PACU Registered Nurse
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Registered Nurse – PACU (Night Shift) – Columbus, Ohio

Job Type

• Travel/Contract position
• Contract length: 13 weeks

Work Schedule

• 40 hours per week
• Night shift hours primarily 11:00 PM to 7:00 AM
• Shift pattern varies between:

  • Five 8-hour shifts (11p-7a), or
  • Two 8-hour shifts (11p-7a) plus two 12-hour shifts (7p-7a) when covering weekends
• Includes weekend and holiday night shift coverage
• No on-call required

Required Certifications

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) – AHA provider or instructor accepted; letter of completion not accepted
• BLS (Basic Life Support) – AHA provider or instructor accepted; letter of completion not accepted
• NIH Stroke Scale Certification (required within 1 year of start and renewed every 2 years for certain units; otherwise any NIH certification completed within 1 year of start is acceptable)
• Additional certifications may be unit-specific; verify as needed

Required Skills and Experience

• Specialty: Registered Nurse in PACU (Post-Anesthesia Care Unit)
• Level 1 Trauma experience required
• Experience with telemetry and ventilators
• Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam required within 1 year of start and updated annually (minimum passing score 76%)
• Medication test/pharmacology competency exam required prior to start
• Unit-specific competency exams required

Required Licenses

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Ohio
• License verification must be completed within 30 days of start
• NURSYS verification required for RN license

Background and Screening Requirements

• 7-year criminal background check within 90 days of start, including:

  • Social Security trace
  • Counties lived/worked
  • Nationwide search
  • Sex offender registry
  • Motor Vehicle Record (if driving is part of the job)
• FBI and BCI fingerprinting required using code 3701.881; must be completed within 1 year of start
• Pending background check attestation required if fingerprint results are pending at start
• Education accreditation verification required for nursing degree from an accredited program (CCNE, ACEN, or NLN CNEA)
• Employment application and skills checklist required
• Two professional references required; at least one must be from a manager or formal leadership (charge RN acceptable as second reference)

Health and Immunization Requirements

• Physical exam within 1 year of start confirming good health and free of contagious disease
• Negative TB test (PPD, QGold, or TSPOT) within 1 year or chest x-ray if positive TB test
• TB questionnaire required annually in lieu of TB test
• Tdap vaccine (adult dose after age 11/12) required; exemptions not allowed if working with infants or pregnant patients
• Hepatitis B titer or 3-vaccine series (signed declination acceptable)
• Varicella immunity via 2 vaccines or positive titer; medical exemptions require documentation
• Measles, Mumps, Rubella immunity via 2 MMR vaccines or positive titer; boosters required if low titer and no proof of vaccines
• Seasonal flu vaccination or declination required during flu season (Oct 1 - Mar 31); decliners must wear a mask
• Negative 10-panel drug screen within 3 months of start; new travelers cannot start with pending drug screen
• COVID-19 vaccination not required but strongly recommended; proof of primary vaccination collected if available

Additional Facility-Specific Requirements

• Annual review and acknowledgment of dress code and hand hygiene policy
• Annual completion of orientation safety manual acknowledgment
• Fraud, waste, and abuse training certificate required prior to start and updated annually
• Ethics and compliance policies must be reviewed and signed annually for new contracts
• Confidential fraud, waste, and abuse reporting mechanism form required for all candidates

Requirements/Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Ohio
• Minimum of 1 year of recent PACU (Post Anesthesia Care Unit) experience
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Trauma experience
• Telemetry experience