Job Title: PACU RN
Profession: Registered Nurse
Specialty: Post Anesthesia Care Unit
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Night
Hours per Shift: 12
Experience: Minimum 2 years of critical care experience required.
License: Must have an active IL license to apply.
Certifications: ACLS, BLS, and PALS required.
Must-Have:
- Critical care experience
- Ambulatory/Outpatient, Inpatient, Level I Trauma Center, Pain Management, Phase I PACU, Phase II Recovery
- Case skills in various surgical procedures
- Cardiac monitoring experience
- IV therapy and phlebotomy skills
Description:
Position/Specialty: PACU RN
Shift: 3x12 Nights
Average Daily Census: 50.
23 room unit.
First-timers not accepted.
Weekend requirement: No.
On-call requirement: Yes, up to 30 hours per 6 weeks.
Must float within scope to meet facility needs: No.
Accommodating block schedule inquiries will be discussed with the manager.
Local candidates are accepted with no radius restrictions.
Pending licenses will not be accepted; an active IL license is required to apply.
Requested time off restrictions: Ideally no more than 5 days.
Clients may call off up to 36 hours per thirteen-week assignment without paying for the canceled hours.
Special requirements include:
- Required work setting experience: Ambulatory/Outpatient, Inpatient, Level I Trauma Center, Pain Management, Phase I PACU, Phase II Recovery
- Required bariatric case skills: Gastric bypass, Gastric sleeve, Lap band
- Required cardiac monitoring skills: Arterial line management, Central Venous Pressure (CVP), Dysrhythmia recognition/management
- Required surgery case skills in various specialties
- Required IV therapy/phlebotomy skills: Accessing ports, Blood product administration, Central line care/management, PICC line care and management
Required professional topics and skills include:
- Interpretation and communication of lab values
- Isolation precautions
- Malignant hyperthermia protocols
- Pain assessment and management
- PCA pump management
Computer charting experience required.
Type of facility: Acute Care Client, Magnet designation
Total staffed beds: 562
Patient age groups served include: Adolescents, Adults, Pediatrics, Geriatrics
Unit details: Interdisciplinary support from various health professionals
Daily census: 50
Number of beds: 23