RN - PACU
Louisville, KY
Access Healthcare
5x8 hrs, Nights

Registered Nurse (RN) - PACU

Location

• Louisville, Kentucky

Employment Type

• Clinical Nursing

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Job Summary

• Accountable for the care of a group of patients in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU).
• Focus on safe, effective patient- and family-centered care, customer satisfaction, and quality outcomes.
• Responsible for supervising licensed and non-licensed staff.
• Applies evidence-based practice and education within a Practice Governance framework.
• Uses the Kristin M. Swanson Model of Care to assess, develop, implement, and evaluate patient care plans.
• Provides patient and family education, comfort, and satisfaction.
• Mentors and precepts staff members.

Job Responsibilities

• Perform patient assessments and reassessments; make sound independent clinical decisions.
• Initiate, prioritize, implement, and revise plans of care in collaboration with patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams.
• Monitor and document patient responses to clinical interventions.
• Facilitate and evaluate education tailored to patient and family needs during stay and at discharge.
• Delegate tasks appropriately; function as a mentor and preceptor.
• Promote teamwork and communicate opportunities for improvement.
• Participate in quality, safety, and service improvement initiatives.
• Comply with regulatory standards and participate in Practice Governance.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Kentucky.
• Minimum 2 years of Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) experience, including experience within the last year.
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing.
• Current certifications in BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS.
• Acute care nursing experience.
• Experience with Epic electronic health record system.
• Experience in precepting.

Shift and Schedule

• Day shift: 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM (10-hour shifts).
• 4 days per week.
• On-call: 11:00 PM to 7:00 AM, no more than 3 times in a 6-week schedule.
• No more than one weekend per 6-week schedule (rotating 7:00 AM–7:00 PM and 7:00 PM–7:00 AM on-call).
• No more than one holiday per contract period.

Skills and Competencies

• Acute care nursing.
• Patient assessment and care plan development, implementation, and evaluation.
• Patient and family education.
• Delegation, mentoring, and precepting.
• Teamwork and quality improvement.
• Regulatory compliance.

No prior travel experience is required for this position.