Summary The Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) Registered Nurse (RN) is proficient in practice based on conscious and deliberate planning and self-directed in goal setting for managing complex client situations. The PACU RN assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. The incumbent influences outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team. Responsibilities The following duties and responsibilities are not inclusive of all the duties and responsibilities required of the PACU RN: Provides specialized care in the assessment, planning, implementing and evaluation of care throughout the peri anesthesia continuum to include the pre-anesthesia phase, post anesthesia phase I, post anesthesia phase II, and extended care from sedation/analgesia and/or anesthesia for surgical, diagnostic, or therapeutic procedures. Maintains knowledge of current American Society of...