PACU Registered Nurse (RN) | Post-Anesthesia Care Unit

University of Maryland Medical System; Largo (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Relocation assistance

Differential pay

Comprehensive benefits package

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center in Largo, MD is seeking a full-time Day Shift Registered Nurse for the PACU. You will care for patients recovering from anesthesia and collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia providers, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, high-quality care and excellent patient experiences.

Ideal candidates have perioperative experience, strong clinical judgment, and a passion for safe, compassionate post-anesthesia care while supporting efficient

Qualifications

• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in Maryland or eligible to practice via Compact state agreements.
• Current American Heart Association BLS and ACLS certifications.
• Minimum of 1 year of RN bedside experience.
• Minimum of 2–3 years of perioperative nursing experience.
• Strong clinical assessment, critical thinking and patient care management skills.
• Five to seven years of perioperative nursing experience preferred.
• Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Provides independent care to unit-specific patient population and serves as clinical resource.
• Accounts for processes and outcomes of care during an episode of care.
• Advances group practice on the unit and coordinates with nurse management.
• Cooperates with interdisciplinary team to plan and coordinate care addressing patient needs.
• Acts as clinical resource for others.
• Supports charge nurse decisions and performs charge role as needed.
• Helps develop clinical practice protocols and standards for the unit.
• Participates in unit-based performance improvement and professional development activities.
• Orients new nurses to unit decision-making structures and councils.
• Serves as preceptor, coach and mentor to nurses and students; supports education offerings.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Critical thinking

Patient care management

Team collaboration

Evidence-based practice

Education

RN license (Maryland)

BLS certification

ACLS certification

Job description

Job Requirements

Join the University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center's Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) as a Full-Time Day Shift Registered Nurse (RN). This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced PACU RN to bring your clinical expertise to a collaborative, high-performing recovery team committed to delivering safe, exceptional patient care. In this role, you will care for patients recovering from anesthesia, collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia providers, and multidisciplinary teams, and play a vital role in ensuring outstanding clinical outcomes and an exceptional patient experience.

This role is ideal for an experienced PACU RN who thrives in a fast-paced environment, demonstrates exceptional clinical judgment, and is passionate about providing safe, compassionate, high-quality post-anesthesia care while supporting efficient patient throughput and recovery.

SCHEDULE

3 x 12 Hour Shifts | 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Rotating Weekends & Holidays

Key Responsibilities

The following statements describe the general nature and level of work performed and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties.

• Provides independent care to unit specific patient population; serves as clinical resource for others, utilizes and integrates evidence into practice, functions effectively in roles specific to unit.
• Accountable to patients and families for the processes and outcomes of care during an episode of care.
• Accountable to peers for the advancement of group practice on the unit, and to the nurse manager for the totality of work performance.
• Serves as an effective primary coordinating nurse; collaborates with interdisciplinary team to plan and coordinate care addressing patient/family needs.
• Serves as clinical resource for others.
• Supports charge nurse decisions; performs charge role for assigned shifts as needed.
• Assists in the development of clinical practice protocols and standards for unit.
• Participates in unit-based process activities: Performance Improvement, Professional Development, Clinical Practice, Teamwork, etc.; assists in development of action plans and supports implementation.
• Orients Clinical Nurse I to unit level decision making structure and councils.
• Serves as preceptor, coach, mentor to new nurses and students. Contributes to ancillary personnel skills and development, attends educational offerings and in-services independently.
• Other duties as assigned.

Licensure & Experience

• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Maryland, or eligible to practice due to Compact state agreements outlined through the MD Board of Nursing, required.
• Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certifications, required.
• Minimum of one (1) year of RN bedside experience, required
• Minimum of two to three (2-3) years of perioperative nursing experience, required.
• Strong clinical assessment, critical thinking, and patient care management skills in a fast-paced perioperative environment, required.
• Five to seven years of perioperative nursing experience, preferred.
• Bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation

• Pay Range: $43.30 - $54.90 per hour.
• Sign On Bonus and Relocation Assistance Available.
• Shift, Weekend, and Holiday Differential Pay Where Applicable.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package for Full Time, Part Time, and PRN Staff Members.
• Career Growth and Advancement Opportunities within a Growing Peri anesthesia and Surgical Services Department.