Do you have the career opportunities as a(an) PACU Nurse you want in your current role? We invest in what matters most to nurses like you – at home, at work, and at every stage in your career. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join McKinney Surgery Center which is a part of the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services.
We are seeking a PACU Nurse for our ambulatory surgery center who demonstrates the values of our company by caring like family. You will ensure safe and effective nursing care rendered postoperatively until the patient is dismissed from the facility. With your expertise, our center will continue its’ legacy of employing nurses who contribute to the company’s mission and vision.
What you will do in this role:
Prepare your patients’ care area adequately and ensure necessary equipment and supplies and provided
You will demonstrate proper airway management techniques
Monitor your patients according to policy (vital signs, temperature, cardiac, etc.).
You will exhibit proper technique for insertion, maintenance, and removal of IV catheters and saline locks
Perform and document head to toe evaluation of your patients utilizing an approved scoring system in line with HCA policy and procedure
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
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McKinney Surgery Center - McKinney
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