PACU Nurse

CommonSpirit Health; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Clinical ladder pay

Referral bonuses

Relocation assistance

Excellent benefits

Job summary

The Cath Lab PACU Nurse provides high-level clinical care to patients immediately following invasive cardiac and vascular procedures, focusing on hemodynamic monitoring, vascular site management, and post-procedural risk assessment at CHI St. Vincent, part of CommonSpirit Health in Arkansas.

Responsibilities include stabilizing vitals and rhythms, managing arterial/venous access, administering anticoagulants and analgesics, and guiding patients and families through restrictions and hand-offs to

Qualifications

• Unencumbered Arkansas RN license required.
• 1 year of acute care experience required; residency program for new grads.
• PACU or Cath Lab experience preferred, not required.
• BLS and ACLS per American Heart Association required.

Responsibilities

• Stabilize vitals and cardiac rhythms; recover from sedation.
• Oversee vascular access sites to ensure hemostasis.
• Administer anticoagulants/antiplatelets and analgesics per orders.
• Educate patients/families and coordinate hand-offs to next care level.

Skills

Hemodynamic monitoring

Vascular access management

Cardiac medications administration

Analgesics administration

Patient education

BLS

ACLS

Education

Registered Nurse license (Arkansas)

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

The Cath Lab PACU Nurse provides high-level clinical care to patients immediately following invasive cardiac and vascular procedures. The primary focus is on hemodynamic monitoring, vascular access site management (hemostasis), and the identification of post-procedural complications.

• Clinical Stabilization: Managing vital signs, cardiac rhythms, and recovery from sedation, with an immediate focus on responding to hemodynamic instability or arrhythmias.
• Vascular Oversight: Managing arterial/venous access sites to ensure hemostasis and preventing complications like hematomas through careful site monitoring and device management.
• Pharmacological Management: Administering specialized cardiac medications (anticoagulants/antiplatelets) and analgesics according to physician orders.
• Patient Advocacy & Transitions: Providing thorough patient/family education on post-procedure restrictions and medication compliance, while ensuring seamless hand-offs to the next level of care.

We are offering a $25,000 sign on bonus to hires who meet the eligibility requirements. We also offer additional pay for participation in our clinical ladder as well as referral bonuses, excellent benefits, and relocation assistance.

Job Requirements

• Unencumbered license to practice in the State of Arkansas
• 1 year of acute care experience is required (new graduates or nurses who have never worked in an acute care setting are hired through our residency training program)
• Previous PACU or Cath Lab experience preferred, not required
• BLS , ACLS hthrough the American Heart Association is required

While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you with benefits that include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, adoption assistance, and more!

Where You'll Work

CHI St. Vincent, a regional health network serving Arkansas, is part of CommonSpirit Health. We have served Arkansas since 1888 with a history of many firsts. Together with more than 4500 coworkers, 1000 medical staff and 500 volunteers we consistently receive praise for care advancements. CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community. CHI St. Vincent provides you with the same level of care you provide to others. We care about our team member well-being and offer benefits that complement and support your work/life balance.