Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Registered Nurse
Espanola, New Mexico
Presbyterian Health Services Inc - Presbyterian Espanola Hospital

PACU RN Position - Espanola, New Mexico

Specialty: PACU RN
Location: Espanola, New Mexico
Employment Type: Staffing - Supplier Sourced
Contract Length: 13 weeks (89 days ≈ 13 weeks)

Job Summary

• Provide direct patient care using the nursing process during assigned shifts.
• Ensure safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable care.
• Assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and document individual patient needs and responses.
• Coordinate patient care through collaboration with patients, families, and healthcare team.
• Initiate and document appropriate protocols and standards of care.
• Administer medications and treatments as prescribed or per standard protocols.
• Identify and address patient and family learning and discharge needs throughout care.
• Supervise LPNs and non-licensed assistive personnel clinically.
• Complete patient population, age-specific, procedure, and protocol education and competency testing per unit standards.
• Floating between departments or local locations within 20 miles is required.

Required Skills & Experience

• Team player, flexible, and able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• At least one previous 13-week travel assignment.
• Minimum of two years current experience in PACU specialty.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Experience with EPIC electronic health records (training available on-site).