Registered or Enrolled Nurse - Recovery/ PACU
Core
Provide post-operative care, monitor patient recovery, and ensure safety in a day surgery recovery/PACU setting.
Role type
Recovery/PACU Registered or Enrolled Nurse
Builds
Safe discharge outcomes for day surgery patients
Domain
Healthcare / Surgical Recovery
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
PACU nursing experience, AHPRA registration, patient monitoring, clinical assessment, team supervision, patient education
Preferred skills
Day/short-stay hospital experience, specialty-specific experience (Ophthalmology, Plastic, Dental, Fertility)
Responsibilities
Monitor patient wellbeing and administer safe treatment, prepare facility and equipment for surgery, assess patient progress and respond to complications, provide discharge education and guidance, supervise and support colleagues, promote continuous improvement and safety