Registered Nurse-Ambulatory Surgery

Robley Rex VA Healthcare System, Louisville, Kentucky is currently recruiting for a Registered Nurse-Ambulatory Surgery/Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) Louisville, Kentucky 603.* part of the time will be in (PACU) and part of the time will be in Ambulatory SurgeryThe Ambulatory Surgery Registered Nurse (RN) provides pre-operative/procedural care, including (but not limited to) the nursing assessment of patients, consent, and H&P validations, the starting of intravenous fluids including venipuncture, assisting with peripheral nerve blocks, assuring all lab work and other pre-operative/procedural testing is completed and communicated to team members, confirms surgical sites are prepared and marked, the administration of medications as ordered, provides clear and concise preoperative teaching and reviews discharge instructions to patients and families with written and verbal communication. The Ambulatory RN monitors post-operative patient's level of consciousness after the recovery of anesthesia/sedation, closely observes signs of side effect of post residual anesthesia medications. The Ambulatory RN maintains knowledge of current American Society of Peri Anesthesia Nurses (ASPAN) standards, VHA Directive and service level standard operating procedures. The Ambulatory RN is responsible for ensuring comprehensive documentation of all phases of care and is timely, complete, and accurate in the electronic health record. The PACU nurse provides specialized care in the assessment, planning, implementing and evaluation of care throughout the perio anesthesia continuum to include the pre anesthesia phase, post anesthesia Phase I /Phase II and extended care from sedation/analgesia and or anesthesia for surgical, diagnostic, or therapeutic procedures. Th PACU nurse applies correct post sedation scoring and can use critical thinking skills. BLS/ACLSVA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total RewardsPay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awardsPaid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VAInsurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territoryWork Schedule: Monday-Friday, 9:30am-6:00pm; some on call required, tour could vary based on staffing needsTelework: Not availableVirtual: This is not a virtual position.Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorizedPermanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorizedPay Schedule: NF45