PACU Nurse Resume Examples

Highly competent and caring PACU Nurse with 10 years career experience. Possesses RN CPAN CAPA and ACLS designations. Adept in delivering exceptional patient care in high stress fast-paced environments. Dependable team leader with strong critical and analytical thinking skills.

• Monitor patient surgical site and clean and redress wounds as necessary.
• Determine patient readiness for discharge home rehabilitation centers or in-hospital wings.
• Communicate discharge instructions verbally and in writing ensuring patient and/or caretaker understanding of post-op care.

• Managed patient admission process into surgical preoperative area ensuring wrist bands and documentation were accurate and complete.
• Assessed patient emotional wellbeing pre and post-operatively to provide compassionate support services as needed.
• Performed vital sign checks in 15 minute intervals to ensure all vitals were within acceptable ranges.

• Took and recorded patient vital statistics pre-operatively to determine baseline and ensure preparedness for surgical procedure.
• Installed IV and central lines to administer anesthesia and medications ordered by attending doctor or surgeon.
• Informed patients and family members regarding surgical procedures and immediate post-op care and environment.