Mux Drive
Registered Nurse - Pacu
About the Role
Employee Type:
RegularWork Shift:
Day - 12 hour shift (United States of America)Join Team Tidelands and help people live better lives through better health!
Registered Nurse (RN) - PACU
Are you passionate about quality and committed to excellence? Consider joining our Tidelands Health team. As our region's largest health care provider, we are also one of our area's largest employers. More than 2,500 team members at more than 70 Tidelands Health locations bring our healing mission to life each day.
A Brief Overview
The Registered Nurse is responsible for the provision of nursing care based on standards of care and professional nursing practice; accountable for the outcomes of nursing care delivered.
What you will do
- Monitor post-operative patients' levels of consciousness during recovery from anesthesia.
- Measure and record patients' vital signs.
- Closely observe patients for signs of side effects of anesthesia medication.
- Treat pain, nausea, and other post-operative symptoms of anesthesia.
- Update charts, patient files, and medical records.
- Collaborate with the medical team on post-operative patient care and facilitate timely specialized interventions.
- Provide comfort and reassurance to distressed post-operative patients and concerned family members.
- Educate patients and their families on post-surgery care, as well as answering questions.
Education Qualifications
- Associate's Degree in Nursing. (ADN) Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing. (BSN) Preferred
- Master's Degree in Nursing. (MSN) Preferred
Experience Qualifications
- Previous experience in PACU/OPS Preferred
- Critical Care experience Required
Skills and Abilities
- Works with patients, families, physicians, and other health care providers
Licenses and Certifications
- Registered Nurse - South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Required
- Basic Life Support Certified - American Heart Association within 30 Days Required
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Certified - American Heart Association Required
Physical Demand
Medium Physical Demand
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a contract for employment nor a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. Tidelands Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
Tidelands Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). Tidelands Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, gender, genetic information, familial status, or any other legally protected status.
As our region’s largest health care provider, Tidelands Health is dedicated to keeping the communities we serve healthy and active, inside and outside of the hospital. Ours is a singular commitment: Better health begins here.
Tidelands Health is our region’s MUSC Health affiliate, serving the Carolinas at four hospitals and more than 60 outpatient locations. More than 2,500 employee, physician and volunteer partners are working side by side with our communities to transform the health of our region – promoting wellness, preventing illness, encouraging recovery and restoring health.
At Tidelands Health, we are united by a shared mission: We help people live better lives through better health. It’s a commitment embodied in the extraordinary care we provide our patients and the award-winning workplace that welcomes our team every day.
A proud not-for-profit organization, we are the leading health care provider in our beautiful coastal region of South Carolina. Enjoy year-round access to the Myrtle Beach area’s warm, sunny climate and outstanding quality of life as you fulfill your professional dreams. Here, you’ll find a workplace culture built around a spirit of inclusion, teamwork, mutual respect and recognition for a job well done.
Discover what it’s like to work for an organization that values who you are as much as we appreciate what you do.
Tidelands Health was recently named by Becker’s as one of the top places to work in health care - joining organizations such as Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins Medicine and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. And Myrtle Beach is one of the top places to live in the U.S.
Visit tidelandshealth.org/careers to learn more about Tidelands Health and our rewarding career opportunities on the South Carolina coast.
Responsibilities
- Monitor post-operative patients' levels of consciousness during recovery from anesthesia.
- Measure and record patients' vital signs.
- Closely observe patients for signs of side effects of anesthesia medication.
Qualifications
- Associate's Degree in Nursing (ADN) required; Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred; Master's Degree in Nursing may be considered.
Required Skills
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