Registered Nurse - Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)

This position is PRN for our Extended (Overnight) Shift

 What You’ll Do

 · Monitor vital signs and assess cardiac status and fluid volume, airway patency, and wounds/drains.

· Implement and sign off on physician post-operative orders.

· Demonstrate awareness of patients’ concerns and a willingness to address them.

· Ensure patient safety and comfort while maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality.

· Observe pertinent changes in symptoms of the patient’s condition, take appropriate action, and report to the physician.

· Document all nursing interventions in the patient’s chart.

· Perform narcotic count at the beginning and end of each working day and maintain accurate records of narcotics dispensed in the narcotic logbook.

· Respond appropriately to emergency situations.

· Complete necessary post-operative teaching of the patient and family.

· Clean and restock all areas at the end of the day.

· Assist with updating printed material (e.g., surgeon’s post-op orders, discharge instructions).

· Perform overnight/23-hour observation of extended stay patients, ensuring continuous monitoring, timely intervention, and thorough documentation across the extended recovery period.

· Manage and reassess pain control, hydration, nutrition, mobility, and elimination needs throughout the extended stay to support patient recovery.

· Conduct discharge readiness assessments using established criteria (e.g., stable vital signs, controlled pain, tolerating fluids, ambulation, and voiding) prior to release.

· Coordinate discharge planning with the physician, patient, and family, including review of post-operative instructions, medications, follow-up appointments, and home care needs.

• Current state licensure as Registered Nurse.  
• Minimum of one-year Perioperative experience, critical care and/or outpatient experience preferred.  
• Ability to verbalize understanding of the nursing process; assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Has knowledge and understanding of physical and emotional disease processes, clinical nursing skills, and administration of medications.
• Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• PACU and Extended Stay nurses must have Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) in addition to Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Other duties as assigned as necessary and may vary at times, as needed, by your immediate supervisor or as directed by the      company.
• Extensive mobility (walking and standing) while performing duties. Periodic pushing, pulling, and lifting of patients and/or equipment. May have exposure to patients with communicable diseases. May have exposure to hazardous equipment or agents 

We offer a supportive work environment, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth. If you are passionate about patient care and meet the qualifications, we encourage you to apply.

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