Location: Westlinks - 12801 Westlinks Drive Fort Myers FL 33913

Department: Pre-Anesthesia Eval Center

Work Type: Full Time

Shift: Shift 1/8:30 AM to 5:00 PM

Minimum to Midpoint Pay Rate:$30.27 - $40.86 / hour

Summary

Make an Impact Before Surgery Even Begins!!

Are you an experienced Endoscopy RN looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful difference in your patients surgical experience? Join our Pre-Anesthesia Evaluation Center (PAEC) team and play a vital role in preparing patients for safe, successful procedures.

As a PAEC RN , youll be at the forefront of the surgical journeyassessing patients, identifying potential concerns, coordinating care, and ensuring they are fully prepared before entering the operating room. Your clinical expertise, critical thinking, and ability to build trust with patients will make a direct impact every day.

Why PAEC?

• Make a difference through proactive patient assessment and education.
• Work collaboratively with anesthesia providers, surgeons, nurses, and other members of the care team.
• Use your clinical expertise in a setting that values thorough assessment and patient safety.
• Help patients feel informed, prepared, and confident before their procedure.
• Be part of a team dedicated to delivering an exceptional patient experience.

If youre a nurse who enjoys assessment, critical thinking, patient education, and collaboration and wants to be an essential part of the surgical process, the PAEC could be the perfect next step in your career.

Your expertise can help make surgery safer. Your compassion can make the experience better. Join our PAEC team and make an impact before the patient ever enters the OR.

Responsible for the safe delivery and documentation of patient care through the nursing process of assessment, diagnosing, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Performs responsibilities in five areas of nursing practice utilizing critical thinking, management, problem solving and differentiation of urgency in the role of: clinician, teacher, researcher, leadership and professional development. Responsible for directing and coordinating nursing care for patients based on established clinical nursing practice standards subscribed to by American Nursing Association and in accordance with the Florida Nurse Practice Act and other regulatory standards. Collaborates with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes. Supports the organization vision and mission. Uses knowledge of patients age and cultural diversity into the provision of patient care. Contributes to the provision of quality nursing care through excellence in customer service and performance improvement techniques that demonstrate positive outcomes in patient care. The nurse practice is guided by the code of ethics for nurses with interpretative statements.

Requirements

Education Requirements: Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing required; Associates or Bachelors preferred.

Experience Requirements: Must have at least two (2) years of current critical care experience . Qualified individuals will successfully complete the competency assessment. Experience requirements may vary by department. Please reference the Nursing Addendums for department specific requirements.

Certification Requirements: Proof of American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS), current for a minimum of 90 days after hire date. Certification requirements may vary by department. Please reference the Nursing Addendums for department specific requirements.

License Requirements: Currently licensed in the State of Florida.

Other Requirements: Communication and interpersonal skills, basic computer skills, and customer service skills required.

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