PACU and Preoperative Registered Nurse

Aura Health; Kernersville (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Aura Health is seeking a registered nurse to provide comprehensive PACU and preoperative nursing care, supporting patients before surgery and during anesthesia recovery. You will assess, monitor, and manage postoperative symptoms to promote safe recovery.

Responsibilities include administering medications, identifying complications, and collaborating with the surgical team to ensure high-quality patient outcomes. Requires active RN license and at least 1 year PACU/pre-op experience.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of PACU or pre-op nursing experience.
• Active RN license.
• Strong patient assessment and monitoring skills; good clinical judgment.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and prepare them for surgery and anesthesia recovery.
• Administer medications and manage perioperative symptoms.
• Monitor patient condition in the post-anesthesia recovery setting.
• Identify signs of complications and notify the team.
• Provide nursing support to promote safe surgical outcomes.

Skills

PACU experience

RN license

Patient assessment

Monitoring

Clinical judgment

Job description

Role: Provide nursing care across preoperative and post-anesthesia recovery phases, supporting patients before surgery and during recovery.

Key Duties

• Assess patients and prepare them for surgery and anesthesia recovery.
• Administer ordered medications and manage perioperative symptoms.
• Monitor patient condition in the post-anesthesia recovery setting.
• Identify signs of complications and take prompt action by notifying the appropriate team.
• Provide comprehensive nursing support to promote safe surgical outcomes.

Qualifications & Skills

• At least one year of PACU or pre-op nursing experience.
• Active RN license.
• Strong patient assessment, monitoring, and clinical judgment skills.