RN - Pre-Op/PACU - Hackensack, NJ - JM 26-13703

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN) – Pre-Op/PACU (Hybrid CPU)
Location: Hackensack, NJ
Job Type: Contract
Duration: 8 weeks
Shift: Day Shift | 9:00 AM – 7:30 PM
Schedule: 40 hours/week | No weekends | No on-call
Local Candidates Required: Yes
Traveler Candidates Required: Yes

Pay Rate
Local: $2,600 - $2,700/week
Traveler: $2,800 - $2,900/week

Note: This job doesn't offer any benefits.

Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced RN with recent critical care, pre-operative, and PACU experience to provide perioperative nursing care and support recovery patients.

Required Qualifications

• Active New Jersey RN license or valid multistate compact license.

• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN).

• Minimum 2 recent years of critical care, pre-operative, and recovery/PACU experience.

• Strong telemetry experience; telemetry certification required.

• Current AHA BLS certification.

• Current AHA ACLS certification.

• Current PALS certification.

• Demonstrated expertise in caring for patients on ventilators.

• Strong clinical assessment, patient monitoring, and perioperative nursing skills.

• Ability to work in a hybrid Pre-Op/PACU role and support other pre-op/PACU areas as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• BSN.

• 3+ years of PACU experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients before and after surgical or procedural interventions.

• Develop, implement, and document individualized nursing care plans.

• Assist physicians and healthcare professionals in delivering safe, effective patient care.

• Monitor vital signs, clinical status, and recovery progress.

• Provide specialized care for patients requiring ventilator support.

• Perform therapeutic nursing interventions and manage care according to clinical priorities.

• Deliver pre-operative preparation and post-anesthesia recovery care.

• Monitor cardiac rhythms and provide appropriate care for telemetry patients.

• Document nursing assessments, interventions, and outcomes.

• Advocate for evidence-based nursing practices and patient-centered care.

• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure continuity of care and patient safety.

• Float to other pre-operative and PACU areas when required.