Interventional Radiology Preop/PACU Registered Nurse
Hackensack, New Jersey
HackensackUMC

Registered Nurse (RN) - Preop/PACU

Location: Hackensack, New Jersey
Employment Type: Clinical
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM, Monday to Friday (No weekends or holidays)
Hours: 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week

Job Summary

• Evaluate patients and assist physicians with patient care.
• Plan, implement, and document nursing care based on patient needs.
• Identify patient needs and prioritize care through assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation.
• Develop, implement, and coordinate individualized plans of care through initial and ongoing assessments.
• Perform therapeutic nursing interventions and manage patient care.
• Document care according to standards, patient acuity, and clinical priorities.
• Advocate for evidence-based practice and support innovations in care delivery.
• Provide patient-centric care aligned with professional nursing practice models.
• Responsibilities include admission assessment, IV placement, and procedure recovery.
• Work involves Interventional Radiology preop and postop care.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in New Jersey
• Minimum 2 years of recent experience in PreOp / PACU - Post Anesthesia Care, including experience within the last year
• Telemetry experience
• Current certifications: BLS (American Heart Association), ACLS, PALS (American Heart Association)
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience specifically in PACU (Post Anesthesia Care Unit)

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of PACU experience.
• BSN degree preferred.

Additional Information

• No weekends or holiday shifts.
• Focus on preoperative and postoperative nursing care in a specialized setting.