NOW HIRING
PACU REGISTERED NURSE - FULL TIME, PRN
ABOUT US
Blue Cloud is the largest pediatric Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) company in the country, specializing in dental restorative and exodontia surgery for pediatric and special needs patients delivered under general anesthesia. We are a mission-driven company with an emphasis on providing safe, quality, and accessible care, at reduced costs to families and payors.
As our network of ASCs continues to grow, we are actively recruiting a new Registered Nurse to join our talented and passionate care teams.
Our ASC based model provides an excellent working environment with a close-knit clinical team of Dentists, Anesthesiologists, Registered Nurses, Registered Dental Assistants and more. We’d love to discuss these opportunities in greater detail, and how Blue Cloud can become your new home!
OUR VISION & VALUES
At Blue Cloud, it’s our vision to be the leader in safety and quality for
pediatric dental patients treated in a surgery center environment. Our core values drive the decisions of our talented team every day and serve as a guiding direction toward that vision.
- We cheerfully work hard
- We are individually empathetic
- We keep our commitments
ABOUT YOU
You have an exceptional work ethic, positive attitude, and strong commitment to providing excellent care to our patients. You enjoy working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, and you desire to contribute to a strong culture where the entire team works together for the good of each patient.
YOU WILL
Title: PACU Registered Nurse
- Main Function: Provides quality patient care using the nursing process, the medical plan of care, and organizational policies. The PACU Nurse reports to the Director of Nursing and the Medical Director. The PACU RN can achieve national certification in nursing through the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN), Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse (CPAN), or Certified Ambulatory PeriAnesthesia Nurse (CAPA).
- Post Anesthesia nursing care is a specialty area. PACU Nursing is fast-paced, in that patients typically stay in PACU after surgery for 30 to 90 minutes. The Post Anesthesia Care Unit provides a safe environment for patients following an operative/invasive procedure for which anesthesia has been required.
- The post anesthesia care unit has three levels of patient care:
- Phase I: Registered Nurses provide care in the immediate post-anesthesia period, including transitioning to Phase II
- Phase II: Registered Nurse/Licensed Vocational Nurse prepare patients and their family for postoperative care in an extended observation or further intervention
- Extended Observation: Registered Nurse/Licensed Vocational Nurse provides ongoing care for patients requiring extended observation or further intervention
- Duties and Responsibilities:
- Philosophy
- Supports the facility’s ideology, mission, goals, and objectives
- Performs in accordance with the facility’s policies and procedures
- Follows the facility’s standards for ethical business conduct
- Conducts self as a positive role model and team member
- Recognizes patients’ rights and responsibilities and supports them in performance of job duties
- Respects patients’ rights to privacy, dignity, and confidentiality
- Participates in facility committees, meetings, in-services, and activities
- Communication
- Communicates effectively and professionally with patients, visitors, physicians, and coworkers
- Interacts with others in a positive, respectful, and considerate manner
- Financial practices
- Uses facility resources appropriately and avoids wasteful practices
- Reports wasteful practices
- Analyzes work area and makes recommendations for potential cost-effective improvements
- Compliance program
- Contributes to the progress and development of the organization’s adopted compliance program
- Performs according to established compliance policies and procedures
- Performance-improvement program
- Contributes to the progress and development of the organization’s adopted performance-improvement program
- Performs according to established performance-improvement policies and procedures
- Safety/risk-management program
- Adheres to safety policies and procedures in performing job duties and responsibilities
- Maintains responsibility for safe work area by reporting to safety officer or designee observed or suspected safety violations, hazards, and policy/procedure noncompliance
- Responds to emergency situations with competence and composure
- Reports observed or suspected medical emergencies, notifies appropriate personnel, and responds appropriately
- Identifies facility emergency situations (e.g. fire disaster) and notifies appropriate personnel and external agencies
- Professional competence
- Participates in continuing education and other learning experiences
- Shares knowledge gained in continuing education with staff
- Maintains membership on relevant professional organizations
- Seeks new learning experiences by accepting challenging opportunities and responsibilities
