RN - PACU

RN - PACU

Profession: Registered Nurse

Specialty: Post Anesthesia Care Unit

Duration: 13 weeks

Shift: 10 Hour Days

Hours per Shift: 10

Experience: Minimum 2 years

License: Required

Certifications: ACLS, BLS, PALS

Must-Have: Experience in trauma, GYN, ortho, general surgery, urology, breast, neuro, vascular, cardiac crani, TAVR, oncology, Whipples, bronchoscopy, recovery from cath lab, IR, and GI cases.

Description:Candidates may not be full-time, part-time, or PRN with any facility associated with the relevant health system within the past year.The main PACU has 19 beds, while a secondary PACU has 13 beds.Nurses trained in both Phase 1 and Phase 2 will float to assist with discharges.Patient-to-nurse ratios are 1:2.Required certifications include ACLS, BLS, and PALS.Respiratory therapy will assist with ventilators, CPAP, and BiPAP.ICU patients recover in PACU.Registered Nurses are expected to read cardiac strips.Shifts are scheduled as 12-hour shifts, with opportunities for self-scheduling for on-call shifts.Weeknight and weekend call requirements apply, with mandatory call picking up 2 shifts in a 6-week period.The call response time is 1 hour.Floating between the main PACU and the secondary PACU is required.The facility provides scrubs.Unit-specific orientation is included.The hospital can cancel up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment.Charting is done using the EPIC system.A BSN is not required for this position.