PACU RN: Surgical Recovery & Post-Op Care

Aspire Talent Solutions; Great Falls (MT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement savings plan with employer

Fully covered malpractice insurance

Generous PTO

On-site hospital setting

Job summary

Aspire Talent Solutions is seeking a Hospital PACU Registered Nurse (RN) for a full-time, on-site role in Great Falls, MT. You will join a surgical services team with strong nurse-to-patient ratios and collaborative leadership.

Responsibilities include pre-op prep, post-anesthesia care, pain management, wound and line care, and discharge planning. Requires RN license in Montana, 2–4 years acute care experience, BLS/ACLS/PALS, and BSN preferred.

Qualifications

• Education: Accredited nursing program, ASN required; BSN preferred.
• Licensure: Active MT RN license (or compact/endorsement candidate).
• Certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS required on hire.
• Experience: 2–4 years in acute Medical/Surgical or Critical Care setting.

Responsibilities

• Pre-Operative Preparation: assess, admit, and optimize patients for elective/outpatient procedures.
• Phase I Recovery: monitor and stabilize patients waking from anesthesia; manage airway/ventilation and hemodynamics.
• Advanced Visual & Device Care: monitor patients with chest tubes, lines, short-term ventilator support as needed.
• Wound & Line Management: surveillance of incisions, drains, dressings to prevent complications.
• Pain control: titrate IV meds and manage PANV; use warming devices for normothermia.
• Observation Unit Care: care for observation patients from ED or admission.
• Collaborative Leadership: coordinate with providers, anesthesia, nurse managers, and CNA/LPN staff.
• Discharge & Transfer Planning: use Aldrete score; hand-offs to inpatient units.

Skills

IV insertion/management

Asepsis principles

Nursing fundamentals

Communication

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred

Tools

EHR

Job description

Aspire Talent Solutions is seeking a Hospital PACU Registered Nurse (RN) for a full-time, on-site role in Great Falls, MT. You will join a surgical services team with strong nurse-to-patient ratios and collaborative leadership.

Responsibilities include pre-op prep, post-anesthesia care, pain management, wound and line care, and discharge planning. Requires RN license in Montana, 2–4 years acute care experience, BLS/ACLS/PALS, and BSN preferred.