PACU Nurse Job Description
PACU Nurse Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective PACU nurse job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included PACU nurse job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
PACU Nurse Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for PACU Nurse
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: PALS, ACLS, BLS, BCLS, CPR, CNOR, AHA, NIHSS
Education for PACU Nurse
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the PACU nurse 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, Education, Graduate, Science, Associates, Nursing Program, Patient Care, Department of Education, Nursing Education
Skills for PACU Nurse
Desired skills for PACU nurse include:
Desired experience for PACU nurse includes:
PACU Nurse Examples
PACU Nurse Job Description
- Prepares patient for examination/procedure
- Previous experience in Post Anesthesia Care Nursing is preferred
- Experience in Critical Care or ER required
- Minimum 2 years of experience in a PACU or critical care setting preferred
- 2 years of medical/surgical experience preferred
- Minimum 2 years experience in a Preop, PACU, Pain, ER or ICU setting
- Minimum 2 years of experience in a Preop, PACU, ER or ICU setting
- Minimum 2 years of experience in a Pain, Preop, PACU, ER or ICU setting
- Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BCLS required or American Red Cross Professional Rescuer CPR card
- Minimum 2 years of experience in a PACU or critical care setting
- Experience in a PACU or critical care setting
- Additional specialty experience in OB/GYN (preferred)
PACU Nurse Job Description
- Perform nursing assessment, diagnosis, care plan, and implementation of treatment for all assigned patients
- Perform initial triage evaluation and assign acuity level to patients
- Participate in coordination of care with management staff, team leader, physicians, department staff and ancillary services
- Endoscopy Experience Required for this position
- Minimum of one year circulating OR experience inan acute care setting
- Minimum 2 years experience in a Preop, PACU, GI, ER or ICU setting
- Must have previous ICU or PACU experience
- New employees have up to 6 months from the date of hire to obtain ACLS certification
- New employees have up to 6 months from the date of hire to obtain PALS certification
- Minimum 2 years acute care experience in Preop, PACU, ER, ICU or Med-Surg preferred
- Previous PACU or ICU experience required
- Clinical standards of care
PACU Nurse Job Description
- You will exhibit proper technique for insertion, maintenance, and removal of IV catheters and saline locks
- Check dressings and/or operative site of your patients and report abnormalities to the surgeon
- Provide a safe and comforting environment for your patients and family
- Ensure your patients meet discharge criteria
- Prepare your patient's care area adequately and ensure the necessary equipment and supplies are provided
- Monitor your patients post-operation and check vital signs and temperature
- Graduate of school of professional nursing
- Current registered nurse license with the State of Alaska
- One (1) year of Registered Nurse experience in an acute care setting
- Minimum 2 years experience in a PACU, Pediatric, ER or ICU setting
- Prepare your patients’ care area adequately and ensure necessary equipment and supplies and provided
- You will demonstrate proper airway management techniques
PACU Nurse Job Description
- One year of PACU / ICU nursing experience required
- Minimum 2 years of experience in a Preop, PACU, GI, ER or ICU setting
- Minimum one year critical care required
- Minimum of two-years PACU experience is preferred
- Certification in EKG and CNOR preferred
- Prepare your patient's care area adequately before each case
- Check dressings and the operative site and report any abnormalities to the surgeon
- Provide a safe and comforting environment for your patients and their family
- Minimum 2 years of experience in a Preop, PACU, GI or ICU setting
- Perform and document head to toe evaluation of your patients utilizing an approved scoring system in line with HCA policy and procedure
- Current BLS and CPR certificate
- Current TN RN licensure or Current Compact State licensure
PACU Nurse Job Description
- You will participate in the planning and distribution of patient assignments
- Support your nursing staff by communicating with physicians in regard to patient conditions
- You will facilitate the process of reporting patient statuses to the appropriate staff
- Manage the nursing care of your assigned patients
- You will assess plans and evaluate patient care needs
- You will carry out physician orders
- Ensure availability of necessary equipment and supplies for your patient's procedure
- Conduct a complete physical and psychological assessment while evaluating your patient's history and diagnostic tests
- Review your patient's charts prior to surgery
- Administer pre-operative medications and intravenous therapy as prescribed
- Monitor your patients until transfer to the OR
- One year of ICU nursing experience preferred