Registered Nurse - Outpatient Surgery Center, Preop/PACU

Why Beebe?

Become part of the Beebe team—an inclusive, mission‑driven organization located in a vibrant coastal community. At Beebe, you’ll build a rewarding career while making a meaningful impact on the health and well‑being of our patients. Join a team committed to excellence, collaboration, and compassionate care, and experience the fulfillment that comes from supporting a community that trusts and values the work you do every day. 

In addition to competitive compensation and wellness benefits (medical, dental, vision and prescription) Beebe Healthcare also offers:

• Sign-on and Referral Bonuses for select positions
• Tuition Assistance up to $5,250
• Paid Time Off
• Long Term Sick accrual
• Employer Contribution Plan
• Free Short and Long-Term Disability for Full Time employees
• Zero copay for drugs on prescription plan for certain conditions
• College Bound 529 Savings Plan
• Life Insurance
• Beebe Perks via WorkAdvantage
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pet Insurance

Overview

The Preop/PACU Registered Nurse is a clinically competent, registered, professional nurse who demonstrates expertise in perioperative and post-anesthesia nursing. The RN is responsible for the safe delivery of comprehensive nursing care to surgical patients as they recover from anesthesia and sedation.

Utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation, the RN provides vigilant physiological monitoring, pain management, airway support, and patient education. This role requires strong clinical judgment, the ability to respond rapidly to changes in patient condition, and collaboration with anesthesiologists, surgeons, and interdisciplinary care teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes.

The RN advocates for patient safety, comfort, and dignity while maintaining compliance with professional nursing standards, regulatory requirements, and organizational policies. This is a part-time role that requires flexibility, attention to detail, and a commitment to high-quality perioperative care.

Responsibilities

• Identifies, labels, and dispenses medications and solutions safely and per established guidelines.
• Demonstrates competency with the Invision process.
• Accepts personal accountability for proper handling, judicious use, and optimum care of all department supply, instrument, and equipment inventory.
• Maintains accuracy and ensures cost effective use of supplies. Utilizes the nursing process throughout the perioperative setting per patient assessment--collecting, interpreting, recording, and communicating pertinent data relevant to patient care in surgery; care planning--utilization of collected data to plan appropriately for intraoperative nursing care; implementing--provides direct patient care to meet physical and psychological needs; evaluating care--continuously evaluates patient response to nursing intervention and modifies care plan to achieve desired outcome.
• Demonstrates and conveys theoretical knowledge and skills related to perioperative nursing care--understands the "why" concept as well as the "how" process.
• Thorough/Accurate/Complete documentation of patient care. Identifies and documents all medications on Medication Reconciliation Sheet during pre-op interview with patient.
• Demonstrates competency with airway assessment and management. Understands, demonstrates, and conveys knowledge related to patient assessment and care with the pain management process.
• Effectively demonstrates critical thinking, prioritization of duties, and time management skills throughout the perioperative arena.
• Interviews each patient and obtains a thorough medical history.
• Provides patients with thorough pre-op instructions, explanations and rationale for treatments, tests and procedures.
• Collects adequate blood/urine specimens from patients for point of care testing as ordered by physicians, using proper technique and equipment.
• Correctly labels specimens and processes.

Qualifications

• Must possess current hospital experience (within the past 5 years) or be a new graduate (within the last 2 years).
• Prefer minimum of 1 year recent perioperative experience.
• Must complete Point of Care Testing training as part of Department Orientation.
• Must be knowledgeable regarding the nursing process and its application--assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

Credentials

RN - Registered NurseBLS - Basic Life Saving certification

Education

RN Graduate of an accredited school of nursing program 

Entry

USD $36.20/Hr.

Max

USD $59.73/Hr.

Compensation: 36.2 to 59.73 (USD)