PACU RN: Post-Anesthesia Care Specialist

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.; Maryland; On-site; USD 55,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Vighter is recruiting a PACU Registered Nurse to provide patient care and administrative support at Joint Base Andrews, MD. The role supports Active-Duty Service Members, their families, and veterans in accordance with established policies and guidelines.

Responsibilities include assessing post-anesthesia patients, preparing for procedures, monitoring conditions, administering medications, and ensuring safety and infection-control standards within a fast-paced PACU environment.

Qualifications

• ADN from ACEN- or CCNE-accredited nursing program.
• US citizen with RN license (active, unrestricted).
• BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NRP competency.
• Minimum 3 years of clinical nursing in medical/surgical or critical care.

Responsibilities

• Assess and care for post-anesthesia and post-procedural patients.
• Prepare patients for procedures and provide postoperative recovery care.
• Monitor patient condition and intervene as needed.
• Administer medications, IV fluids, blood products, oxygen, and other treatments.
• Operate PACU and cardiac monitoring equipment.
• Participate in sedation training and provide sedation when required.
• Maintain infection-control and patient-safety standards.

Skills

Post-anesthesia care

Clinical decision making

Medication dosage calculations

Cardiac rhythm interpretation

IV pumps operation

EMR proficiency

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Tools

IV pumps

Cardiac monitors

EKG

Oxygen equipment

Job description

Vighter is recruiting a PACU Registered Nurse to provide patient care and administrative support at Joint Base Andrews, MD. The role supports Active-Duty Service Members, their families, and veterans in accordance with established policies and guidelines.

Responsibilities include assessing post-anesthesia patients, preparing for procedures, monitoring conditions, administering medications, and ensuring safety and infection-control standards within a fast-paced PACU environment.