PACU RN
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Portsmouth Regional Hospital

RN PACU

Overview

• Travel assignment in PACU
• 13-week contract
• Rotating schedule with days/weekends/call rotation
• 36 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in New Hampshire
• PACU - Post Anesthesia Care (2 years of experience)
• PACU - Post Anesthesia Care experience within the last year
• ACLS
• BLS
• PALS
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience working with Pediatric patients
• Experience in a(n) Acute Care setting
• PACU and PACU pedi experience Level II or higher

Preferred Qualifications

• ICU experience
• ER experience
• CPAN

Unit Details

• PACU
• 10 bays
• 13 RNs
• Floating area(s): Endo, SDC if needed

Procedures / Case Mix

• Pedi-adult cases including lumpectomies, tubes, tonsils, open heart surgery, and Trauma

Schedule / Call

• Call coverage rotates
• Call requirement is a 30-minute response, including being dressed and ready to accept a patient in PACU
• Call frequency: once a week Monday through Thursday, one Friday every 5 weeks, and 2 24-hour weekend shifts in a 5-week schedule

Additional Notes

• Scrubs are hospital provided