PACU Registered Nurse
Tacoma, Washington
Saint Joseph Medical Center

PACU RN

Location: Tacoma, Washington Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Days

Required Qualifications

• Active BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications
• Active Washington RN license (a pending license is needed to submit; a temporary license takes approximately 4 weeks)
• 2 full years of experience

Eligibility Restriction

• Not eligible if you have worked full time, part time, or PRN with any affiliated health system facility within the past year.

Unit and Assignment

• Unit: PACU
• Beds: Main PACU (19 beds) and Walters PACU (13 beds)
• Ratio: 1:2
• Float: Floats between Main and Walters PACU. If trained in both Phase 1 and Phase 2 areas, you will float to help with discharges.
• Common cases: Trauma, GYN, Ortho, General Surgery, Urology, Breast, Neuro, Vascular, Cardiac Cranial, TAVR, Oncology, Whipples, Bronchs, Recover Cath Lab, IR, and GI cases
• Exclusions: No burns or transplants
• Patient types: ICU patients recover in PACU.
• Support: Main PACU has 2 nurse aides for patient care support. Respiratory therapists assist with vents, CPAP, and BiPAP.
• RN duties: RNs read strips.
• Charge RN: Not required.

Schedule and Call

• Hours: 12-hour shifts, 4 x 10s (flex 7:30a-6p and 9a-7:30p), 40 hours per week
• Scheduling: Self-schedule for on-call shifts
• Weeknight call: Yes
• Weekend call: Yes
• Holiday call: No
• Mandatory call/standby: Yes, pick up 2 shifts in a 6-week period
• Call response time: 1 hour

Other Details

• Hospital provides scrubs.
• Unit-specific orientation is provided.