At Hyde Park Surgery Center, we provide first-class surgical services for local communities and recognize our employees as our number one assets. As a PACU nurse at our facility, you have the opportunity to enjoy no calls, no weekends and no holidays. We focus on offering a high quality, ambulatory care alternative to a hospital for surgical procedures. Specialty areas include ENT, Orthopedics, Pain Management, and Podiatry. Under the direct supervision of the Pre-Op/PACU manager, the PACU nurse is responsible for implementing all physician orders, providing for the continuity and quality of nursing care for all patients, with continual evaluation of the patients'' condition, providing patient safety, comfort, and privacy at all time. At times, assist the physicians in the procedure rooms with various tasks, conscious sedation and utilizing sterile technique as deemed appropriate. 

Required Skills

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

• Current Texas Nursing License

• Current BLS, ACLS and PALS

• Minimum of 2 years experience in PACU or ICU

• SKILLS REQUIRED:

  1. INTERDEPENDENT PARTNERING
  • Good communication and human relations skills.

   

  2. MASTERING COMPLEXITY
  • Ability to organize and follow through on own initiative.
  • Ability to master new skills.

   

  3. TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL
  • Thorough knowledge of all phases of perioperative process including knowledge of surgical procedures and anesthesia implications.
  • Current nursing assessment and patient care skills.
  • Telemetry experience necessary

   

  4. EDUCATION
  • Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
  • Current license to practice nursing in the State of Texas.
  • CPR certified. ACLS certification is required within 6 months of employment if not currently certified.

   

  5. EXPERIENCE
  • Critical Care or PACU experience preferred.

   

  6. WORK ENVIRONMENT
  • Outpatient Surgery
  • PHYSICAL DEMANDS (I.E. WORKS ON A COMPUTER, USE OF TELEPHONE, LIFTS UP TO 50 LBS.)
  • Works on computer, uses telephone.
  • Intermittent physical mobility/activity including walking, standing, sitting. Light lifting, pulling and pushing of carts, equipment, ect. Must be able to bend body downward at the waist, be able to kneel.

   The above statements reflect the general outline considered necessary to describe the principle functions of this job. It shall not be construed as a detailed description of all work requirements of the position.

Required Experience

Good command of the English language, both written and verbal. Meets the needs of the nursing services as demanded by the schedule, particularly when overtime hours and time changes become necessary Ability to work well with physicians, employees, patients and others.