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RN, South PACU

Oregon Health & Science University • Portland, OR, US • published 2026-09-30 13:58:50.897800

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Department Overview: The 6A South Perianesthesia Care (SPACU) department provides direct and indirect professional nursing care to patients in the Pre\-operative, Recovery and Post\-operative areas of Oregon Health \& Sciences University. The SPACU is a department within Perioperative Services in the Nursing Division. There are 25 operative suites within the surgical department that function at all times. Our goal is to balance care for individual clinical and psychosocial patient/family needs with cost\-conscious utilization of resources while promoting quality outcomes. This position requires the potential to work/float to a variety of units within the perioperative services unit. Function/Duties of Position: SPACU RNs assess patients upon admission for baseline medical conditions, the patient’s understanding of risks/benefits of indicated procedures, and peri\-operative community resources. The SPACU RN develops and implements nursing interventions based on data collected and provides education and emotional support to patients and families. Following the indicated procedure, they provide perianesthesia critical nursing care to patients emerging from anesthesia including but not...

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