Registered Nurse (PACU)

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Registered Nurse (PACU) - Marrero, LA (#SM0118)

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Location: Marrero, LA

Employment Type: Per-Diem

Hourly Rate: $46.6 per hour

Position Overview:

Greenlife Healthcare Staffing is currently seeking a Registered Nurse (PACU) to fill an opening at a hospital located in Marrero, LA. This role focuses on providing immediate post-anesthesia care to patients recovering from surgical procedures, ensuring safe emergence from anesthesia and stable transition to the appropriate care setting.

Why Join Us?

• Competitive Compensation: $46.6 per hour
• Work Schedule: 8:00 AM - 8:30 PM CST (includes a 30-minute break) - Per-diem
• Professional Growth: Gain valuable experience in a collaborative, innovative, and supportive environment.
• Impactful Work: Contribute to a mission-driven organization dedicated to improving patient outcomes.

Qualifications:

• Education: Completion of an accredited Registered Nurse (RN) program (Associate's or Bachelor's degree).
• Licensure: Active Louisiana state RN license and current BLS Certification. ACLS and PALS certification are strongly required (or must be obtained within a specified timeframe).
• Experience: At least one year of relevant experience is required.
• Technical Skills: Proficient in airway management, pain management (including PCA pumps and epidurals), hemodynamic monitoring, management of post-op nausea/vomiting (PONV), and care of surgical drains, catheters, and wound vacs.
• Soft Skills: Strong critical thinking and rapid assessment abilities; calm and decisive in emergency situations; excellent communication with anesthesiologists, surgeons, and OR staff; compassionate patient and family interaction.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assess and monitor post-surgical patients upon arrival to PACU, including airway patency, breathing, circulation (ABCs), vital signs, oxygen saturation, level of consciousness, and surgical site(s).
• Manage emergence from general anesthesia, regional blocks (spinal, epidural), and monitored anesthesia care (MAC).
• Administer medications for pain control, nausea, shivering, and blood pressure management as ordered.
• Monitor for and respond to immediate post-op complications, including respiratory depression, laryngospasm, hypotension, hypertension, bleeding, or anaphylaxis.
• Assess and manage incision sites, dressings, drains (Jackson-Pratt, Hemovac), chest tubes, and urinary catheters.
• Communicate effectively with anesthesia providers and surgeons regarding patient status, vital sign trends, and any concerns.
• Use sedation scales (e.g., Aldrete score, RASS) to determine readiness for discharge from PACU to the next level of care (Med/Surg, Stepdown, ICU, or Phase II discharge home).
• Educate patients and families on post-procedure expectations, pain management, activity restrictions, and follow-up care.
• Document all assessments, interventions, medications, and discharge criteria in the EMR accurately and promptly.

About the Company

We are committed to our core values: integrity, honesty, and transparencyFinding a new position as a physician or allied health professional or filling a critical vacancy in your practice, clinic, hospital, or skilled care facility can be stressful and time-consuming.At Greenlife our mission is to make this process easier for you and help you through all the steps necessary to find that perfect new position or the healthcare professional to round out your team.We understand that every situation is different and our approach reflects that: we value personalized interaction with job seekers and employers, our searches are customized not cookie-cutter and our results speak for themselves: Happy job seekers and employers who found the right professional match through our services.