PACU Registered Nurse
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
UNC Medical Center

Registered Nurse - PACU

Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Employment Type: Clinical Nursing
Shift: Nights
Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

Provide competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards in a hospital setting. Responsible for coordinating and delivering patient care using the nursing process, reporting to Nurse Manager/Director.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in ongoing education to meet personal learning needs and use patient education materials appropriately.
• Assess patient/family readiness and developmental level for learning.
• Identify expected patient outcomes and participate in care plan evaluation and revision.
• Communicate effectively with interdisciplinary team members to promote continuity of care.
• Deliver care to patients with complex problems, addressing physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs.
• Perform bedside point of care testing as required.
• Organize and prioritize care based on patient and family needs.
• Consult resources timely for patients with complex care issues or high discharge planning risk.
• Develop professional growth goals and participate in unit goals and performance improvement activities.
• Promote a safe, clean, and secure hospital environment.
• Recognize and synthesize complex assessment data to determine care priorities.
• Collaborate with patients and families in care planning, addressing cultural and ethnic considerations.
• Stay informed on relevant research and contribute ideas for practice improvement.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in North Carolina
• Minimum 1 year of recent experience in Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) from an accredited school
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC)