Preoperative PACU Registered Nurse

United Surgical Partners International; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

United Surgical Partners International (USPI) is seeking a Per Diem Preoperative PACU Registered Nurse for Orlando Ophthalmology Surgery Center. The role focuses on delivering high-quality care to patients recovering from anesthesia, ensuring safety, comfort, and privacy in the PACU and during discharge planning.

Requirements include graduation from an accredited RN program, active Florida RN license, BLS and ACLS (PALS if required), and 2 years in PACU or critical care preferred.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited RN program.
• Active RN license in the state.
• BLS and ACLS required; PALS if required by the center.
• 2 years experience in PACU or Critical Care preferred.
• Ability to make decisions based on nursing judgment.
• Strong communication skills, verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• Provide continuity and quality nursing care for patients emerging from anesthesia.
• Continually evaluate patient condition, ensuring safety, comfort, and privacy.
• Assist physicians in procedure rooms with tasks, conscious sedation, and sterile techniques as appropriate.
• Provide discharge planning and family education as part of postoperative care.

Skills

PACU nursing

Critical care experience

BLS certification

ACLS certification

PALS (if required)

Education

Graduate of an accredited RN School of Nursing

Job description

Preoperative PACU Registered Nurse

Orlando Ophthalmology Surgery Center is hiring a Preoperative Pacu Registered Nurse Per Diem

Welcome to Orlando Ophthalmology Surgery Center

At Orlando Ophthalmology Surgery Center, we believe health and care are inseparable. Our mission is to care for every patient and their family as if they were our own. Each patient, each family, each and every time. Our technology allows surgeons to perform procedures in the specialty areas of: Cataract Surgery, Bladeless Cataract Surgery, LenSx Laser, ORA, Corneal Surgery, Glaucoma Treatment, and Oculoplastic Surgery.

Job ID 300096639 Date posted 10/19/2026

PRN PACU Registered Nurse (PACU RN) at Orlando Ophthalmology Surgery Center

The PACU Registered Nurse provides continuity and quality nursing care for all patients, with continual evaluation of the patient's condition, providing patient safety, comfort, and privacy at all times. May assist the physicians in the procedure rooms with various tasks, conscious sedation, and utilizing sterile techniques as deemed appropriate. Will provide total comprehensive patient care to patients emerging from general anesthesia and/or sedation; assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the patient and family in preparation for discharge

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited RN School of Nursing
• Active RN license in the state
• BLS and ACLS Required, PALS if required by the center
• 2 years experience in PACU or Critical Care preferred
• Ability to make decisions based on nursing judgment
• Able to prioritize and organize workload to meet the needs of patients and the unit
• Strong communication skills, verbal and written

Who We Are

At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and healthcare systems to provide first-class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner.

USPI is committed to, and proud of our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.