PACU Registered Nurse
New York City, New York
New York University Langone Medical Center Tisch Hospital

PACU Registered Nurse (Travel, Night Shift)

Overview

• Location: Manhattan, New York
• Positions: 2
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 12 weeks
• Shift: Nights, 8:00 PM to 8:30 AM, 4 x 12-hour shifts (48 hours per week)
• Start timing: Positions to be filled by December 7 and December 14. This is an ASAP assignment, and no January submittals will be accepted.

Schedule and Expectations

• Return to office limited to 5 days or less.
• Must work every Friday during the assignment.
• Expected to work before and after holidays, since the floor is closed on actual holidays.
• May be floated on actual holidays to other areas as needed.

Role Details

• Cares for post-surgical patients in the PACU.
• Should have experience similar to a nurse going to a post-surgical unit.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN License: Must hold a valid RN license in New York.
• PACU Experience: Post Anesthesia Care experience of 2 years.
• Recent PACU Experience: Post Anesthesia Care experience within the last year.
• BLS Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) issued by the American Heart Association.
• Education: Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN).

Certifications Listed in Source

The source lists the following certifications and directs candidates to the unit job description to confirm which are required:

• ACLS (AHA only)
• BLS (AHA only)
• PALS (AHA only)
• NRP (AHA only)
• Chemotherapy (CHEMO)

Background and Verification

• Criminal background check within 30 days of start, including a 7-year search.
• SAM and OIG checks within 30 days of start.
• NY OMIG search within 30 days of start.
• Education verification by a third party. For RNs, it must confirm a nursing degree. Only diplomas are accepted; certifications are not.
• Foreign equivalency evaluation only if the candidate's education was outside the US and cannot be verified otherwise.
• Work history verification for all current and previous employment, up to 7 years.
• Application must include 7 years of history.
• Employment application and skills checklist (updated annually).
• Two references from managers or supervisors. Charge nurse references are not acceptable.

Health Requirements

• Physical exam clearing the employee, within 1 year of start and updated annually.
• N95 fit test (1860 regular, 1860 small, or 1870+) within 1 year before start and updated annually.
• Tdap vaccine within 10 years of start.
• Negative TB test (PPD, QuantiFERON Gold, or T-SPOT) within 1 year of start. Past positives require a chest X-ray within 1 year of start and an annually updated TB questionnaire.
• Rubeola (measles), mumps, and varicella: titer required. Negative or equivocal titers require documented vaccines or booster vaccines.
• Rubella: titer required. Negative or equivocal titers require documented vaccine or booster vaccines.
• Hepatitis B: positive titer or declination required.
• 9-panel drug test within 1 year of start. Instant tests are acceptable.
• Seasonal flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption form by November 6. Declinations are not accepted. Hard deadline is November 20.