Registered Nurse (RN) - PACU Travel Nurse
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
Assignment Location: Sechelt, BC - Sunshine Coast
Specialty: Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
Start: As early as possible in October; ongoing need
Position: Travel Contract, Accommodation and Flight Covered
About the Role
HealthOPM is recruiting an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) with PACU experience for a travel assignment at a hospital in Sechelt, British Columbia. This opportunity is suited to a PACU nurse interested in working on BC's Sunshine Coast, with a need beginning as early as possible in October and continuing onward.
Responsibilities
- Provide post-anesthesia nursing care to patients recovering from surgical procedures.
- Monitor patients during emergence and recovery from anesthesia.
- Assess respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological, pain and overall recovery status.
- Recognize and respond appropriately to changes in patient condition.
- Administer medications and provide pain and symptom management within scope.
- Collaborate with anesthesia, surgical and interdisciplinary teams.
- Complete accurate clinical documentation and follow site policies and procedures.
- Current registration as a Registered Nurse in British Columbia, or ability to obtain BC registration before the assignment.
- Recent PACU / post-anesthesia nursing experience.
- Current BLS.
- Strong acute-care assessment, monitoring and clinical judgment skills.
- Availability for a travel assignment in Sechelt, BC beginning in October or shortly thereafter.
Requirements
About HealthOPM
HealthOPM is a Canadian healthcare staffing and recruitment organization connecting qualified healthcare professionals with hospitals, long-term care, community and other healthcare settings across Canada.
How to Apply
Apply with your current resume. Qualified candidates will be contacted by our recruitment team to discuss availability, assignment details and next steps.
More about this job
Responsibilities
The PACU Registered Nurse at HealthOPM will care for patients recovering from surgery, monitoring them as they wake from anesthesia and checking their breathing, heart, nerves, pain and recovery. They will respond quickly to changes, give medications, and document care.
Requirements
Candidates need current BC registration as a Registered Nurse (or the ability to obtain it before the assignment), recent PACU or post-anesthesia experience, and current BLS. Strong acute-care assessment and clinical judgment are also required.
Skills
- Post-anesthesia nursing care
- Patient monitoring
- Anesthesia emergence and recovery
- Respiratory assessment
- Cardiovascular assessment
- Neurological assessment
- Pain management
- Symptom management
- Medication administration
- Clinical judgment
- Acute-care assessment
- Clinical documentation
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- BLS
- Recognizing and responding to patient deterioration
Benefits
- Covered accommodation
- Covered flights
Categories
- Healthcare
- Customer Service & Support
Keywords
- PACU
- post-anesthesia care unit
- registered nurse
- RN
- travel nurse
- travel contract
- perioperative nursing
- recovery room
- anesthesia recovery
- acute care
- critical care
- BLS
- British Columbia
- Sechelt
- Sunshine Coast
- patient monitoring
- clinical documentation
- healthcare staffing
- surgical recovery
- pain management
Seniority
Mid level
Licences and certifications
- BC Registered Nurse registration
- BLS