Registered Nurse

Job summary

The PACU Registered Nurse is responsible for the planning, implementation, and assessment of post-anaesthetic patient care. They must manage adult patients in a high-volume environment, including airway management and invasive monitoring.

Job details

As a member of this specialty unit providing critical care services, the PACU Registered Nurse is responsible for the planning, implementation and assessment of post-anaesthetic patient care. 1. Current Certificate of Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Nurse 2. Current BCLS and ACLS certification 3. Recent (within last 2 years) ECG interpretation experience 4. Peri-anaesthesia Nursing Course 5. Recent (within the last 2 years) experience in surgical nursing 6. Current certificate in vascular access certification 7. Demonstrated knowledge of anaesthetic techniques and procedures and their implications for nursing assessment and practice 8. Demonstrated knowledge of post-anaesthesia assessment and management of adults, including airway management, invasive cardiac monitoring, pain management and invasive pressure line monitoring 9. Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced, high volume, patient care environment 10. Evidence of ongoing professional development and continuing education 11. Demonstrated interpersonal, communication and teamwork skills

What you’ll do

The PACU Registered Nurse is responsible for the planning, implementation, and assessment of post-anaesthetic patient care. They must manage adult patients in a high-volume environment, including airway management and invasive monitoring.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a current Certificate of Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario and possess BCLS and ACLS certifications. Recent experience in surgical nursing and completion of a peri-anaesthesia nursing course are required.

Listed skills

• Teamwork · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Post-anaesthetic care
• Critical care
• ECG interpretation
• Airway management
• Invasive cardiac monitoring
• Pain management
• Vascular access
• Surgical nursing
• Patient assessment
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Anaesthetic techniques
• Vascular Access
• Registered Nurse (RN)
• Planning
• Electrocardiography
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification
• Airway Management
• Anesthesia
• Basic Cardiac Life Support
• Management
• Cardiac Monitoring
• Interpersonal Communications
• Nursing Assessment
• Nursing
• Perioperative Nursing
• Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
• Pain Management
• Critical Care

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Registered Nurse
• Registered Nurse (General)
• Nursing Professionals
• Registered Nurses