Registered Nurse RN Recovery PACU

Registered Nurse - Pacu, Recovery Room

Our Surgical Services team is looking for a Registered Nurse to join the PACU, Recovery Room team in our newly expanded (and beautiful) OR. Are you an RN who has:

• Solid assessment and monitoring skills
• The ability to manage a critical patient
• Succinct & effective communication skills
• A commitment to helping your fellow nurses

Why plant roots here?

• Excellent benefits
• Great culture - On Modern Healthcare's Best Places to Work since 2012

Here's the details:

• Full-time, day shift position
• 40 hours per week
• Weekends as needed
• On call- on rotation (typically one night per week)

The Recovery Room (PACU) Registered Nurse provides comprehensive post-anesthesia nursing care to patients recovering from surgical and procedural interventions. This role is responsible for continuous patient assessment, monitoring vital signs, managing airways, pain control, and responding to post-operative complications to ensure safe recovery. The PACU RN collaborates closely with anesthesia providers, surgeons, and the perioperative team to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care while maintaining a calm, efficient, and safety-focused environment.

Qualifications:

• Licensed to practice in the state of Oklahoma.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Able to take call 3pm to 7am weekdays and 24-hour call on weekends on rotation.
• Must be able to respond to SMC within 30 minutes when on call.
• Current BLS card or completion within 30 days of employment.
• Current ACLS certification or completion within 6 months of employment preferred.
• Current PALS certification or completion within 6 months of employment preferred.
• Basic Computer knowledge.

Physical Requirements:

• Must have strength and stamina for prolonged walking, standing, and dealing with stressful situations.
• Demonstrates adequate vision, or correctable with glasses/contacts, to read and write.
• Able to hear, or correctable with hearing devices, and able to talk to converse with others in person and over the phone.
• Able to hear, see, and feel to accurately assess, monitor, and administer care.
• Able to frequently lift at least 60 lbs., reach, pull, push, bend, stoop, and kneel.
• Possesses fine motor skills and hand/eye coordination to give care (i.e.: insert catheters, start IV's, administer medications, and handle instruments).