- Welcomes suggestions and recommendations
- Duties
- Maintains airway, breathing and circulation for patients in their care. After care is given to the PACU RN, the PACU RN ensure the patient is adequately breathing, hemodynamically stable within preoperative limits, has adequate pain management, and symptoms of nausea are controlled or absent
- Provides communication between team members in the persons outside the operating/procedure room. Communication will include, but is not limited to: patient vital signs, respiratory adequacy, postoperative cardiac status, peripheral circulation, postoperative neurological status, level of consciousness, alertness, lucidity, orientation, IV patency, allergies and sensitivities, pain management, motor abilities, return of sensory and motor control in areas affected by local or regional anesthetics, skin integrity, temperature regulation, positioning, operative wound site, nausea and vomiting, fluid and electrolyte balance
- Informs Director of Clinical Services of case progress and reports any unusual circumstances
- Obtains needed supplies and equipment for each specific patient
- Assures that adequate amounts of recovery room supplies are available as supply demand warrants
- Verifies suctions, lights and other needed equipment for proper functioning
- Arranges room for specific postoperative patient
- Opens anticipated postoperative supplies (e.g. suction, oxygen mask)
- Assists other Licensed Vocational Nurses/Registered Nurses
- Assists in transporting patient from postoperative area to step down unit after satisfactory recovery period
- Notes patient’s arrival time to the PACU
- Assists anesthesiologist/certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) in transferring patient into post anesthesia care unit, applying appropriate safety restraints, as necessary
- Assists anesthesiologist/CRNA in applying EKG leads and blood pressure cuff, as needed
- Assures patient comfort
- Provides patient privacy
- Maintains knowledge of drugs used and is able to administer drugs safely and accurately whenever required to do so
- Completes post anesthesia care unit documentation
- Provides written postoperative and follow-up instructions to each patient
- Conducts a follow-up telephone call with documentation
- Collects data to include the patients’ perceptions of care, treatment, and provision of services, including specific individual needs and expectations, how well the surgery center met these needs, postoperative infections, how the surgery center can improve patient safety, and the effectiveness of pain management, when applicable
- Keep patient family informed of patients recovery
- Invites parent/legal guardian into the PACU as soon as child awakens from anesthesia
- Is familiar with supplies, equipment, and medications kept on crash cart and is able to assist effectively in the event of a cardiac or respiratory arrest following Pediatric Advanced Life Support guidelines
- Assists anesthesia care provider as necessary
- Assists with ordering, receiving and storing supplies/medications
YOU HAVE
Requirements + Qualifications
- Current State License to practice as a Registered Nurse
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- Knowledge regarding the nursing process and its application, including the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) upon hire
- Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) (within 60 days of hire)
- Cooperative work attitude, toward co-employees, management, patients, visitors, and physicians
- Ability to promote favorable facility image with physicians, patients, insurance companies, and general public
- Ability to make decisions and solve problems
Preferred
- Bachelor's degree in nursing
- Previous experience in ICU or perioperative nursing experience
- Bi-lingual
- ASC, OR and/or critical care experience
Job Quality Requirements:
- Accuracy
- Attention to detail
- Timeliness
- Organization
- Little supervision needed to accomplish tasks
Physical/mental Requirements:
- Ability to sit, stand and walk for long periods
- Ability to bend body downward at the waist; be able to knee
- Ability to lift over 50lbs
- Visual and auditory acuity for frequent use of computers
Working Conditions (environmental):
- Well lit and ventilated, with non-hazardous and hazardous equipment
- Category III: exposure to blood-borne pathogens and may encounter chemical hazards
Reports to: Director of Clinical Services
- Contacts:
- Patients
- Patients’ family/significant others
- Physicians and physician office personnel
- Insurance company personnel
- Facility personnel
- Vendors
- Administration
- Medical/Dental Director
BENEFITS
- Work with a passionate, dedicated, and talented team in a growing organization committed to doing good
- Health insurance, Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts, disability coverage and additional voluntary plans
- 401k plan, including company match
- Paid Time Off
- No on call, no holidays, no weekends
- Pay Range- $45.00
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