PACU Registered Nurse
Wheeling, WV
Access Healthcare
4x10 hrs, Days

Registered Nurse (RN) – PACU

Location: Wheeling, West Virginia
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Overview

• Position in Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) covering both inpatient and outpatient recovery areas.
• Work includes recovery of general, neuro, thoracic, interventional, radiology, and simple procedure cases.
• ICU patients are recovered in PACU except for open heart surgeries (which go directly to ICU).
• Floating required across inpatient and outpatient PACU, surgery center, and anesthesia clinic.
• Shifts predominantly 12 hours (3 shifts per week), with possible 8 or 10-hour shifts.
• Staff expected to stay until cases are completed; schedule flexibility required.
• Weekend call: one 24-hour weekend shift per month (7am-7am).
• Additional call: two overnight call shifts per month (11pm-7am).
• Holiday call rotation included (24 hours, 7am-7am).

Unit Details

• PACU inpatient: 7 bays
• PACU outpatient: 15 bays
• Surgery center: 14 bays
• Anesthesia clinic: 6 rooms
• All areas blend Phase 1 and Phase 2 recovery.

Certifications & Licenses

• Required:

  • Current RN license for West Virginia
  • BLS (Basic Life Support)
  • ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)
  • PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)
  • TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course)
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) knowledge expected.
• Must provide a copy of an unexpired driver’s license with submission.
• Licensing issues must be disclosed at time of submission.

Clinical & Operational Information

• Telemetry skills required: ability to read and interpret cardiac strips.
• Ventilator management handled by Respiratory Therapists (RT) 24/7.
• Pharmacy services available in-house 24/7 with Pyxis system.
• Charge nurses assigned to each area and take patient assignments.
• Nurse aides (UA2s) support units; cross-trained as unit receptionists.
• Scrubs provided except in anesthesia clinic (staff must bring navy blue scrubs).

Orientation & Training

• Floor-specific orientation: 2-3 shifts.

Work Environment

• Electronic Medical Record system: Sunrise.
• Typical nurse-to-patient ratios for Phase 1 and Phase 2 recovery.
• No hospitalist or intensivist in-house.
• No IV team on site.

Additional Notes

• Must be within a 50-mile radius for submission.
• Prior travel experience is not explicitly required.
• Weekend and holiday call coverage is mandatory as part of the role.