Registered Nurse - PACU

Novant Health; Forest Hills (NC); On-site; USD 48,000 - 60,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Part-time weekender

24 hours per week

Incentive pay

Job summary

Novant Health's Rowan Medical Center in North Carolina is seeking an experienced PACU RN to deliver post-anesthesia care after a range of surgeries. You will join a high-performing, collaborative team.

This part-time weekender role offers 24 hours per week with 8 hours of incentive pay and part-time benefits. Education: BSN preferred; licensure: current RN in-state; experience: 1 year PACU preferred.

Qualifications

• PACU experience strongly preferred.
• Current RN licensure in appropriate state required.
• BSN preferred but not required if experience compensates.

Responsibilities

• Receive patients from the operating room after surgery.
• Airway management.
• Recover patient, ensuring vital signs are within normal limits and pain is controlled.

Skills

PACU experience

RN license

BSN preferred

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Job description

What We Offer

As a PACU RN at Novant Health's Rowan Medical Center you'll be trusted to deliver expert care after a range of surgeries. From routine surgeries to complex cases, your clinical skills, judgement, and adaptability will help drive safe, compassionate care where it matters most. This part-time weekender position offers you the perk of working 24 hours each week and earning 8 hours of incentive pay. A weekender position offers you work/life balance while still giving you part-time benefits.

Rowan Medical Center is Novant's 4th's largest hospital with 266 beds, serving the Rowan County area since 1936. The ORs here see a variety of cases including ortho, ENT, general, and GYN. This is an ideal role for an experienced PACU RN looking to work within a high-performing, collaborative team.

Novant Health offers you access to continuing education and leadership support to help grow your career in the healthcare field. We work to foster an inclusive culture grounded in teamwork, trust, and shared purpose.

What You'll Do

• Receive patients from the operating room after surgery
• Airway management
• Recover patient, ensuring vital signs are within normal limits and pain is controlled

What We're Looking For

• Education: Bachelors of Science in Nursing, preferred. Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required. If your RN nursing license has been inactive, retired or lapsed for five years or more and you have not been licensed in another state during the last five years, successful completion of a Board approved refresher course is required prior to reactivating or reinstating your license. In order to be considered for current licensure status, you must apply for reinstatement within one year of completing the refresher course.
• Experience: One year of PACU experience strongly preferred.
• Licensure/Certification: Current RN licensure in appropriate state, required.

Why Choose Novant Health?

At Novant Health, we believe remarkable care starts with compassion for our patients, our communities, and each other. We value belonging, courage, personal growth, and teamwork, creating a space where everyone is respected, supported, and safe to show up as their full selves.