PACU Registered Nurse Postoperative Care

Deliver phase one and two recovery care at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre using assessment, intervention, education, and advocacy. Work across peri-anesthesia services.

The PACU Registered Nurse provides primary care for post-operative patients in phase one and two recovery. This role requires recent critical care or PACU experience, critical thinking, and person-centred care. You will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team while following College of Nurses of Ontario and Ontario Peri-Anesthesia Nurse Association standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assess post-operative patients throughout phase one and two recovery
• Provide interventions, education, and patient advocacy
• Support person-centred care practices and organizational values
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members during patient care
• Work throughout the peri-anesthesia environment to promote patient flow

Requirements:

• Minimum two years recent post-surgical care experience
• Recent critical care or PACU experience and critical care course
• Venipuncture and intravenous certification
• Current Ontario registration and current BCLS
• Critical thinking and person-centred care knowledge

Bring postoperative assessment, critical care experience, and patient advocacy skills to Sunnybrook’s phase one and two recovery services.