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Perform direct patient care within the scope of the Registered Nurse Practice Act, with emphasis on the post-anesthesia care patients/surgical services•Provides immediate post-surgical care of patients ranging from infant to geriatrics (excluding critically ill infants and children) who have had general anesthesia, epidural/spinal anesthesia and IV sedation•Monitors all patients for airway and pain management•Proficient in interpretation of EKG changes, lab values and hemodynamic monitoring•Provides post anesthesia care to patients receiving high-risk intravenous therapies and blood components•Implement and direct care, using the nursing process with emphasis on the needs of individual PACU patients•Evaluate the effectiveness of the nursing process•Provide emotional support of the patient and significant others to make informed choices regarding health care•Participate in surgical services specific initiatives and process improvement•Provide supervision of new employees, patient care assistants, vocational nurses, nurse technicians, student nurses and/or nurse externs•Maintain high quality (age specific) care for adolescent, adult and geriatric patients, as assignedRequirements:* Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing* Two years of acute care nursing experience* Minimum two years critical care preferred—PACU pedi and adult