PACU Registered Nurse
Brooklyn, NY
Host Healthcare
5x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Opportunity: IMC - RN PACU

Location: Brooklyn, New York
Employment Type: Clinical - Nursing - DPC
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

The Registered Professional Nurse (RN) in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) is responsible for providing nursing care to patients in the immediate post-anesthesia period. The RN assesses patients systematically, develops individualized care plans, and implements care to achieve optimal patient outcomes as patients transition through the peri-anesthesia continuum. Care is provided to patients ranging from pediatric through geriatric.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to immediate post-anesthesia and post-procedure patients.
• Perform initial and ongoing physical assessments upon admission to PACU.
• Compare assessment data to previous patient condition and established norms.
• Develop individualized plans of care to assist patients in returning to safe physiological levels after anesthesia.
• Monitor surgical sites, drains, dressings, tubes, catheters, and intravenous lines.
• Monitor and intervene to maintain respiratory and circulatory function.
• Utilize critical thinking for patient assessment and interventions.
• Provide psychosocial support and health teaching to patients and families.
• Act as a patient advocate and collaborate with healthcare team members.
• Evaluate patient responses to pain treatment and provide additional therapeutic measures as needed.
• Document all assessments, interventions, and patient education.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in New York
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Minimum 2 years of PACU (Post Anesthesia Care) experience, including experience within the last year
• Experience working with pediatric patients
• Experience working with geriatric patients
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification

Additional Information

• Must be skilled in managing clinical care including symptom identification, disease management, medication administration, and emergency interventions.
• Ability to maintain physiological homeostasis during the post-anesthesia period.
• Infection control procedures and protocols must be followed.
• Experience with psychosocial needs and patient education in the post-anesthesia setting is essential.

Prior Travel Experience

• Not specified / not required.