PACU Registered Nurse
Louisville, KY
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Opportunity: RN - PACU

Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Employment Type: Clinical Nursing
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

As a Registered Nurse (RN) in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), you will be responsible for providing safe, effective, patient- and family-centered care. The role emphasizes customer satisfaction, quality outcomes, and maintaining a financially stable unit. You will apply evidence-based practice and participate in education and practice governance frameworks. The RN supervises licensed and non-licensed staff and is accountable for assessing, developing, implementing, and evaluating patient care plans. The position also involves mentoring and precepting staff.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform patient assessments and reassessments, making sound independent decisions.
• Develop, prioritize, and implement individualized plans of care; collaborate with patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams.
• Monitor and document patient responses to clinical interventions.
• Provide and evaluate education tailored to patient and family needs during the stay and at discharge.
• Delegate tasks to licensed and non-licensed personnel; serve as a mentor/preceptor.
• Promote teamwork and communicate opportunities for improvement.
• Participate in quality, safety, and service improvement initiatives and implement practice changes.
• Comply with regulatory standards and participate in the Practice Governance model.

Required Experience

• Minimum of 2 years of acute care RN experience.

Prior Travel Experience

• Not specified / not required.