Travel Nurse RN - PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
New York, NY
Integrated Healthcare Services
5x8 hrs

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (RN) - PACU (Post Anesthesia Care Unit) - Contract

Location: New York, NY

Position Summary

The RN in the PACU provides safe, competent, quality nursing care based on nursing theory, research, and evidence-based practice. The role involves patient assessment, care planning, interdisciplinary collaboration, patient and family education, and ensuring quality and safety in patient care.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Deliver patient care using Relationship Centered Care principles and nursing process.
• Assess and evaluate patient needs; apply critical thinking in care management.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop and evaluate care plans.
• Educate patients and caregivers on care plans, health promotion, and disease prevention.
• Manage assignments within a Modified Primary Nursing model.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, and healthcare team members.

Patient Experience

• Facilitate patient-centered care activities such as bedside shift reports, purposeful hourly rounding, medication review, and discharge planning.
• Respect patient values, preferences, cultural diversity, and expressed needs.
• Establish therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Use evidence-based practices to improve patient perceptions of care.
• Address patient and family concerns promptly and professionally.

Quality and Safety

• Practice safe, efficient, patient-centered care.
• Identify and escalate safety hazards or barriers to care.
• Participate in quality improvement projects and nursing research.
• Document nursing practice accurately to support quality initiatives.
• Implement high reliability principles to maintain a safe environment.

Operations

• Perform charge nurse duties as assigned.
• Coordinate supply and staffing needs with nursing leadership.
• Document thoroughly in compliance with regulatory and legal standards.
• Facilitate patient throughput during shifts.

Professional Development

• Support clinical colleagues, patients, families, and healthcare team members.
• Advance clinical competence from novice to expert.
• Demonstrate professionalism, ethical decision-making, and effective communication.
• Engage in lifelong learning, scholarship, and innovation.
• Participate in specialty practice councils and nursing committees.

Requirements

• Licensure: New York State RN License required.
• Certifications: BLS and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required.
• Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred; Associate Degree in Nursing considered with relevant experience or active BSN matriculation.
• Experience:

  • Minimum 2 years RN experience.
  • Minimum 2 years post-op management and medicated drips experience.
  • Prior travel experience: Required for travel positions (1 year travel experience required); not required for Per Diem positions.
• Skills: EPIC experience highly preferred.

Work Schedule & Unit Details

• Unit census average: 6 patients.
• Unit size: 6 beds.
• Staffing ratio: 1:1 to 1:2.
• Schedule: Combination of 4x10 and 5x8 shifts with on-call requirements.

Contract Length

• 6 weeks (interpreted from contract_length value of 6).