Registered Nurse - Ambulatory Surgery-Post Anesthesia Care

Veterans Health Administration

Lebanon (Lebanon County)

On-site

USD 81,000 - 138,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

The Lebanon VA Medical Center is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Ambulatory Surgery and Post Anesthesia Care Unit (ASU/PACU) to provide perioperative nursing across pre, intra, and post anesthesia phases.

The RN will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care, document accurately, and follow ASPAN standards and VA directives; work schedule Monday to Friday with 8-hour shifts. Salary ranges from $80,654 to $138,421 per year with comprehensive federal benefits.

Responsibilities

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate peri-anesthesia care across Pre anesthesia, Post anesthesia I, Post anesthesia II phases.
Assess patient readiness for anesthesia and identify contraindications for procedures.
Monitor postoperative status including cardiovascular, respiratory, airway management, pain and comfort needs.
Document care comprehensively in the electronic health record and follow ASPAN standards and VA directives.

Job description

Registered Nurse - Ambulatory Surgery-Post Anesthesia Care

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This position is located at Lebanon VA Medical Center within the Nursing Perioperative - Ambulatory Surgery Unit/Post Anesthesia Care Unit (ASU/PACU) service line.

Key Responsibilities

The Ambulatory Surgery Unit (ASU)/Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) Registered Nurse (RN) provides specialized care in the assessment, planning, implementing and evaluation of care throughout the peri anesthesia continuum to include the Pre anesthesia Phase, Post anesthesia Phase I, Post anesthesia Phase II, and extended care from sedation/analgesia and/or anesthesia for surgical, diagnostic, or therapeutic procedures.

The PACU RN possesses knowledge related to the physiology associated with various anesthesia techniques and surgical interventions. The PACU RN assesses and prepare patients for procedures appropriately. Performs clinical assessment of the patient and readily recognizes contraindication for anesthesia and/or surgical intervention.

The PACU RN applies the appropriate post sedation scoring and assesses the patient's postoperative status to include cardiovascular and respiratory systems and airway management needs, neurological system, hemodynamic stability, pain, and comfort needs and mental status, implementing appropriate interventions to maintain or return all physiological system to baseline or above.

The PACU RN maintains knowledge of current American Society of Peri anesthesia Nurses (ASPAN) standards, VHA Directive, and service level standard operating procedures. The PACU RN is responsible for ensuring comprehensive documenting of all phases of care and is timely, complete, and accurate in the electronic health record. May be required other additional or perform on-call duties.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, Rotating 8-hour shifts (8:00 am - 4:30 pm or 9:00 am - 5:30 pm) Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorize

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $80654 – $138421/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-19.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.