PACU - Post Anesthesia Care

Opportunity:

RN - PACU

Job Details:

• Work 3 twelve-hour shifts per week, primarily Monday through Friday on day shift with potential rotation to weekends and night shifts as needed
• Pre-op shifts begin at 5:30 AM; PACU shifts begin between 7:30 AM and 10:00 AM
• Call requirement of approximately 20-24 hours per month on weeknights and approximately 20 hours per month on weekends; employees select their own call shifts based on availability
• May be required to work one holiday shift and one holiday call shift per season (Summer/Winter)
• Call response time of 1 hour required
• Up to 2 shift cancellations permitted per 13-week contract
• Rotate throughout Pre-op, PACU, and Phase II departments including boarders
• Nurse-to-patient ratios: Pre-op 1:3, PACU 1:2, Phase II 1:3
• Care for adult and pediatric patients across a wide range of surgical specialties including general surgery, plastics, dental/ENT/maxillofacial, urology, neurosurgery, surgical oncology, ophthalmology, orthopedic/ortho trauma, joint replacements, OB/GYN, thoracic, regional acute pain/blocks/epidurals, and bariatrics
• Experience with RT equipment including vents, CPAP, and BiPAP required
• Experience recovering ICU patients in PACU required
• Must be able to read cardiac strips
• Prior PACU experience required; Level 1 trauma PACU experience preferred
• Charting system: EPIC
• Hospital scrubs required
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, PALS
• BSN not required
• May float to other pre/post departments within the hospital