PACU RN
Springfield, IL
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

PACU RN

Overview

• Role: PACU RN
• Location: Springfield, Illinois
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Shift: Nights, 3x12
• Unit: 23-room PACU unit
• Average daily census: 50
• Contract length: 13 weeks

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Illinois
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• PACU - Post Anesthesia Care (2 years of experience)
• PACU - Post Anesthesia Care experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• Experience in a(n) Ambulatory Care or Inpatient or Level 1 Trauma setting
• Bariatric case skills/experience including gastric bypass, gastric sleeve, lap band
• Cardiac monitoring skills/experience including arterial line management, Central Venous Pressure (CVP), dysrhythmia recognition/management
• Surgery case skills/experience including endo/laparoscopic, ENT, general, gynecology, neuro, ortho, ortho/spine, ortho/total joints, plastics, podiatry, robotics, urology
• Hyperglycemia/hypoglycemia protocols and insulin protocols
• ENT case skills/experience including radial neck dissection, tonsillectomy
• Gastrointestinal case skills/experience including cholecystectomy, colon surgery, Whipple
• Genitourinary/renal case skills/experience including AV fistula/shunt, renal surgery, TURP
• Gynecology case skills/experience including bilateral tubal ligation, hysterectomy, mastectomy
• IV therapy/phlebotomy skills/experience including accessing ports, blood product administration, central line care/management, PICC line care and management
• Experience with Cerner

Preferred

• None stated

Work Setting / Experience

• Ambulatory/Outpatient
• Inpatient
• Level I Trauma Center
• Pain Management
• Phase I PACU
• Phase II Recovery

Required Skills / Experience

• Bariatric case experience: gastric bypass, gastric sleeve, lap band
• Cardiac monitoring: arterial line management, Central Venous Pressure (CVP), dysrhythmia recognition/management
• Surgery case experience: bariatrics, endo/laparoscopic, ENT, general, gyn, neuro, ortho, ortho/spine, ortho/total joints, plastics, podiatry, robotics, urology
• Endocrine: hyperglycemia/hypoglycemia protocols, insulin protocols
• ENT: radial neck dissection, tonsillectomy
• Gastrointestinal: cholecystectomy, colon surgery, Whipple
• Genitourinary/Renal: AV fistula/shunt, renal surgery, TURP
• Gynecology: bilateral tubal ligation, hysterectomy, mastectomy
• IV therapy/phlebotomy: accessing ports, blood product administration, central line care/management, PICC line care and management
• Medication experience: Omnicell, Pyxis, antiarrhythmics, anticoagulants, antihypertensives, emergency medications, IV vasopressors, narcotics/analgesics
• Neurological: anterior/posterior fusion, cervical fusions, craniotomy, external ventricular drain (EVD), hypothermia protocol, ICP monitoring, spine surgery, stroke scale
• Orthopedic: circulation checks, open reduction and internal fixation, total joint replacement
• Plastics: abdominoplasty, breast augmentation
• Respiratory: airway assessment, care of ventilated patients, chest tube management, end-tidal CO2 monitoring, extubation LMA/ET, fresh tracheostomy, placement of oral/nasal airways
• Anesthesia: conscious sedation, epidural, general, local, monitored anesthesia care (MAC), nerve blocks, spinal
• Pre/Post Op care: pre/post endoscopy procedures, pre/post IR procedures, pre/post operative procedures, straight urinary catheterization female, straight urinary catheterization male, wound vacs
• Professional skills: interpretation and communication of lab values, isolation precautions, malignant hyperthermia protocols, pain assessment and management, PCA pump and management

Schedule / On-call

• On-call required, up to 30 hours per 6 weeks
• Weekend requirement: No

Float / Scope

• Does not float within scope to meet facility needs

Other Notes

• Cerner experience required
• Locals accepted
• Parking permit required; no cost
• Scrubs provided for this role