PACU

PACU/Recovery Nurse – 10-Hour Shifts

Position Overview

Join the recovery team in a high-volume perioperative environment. You'll provide post-anesthesia care across multiple settings: inpatient and outpatient PACU, surgery center, and anesthesia clinic. This role offers clinical variety and the opportunity to work with diverse patient populations and procedures.

Clinical Scope

You'll manage Phase 1 and Phase 2 recovery for general, neuro, thoracic, and interventional cases (cath lab and radiology procedures), plus simple procedures. ICU patients also recover in PACU (except open-heart surgeries, which go directly to ICU). You'll monitor telemetry, manage ventilators (per respiratory therapy), read and interpret cardiac strips, and work collaboratively with in-house pharmacy, respiratory therapy 24/7, and charge nurses who carry patient assignments.

Schedule & Expectations

• 10-hour shifts: 8a–6p, 9a–7p, or 10a–8p (no call during shifts)
• 1 × 24-hour weekend call per month (7a–7a)
• 2 additional overnight call shifts per month (11p–7a)
• Holiday rotation with permanent staff (24-hour shifts, 7a–7a)
• Up to 4 schedule requests per cycle; flexibility required as you're expected to stay until cases are complete
• Floor-specific orientation: 2–3 shifts
• 40 guaranteed hours/week; 13-week contract

Float Requirements

You'll float across inpatient PACU, outpatient PACU, surgery center, and anesthesia clinic.

Required Certifications

• PACU/Surgery Center: BLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC
• Anesthesia Clinic: BLS only
• Current driver's license (50-mile radius requirement)

Note: Navy blue scrubs required for anesthesia clinic; scrubs provided for other areas.