General Purpose of Job:

The RN Peri anesthesia - Day Sugery/PACU is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for a select group of patients/families for a designated time frame and provides care to these patients during admission, Phase 1 and Phase 2 anesthesia up to and including transfer/discharge.

Education and/or Experience:

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing, BSN preferred.

• Current RN license in the State of Texas.

• Previous Pediatric PACU and/or Sedation experience preferred.

• Previous Pediatric Critical Care experience preferred.

Education and/or Experience:

• BLS required before hire and continuously maintained ongoing.

• PALS and ACLS upon hire preferred, within one year if not current.

• National Certification in specialty must be attempted upon qualification to sit for exam. (Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse - CPAN, Certified Ambulatory Peri anesthesia Nurse - CAPA).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Maintains utmost level of confidentiality at all times.

• Adheres to hospital policies and procedures.

• Demonstrates business practices and personal actions that are ethical and adhere to corporate compliance and integrity guidelines. 

• Utilizes standard precautions in care of patients.

• The peri-anesthesia team must advocate for the special needs of the pediatric patient using ape appropriate assessment and intervention to ensure that the peri-anesthesia experience is optimized throughout the continuum of care.

• A commitment to patient and family centered care is necessary.  This includes involving the family in all phases of the peri-anesthesia experience from preadmission through discharge.

• Will aid in the development of an individualized peri-anesthesia care plan for the patient.

• Performs patient assessments in accordance with procedure(s) being performed.

• Reacts to changing conditions of patient in an efficient and timely manner.

• Administers and documents medication under the direct order of a physician.

• Participates in process improvement activities.

• Attends mandatory in-services as well as unit staff meetings.

• Maintains a sense of professionalism/self-validation.

• Participates in teaching others/self-development.

• Participates in unit/personal goal attainments.

• Participates and fulfills her/his role in quality improvement/standards/problem solving/decision making.

• Communicates effectively

• Establishes working relationships

• Demonstrates responsibility and awareness of staffing scheduling flexibility