Registered Nurse Pre-Op/PACU PRN Days

Title- Pre-Op/PACU Registered Nurse (RN)

Description:

Under the direct supervision of the Director of PACU and the Charge Nurse this RN is responsible for implementing the Post Anesthesia Care record, nursing care plan and the assimilation of the patient’s hospital record Lake Granbury Medical Center and Ambulatory Surgery Center. The RN is also responsible for implementing all physician orders, providing for the continuity and quality nursing care for all patients, with continual evaluation of the patients’ condition, providing patient safety comfort, and privacy at all times. The Pre-Op/PACU RN may assist the anesthesia physicians with regional nerve blocks as needed.

Required Skills:

• Excellent communication skills
• Good organization habits
• Ability to adapt to change quickly
• Strong knowledge base relative to surgery procedures and management of the surgical patient
• Understands principles of aseptic technique and their implementation
• Ability to care for patients from pediatric to geriatrics
• Excellent teaching skills

Required Experience:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Current Texas Nursing License
• Minimum of two (2) years of bedside experience in an acute hospital setting. Previous Pre-Op/PACU, PCU or ICU experience preferred but not required.
• Current BLS required; must get ACLS, PALS and NIH stroke certification within 3 months of hire date

Benefits-

401(k) Company Match

Work/Life Balance

Career Growth Opportunities

The Company-

Lake Granbury Medical Center is a 73 bed hospital located in Granbury, Texas. Lake Granbury Medical Center also has over 48 providers with Lakeside Physicians with clinics in Granbury, Glen Rose, and Stephenville. LGMC is part of Community Health Systems, Inc., one of the nation’s leading operators of general acute care hospitals. The organization’s affiliates own, operate or lease 119 hospitals in 20 states with approximately 21,000 licensed beds. LGMC offers a wide range of diagnostic, medical and surgical services in inpatient and outpatient settings and is dedicated to being the area’s provider of choice by delivering quality care and service.