PACU RN-Ambulatory Surgery Center

St. Mary's Medical Center Ambulatory Surgery Center is looking for a full time day shift PACU Registered Nurse (RN)!

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! St. Mary's Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

St. Mary's Medical Center, a 2020 Watson Health Top 100 Hospital, is a faith-based, 146-bed acute care hospital providing a wide range of services, including 24-hour Emergency Department, Joint and Spine Institute, Surgical Services and outpatient services. St. Mary's Medical Center has provided high-quality compassionate care to the residents of Blue Springs and Eastern Jackson County for more than 30 years. St. Mary's, one of Kansas City's best kept secrets, offers patients the best of both worlds--a warm, caring environment, close to home, providing the wide range of services and expertise typically found in much larger facilities. We offer:

competitive compensation
• collaborative work teams
• generous benefits plan: medical, dental, vision
• 401K
• substantial PTO
• continuing education opportunities

We would love to have you on our Team!

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St. Mary's Medical Center Ambulatory Surgery Center is looking for a full time day shift PACU Registered Nurse (RN)!

Our PACU Registered Nurse (RN) is directly accountable to the OR Charge Nurse and the Director of Surgical Services, and indirectly to the House Supervisor. The PACU RN duties include, but are not limited to:

• responsible for the delivery of direct and indirect patient care in the peri-operative setting through the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation for all patients within the PACU scope of services
• coordinates the care post-operative care of the patient with the surgeon and anesthesiologist
• directs and guides other personnel while maintaining standards of care in the PACU
• communicates with the physician about changes in the patient's clinical condition including hemodynamic monitoring, results of diagnostic studies and abnormal results and symptomatology
• works with other departments and co-workers to provide quality patient care across the continuum, efficient patient flow and unit maintenance and organization
• responsible for adherence to regulations, standards and hospital or unit policies and procedures
• responsible for participation in Performance Improvement activities, unit meetings and in-services
• acts as a resource for other personnel as appropriate

Education, Experience and Training Requirements

• current and valid state RN License
• current BLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current
• ACLS (AHA) certificate 30 days upon hire and maintain current
• PALS (AHA) certificate 30 days upon hire and maintain current
• previous Perioperative/PACU or Critical Care experience, required
• Critical Care RN (CCRN), preferred
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), preferred

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