Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine, as a Staff Nurse in the DCAM Pre-Op/PACU department. This position is a 100% onsite opportunity at our Hyde Park campus.
As a Staff Nurse in DCAM Pre-Op/PACU, you will provide comprehensive nursing care to patients before and following surgical and procedural services. You will assess patient readiness, monitor patients during post-anesthesia recovery, provide education, and collaborate with the multidisciplinary care team to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality care.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
• Performs comprehensive preoperative assessments, including reviewing medical history, medications, allergies, laboratory results, and procedural readiness.
• Prepares patients for surgical and procedural services, including initiating intravenous access, administering medications, and providing patient and family education.
• Receives and monitors patients following anesthesia and procedural sedation.
• Assesses airway, respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological, and pain status during the recovery period.
• Administers medications, treatments, and nursing interventions in accordance with established policies and provider orders.
• Recognizes changes in patient condition and responds appropriately to urgent or emergent situations.
• Evaluates patients against established discharge criteria and provides postoperative and discharge instructions.
• Collaborates with surgeons, anesthesiologists, certified registered nurse anesthetists, nursing staff, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team.
• Maintains accurate and timely documentation in the electronic medical record.
• Follows infection prevention, patient safety, regulatory, and professional nursing standards.
• Participates in quality-improvement activities and supports efficient patient flow throughout the department.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Current Registered Nurse license in the State of Illinois.
• Current Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• Previous Pre-Op, PACU, critical care, emergency department, or perioperative nursing experience.
• Current ACLS and PALS certifications.
POSITION DETAILS
• Job Type/FTE: Full-Time (1.0 FTE)
• Working Hours: 40 hours per week
• Shift: Days
• Schedule: 6:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
• Work Location: Hyde Park
• Unit/Department: 33012 – DCAM Pre-Op/PACU – Hyde Park
• CBA Code: NNU
The University of Chicago Medicine has been at the forefront of medicine since 1927, when we cared for our first patients. Our mission is to provide superior health care in a compassionate manner, ever mindful of each patient's dignity and individuality. To accomplish our mission, we call upon the skills and expertise of all who work together to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and further the knowledge of those dedicated to caring.
As one of the nation’s leading academic medical institutions, UChicago Medicine comprises the Medical Center, Pritzker School of Medicine and the Biological Sciences Division. Its main Hyde Park campus is home to the Center for Care and Discovery, Bernard Mitchell Hospital, Comer Children’s Hospital and the Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine. It also has a 108,000-square-foot facility in Orland Park as well as an outpatient clinic in Chicago's South Loop, as well as affiliations and partnerships that create a regional network of doctors in dozens of Chicago-area communities.
UChicago Medicine offers a full range of specialty-care services for adults and children through more than 40 institutes and centers including an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. It has 805 licensed beds, nearly 850 attending physicians, about 2,500 nurses and over 1,100 residents and fellows. Harvey-based Ingalls Health joined UChicago Medicine’s network in 2016.
