care and consults as necessary with resource persons (anesthesiologist, surgeon, perioperative RN, PA, ancillary personnel).
• Revises plan of care, as needed, to accommodate patient’s recovery based on continuing assessment of the patient.
• Conveys the plan of care to other members of the surgical team.
• Follows the standards of care for pre-op and post-op nursing care, along with the preferences of surgeons and anesthesiologists, when planning care.
• Monitors the necessary equipment and supplies for the pre-op area and Step-Down recovery; equipment is checked and found to be in good working order.
• Utilizes all available resources in planning care and consults, as necessary, with resource person (physicians, anesthesiologists and other Forest team members).
• Uses data collected to formulate nursing diagnosis about the health status and needs of the patient.
• Revises plan of care as needed based on continuing assessment of the patient.
• Conveys the plan of care to other members of the Forest team.
• Other duties as assigned that are within the scope of practice and purpose of the position.

Pay: From $55.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 40.0 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching

Work Location: In person