PACU RN
San Antonio, Texas
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - Medical Center

RN PACU

• Specialty: RN
• Location: San Antonio, Texas
• Employment Type: Travel
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Schedule: 4 days per week, 10 hours per day (full time)

Role Summary

• Practices independently in the same or similar clinical setting, providing routine and complex care and delegating to other care providers as needed to manage the clinical situation.
• Provides nursing care using the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation) consistent with ANA Scope and Standards of Practice.
• Administers medications and treatments per protocol, monitors for side effects and effectiveness, and documents patient history, symptoms, medications, and care given.
• Addresses patients' and families' psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs, and provides education to patients, family members, and caregivers.
• Meets expectations of the applicable organizational competencies (Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders).

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Texas
• PACU - Post Anesthesia Care experience of 1 year, with experience within the last year
• Current BLS certification issued by American Heart Association
• Current ACLS certification issued by American Heart Association
• Current PALS certification issued by American Heart Association
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Onboarding and Ongoing Requirements

• Newly hired experienced RNs must attend New Nurses Orientation within the first 30 days of hire.
• New hires are precepted by a designated trained staff member and must complete the organizational entry competency validation and a perioperative department-specific competency validation.
• Completion of all annual competency verification requirements.