The PACU RN demonstrates attention to detail, utilizes critical thinking skills, initiates confident decisions in a fast-paced clinical environment, and communicates effectively with a multidisciplinary team. Applies the nursing process to systems/processes at the unit/work group level to improve care. Responsible to acquire knowledge/skills/abilities to maintain expertise in caring for critically ill patients, participate in educational activities to improve clinical knowledge/enhance role performance. RN duties require interventions for altered states of LOC occurring in post anesthetized patients, monitoring effectiveness of therapies for patient's s/p anesthetic agents and assessing patients requiring continuous hemodynamic monitoring/vasoactive medications. Recognize problems/initiate nursing interventions to manage post-anesthesia, surgical, and medical complications, while utilizing assessment skills to prevent/intervene in life threatening emergencie...