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PACU RN

Duly Health and Care
Lombard, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 4/3/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/1/2025
Overview

Position Highlights:

  • Full-Time, 40 hours/week
  • Hours: Monday- Friday; 10 hour day shifts
  • Location: Lombard

Benefits:

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits that include healthcare navigation assistance and medical coverage at 100% (after deductible) when utilizing a Duly provider.
  • Employer provided life and disability insurance.
  • $5,250 Tuition Reimbursement per year.
  • Immediate 401(k) match.
  • 40 hours paid volunteer time off.
  • A culture committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and Social Impact.
  • Up to 12 weeks parental leave at 100% pay and a financial benefit for adoption and surrogacy for non-physician team members once eligibility requirements are met.

Responsibilities

  • Adheres to the Center's policies and procedures and the Profession Standards of Nursing Practice.
  • Prioritizes above for action with consultation as needed, including notification of physician of changes in patients' condition.
  • Administers and controls narcotics and medications.
  • Accepts responsibility for patient safety and assures safe practice.
  • Demonstrates competency necessary to perform patient care.
  • Restocks area with applicable supplies at the end of the day.
  • Performs the Preoperative/PACU Nurse Duties as assigned.

PACU DUTIES:

  • Assesses patients recovering from anesthesia and makes appropriate judgments for nursing intervention.
  • Evaluates respiratory status to determine the need for additional intervention; inserts oral or nasal airway as needed.
  • Monitors patient continuously while patient recovers from anesthesia.
  • Monitors blood pressure, arterial oxygen saturation, respiration, and EKG.
  • Recognizes life-threatening arrhythmias and initiates appropriate therapy and/or assures assistance.
  • Performs venipuncture for IV restarts; mixes IV medications; administers IV medication.
  • Prepares patient for discharge with post operative instruction and teaching.

PRE-OP ASSEMENT DUTIES:

  • Conducts preoperative interview and patient teaching either over the telephone or in person prior to scheduled surgery.
  • Confirms the proposed procedure, the date of service and verifies the surgical site.
  • Confirms the patients understanding of the proposed procedure.
  • Instructs the patient as to what to expect during the visit to the center.
  • Obtains health history.

Qualifications

Education

  • Current IL. licensure as a Registered Nurse.
  • BCLS Certification.
  • ACLS /PALSCertification

Experience

  • Minimum two years experience in acute care setting or ambulatory surgery setting.
  • Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the ages of patients served. Possesses the ability to assess and interpret appropriate data relative to age and to provide care needed as described in the policies and procedures; demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the age group's life span; and possesses an understanding of the range of treatment needed by these patients.
  • Possesses general knowledge of all equipment and supplies.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of surgical procedure performed and types and uses of various anesthetic agents by making appropriate nursing assessments and properly positioning patients who are recovering from anesthesia.

The compensation for this role includes a base pay range of $35.25-52.90, with the actual pay determined by factors such as skills, experience, education, certifications, geographic location, and internal equity. Additional compensation may be available through shift differentials, bonuses, and other incentives. Base pay is only a portion of the total rewards package.

Salary : $35 - $53

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