Job Description
Position Overview:
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Role: Recovery Room RN (Registered Nurse)
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Shift: 3×12 (Night Shift) – 1900-0730
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FTE: 0.9 (Full-Time Equivalent)
Certifications Required:
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ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)
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BLS (Basic Life Support)
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NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale)
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PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)
Experience:
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Minimum Experience: 2 years
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Preferred: Experience in a Trauma Level II facility
Additional Information:
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First-Time Travelers Accepted: Yes
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Call: No
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Float: No (No floating to other units)
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Weekends: Every other weekend
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Scheduling Type: Block scheduling
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Medication System: Pyxis
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Documentation System: EPIC (Experience Required), Op-time, Care Connect
Patient Population:
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Varied, including post-op recovery (scheduled OR cases), trauma patients, ICU holds, pediatric (weeks old) to geriatric patients.
Unit Details & Procedures:
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Level II Trauma Center PACU (Post Anesthesia Care Unit)
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Common Procedures: Post-op recovery, ELVO (Emergent Large Vessel Occlusion), TAVRs (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacements), Endovascular procedures, Ion pulmonary
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Special Equipment: PACU/ICU monitoring, medication pumps