PACU Assistant Director of Nursing (RN)

Davita Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 100,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Washington, DC, is looking for an Assistant Director of Nursing to oversee operations in a cutting-edge PACU. This role involves strategic leadership, team development, and ensuring regulatory compliance while delivering exceptional patient care across diverse surgical populations. The candidate should possess strong clinical expertise, a valid nursing license, and a commitment to fostering a collaborative, high-quality practice environment.

Benefits

Tuition assistance

Nurse-leader development programs

Collaborative culture with shared governance

Qualifications

• Active DC RN license and BLS certification required.
• Minimum three years of clinical nursing experience, ideally in PACU or critical care.
• Previous leadership experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Champion clinical excellence and operational efficiency in the PACU.
• Guide over 80 RNs and support staff in delivering evidence-based care.
• Set unit goals and spearhead quality/safety initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Quality Assurance

Patient Care Management

Team Development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN)

Master's in nursing or related field

Job description

General Summary of Position

Bring your passion for leadership to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital; one of the most technologically advanced PACU settings in the DC region. Our brandnew Verstandig Pavilion houses two stateoftheart PhaseI PostAnesthesia Care Units (PACUs) stacked on adjacent floors-each with 24 spacious recovery bays supporting 31 leadingedge operating rooms. Here, our PACU nurses stabilize airways, manage complex hemodynamics, control pain and perform frequent surgicalsite and vitalsign assessments for adult and pediatric patients who have undergone everything from sameday ENT procedures to highacuity neurosurgery, transplant and thoracic cases.

As Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON), you will partner with the PACU Director of Nursing to champion clinical excellence, operational efficiency and an exceptional experience across both 24bay units. You will guide more than 80 RNs and support staff in delivering evidencebased, ASPANaligned care for a diverse surgical population whose acuity ranges from ambulatory to critical care.

Schedule: 4 10 hour shifts

Why MedStarGeorgetown PACU?

• Cuttingedge environment: Newly opened Verstandig Pavilion with the latest PACU monitoring, pointofcare testing and digital charting.
• Breadth & depth of practice: Care for ENT, neurosurgery, orthopedics, urology, vascular, plastics, thoracic, general surgery and transplant patients-pediatric through geriatric-within minutes of extubating.
• Collaborative culture: Join a Magnetrecognized academic medical center where interprofessional rounds, shared governance and bedside innovation are everyday norms.
• Leadership runway: MedStar Health's robust nurseleader development programs, tuition assistance and systemwide career pathways keep you moving forward.

Your impact

• Strategic & clinical leadership - set unit goals, ensure regulatory readiness and spearhead quality/safety initiatives while maintaining a visible clinical presence.
• Team development & engagement - hire, coach and evaluate staff; champion shared decisionmaking; and foster a learning environment that drives high retention and Magnetlevel outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) required; master's in nursing or related field preferred.
• Active DC RN license; BLS required (AHA or ARC).
• Minimum three (3) years of progressive clinical nursing experience, ideally in PACU, critical care or perioperative services; previous leadership experience strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to drive quality, safety and staff engagement in a fastpaced, highacuity environment.

This position has a hiring range of $100,588 - $190,340