Registered Nurse - PACU PRN

LCMC Health; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Heartfelt care

Smile patients

Compassion

Lagniappe service

One-of-a-kind care

Welcoming team

Job summary

LCMC Health in New Orleans is seeking a Recovery Room Nurse (PACU) to monitor patients as they emerge from anesthesia, manage pain, vitals, lines, and oxygen, and coordinate with the surgical team for safe transitions to rooms or discharge.

You will educate families on post-op care, document assessments, and ensure continuity of care. Requires LA RN license, BLS/ACLS/PALS, 2 years flex RN, BSN preferred; CCN/CPAN a plus. Join a compassionate, patient-first team.

Qualifications

• Active Louisiana nursing license.
• BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications.
• Minimum 2 years as a flexible RN.
• Preferred BSN and 1 year in related clinical area.
• CCN or CPAN certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Organize, prioritize, and coordinate post-operative patient care (lines, tubes, drains, pain, positioning).
• Educate patients and families on home care after discharge.
• Perform clinical documentation and postoperative assessments.
• Monitor patients for pain, complications, and wound healing; intervene as needed.
• Collaborate with surgical team to meet patient care needs and maintain safety.

Skills

BLS certification

ACLS certification

PALS certification

Flex RN experience

Post-anesthesia care

Patient monitoring

Education

Louisiana RN license

BSN preferred

Job description

Your job is more than a job. It’s one of nursing’s best kept secrets. As a Recovery Room Nurse, you’re a vital part of the Post Anesthesia Critical Unit (PACU) following radiology, cath lab, special procedures or surgery. While patients are still under the effects of anesthesia, each patient’s recovery has its own pace, and so you monitor attentively until they are stable enough to go to their hospital room or discharged home. Breathing, pain, vital signs, surgical site, and oxygen levels are closely monitored, and you react at a moment's notice to unusual changes - never hesitating to enlist your team members for assistance if needed. These few hours spent with your patients are often short, yet critical and essential. And at the end of your shift, tired is a given, but so is fulfillment. You understand that and bring your "one-of-a-kind" heart to our one-of-a-kind healthcare again the next day. That little extra something is what we love about you. Your experiences, your knowledge, your skills, your empathy, your compassion, your personality, all of it adds up to you. And we’re excited to get to know you and find out what you will bring to this critical nursing role.

During your daily workflow, you will: Organize, prioritize, and coordinate post-operative patient care such as checking lines, tubes, or drains, managing pain, and body positioning. Educate and prepare patients and their families on home care after discharge. Perform required clinical documentation and post-operative assessments. Monitor your patient after surgery for pain and/or complications and the surgery site for healing or infection following Joint Commission infection control and environment of care requirements. Monitor and intervene for postoperative complications. Perform CPR or other emergency measures if required. Collaborate with surgery team to identify and meet the overall needs of patient care. When unable to complete assignments or perform tasks promptly, effectively, or safely, you will maintain and advocate a safe environment for everyone. Ensure continuity of care, efficient throughput, consistent communications, and an exceptional experience for every patient. Initiate patient and family education on the operation and post-operation care as required.

The Must-Haves Minimum

• Current nursing license to practice in Louisiana and as defined by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing.
• Current American Heart Association BLS certification.
• Current ACLS and PALS certifications.
• 2 years flex RN experience.
• Preferred: BSN.
• 1 year in a related clinical area.
• Certified Critical Care Nurse or Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse.

WORK SHIFT

Days (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community. Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary. Lakeview Hospital , the center of LCMC Health’s extraordinary community of care on the Northshore, provides the only Level II trauma center in St. Tammany Parish. Along with our signature healthcare and wellness services, we continuously adopt the latest treatments, technologies, and medical innovations to better serve our patients. Learn more about Lakeview Hospital and our nationally recognized standards of excellence for heart, stroke, orthopedic, and women’s care.

Your extras

• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do.
• You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.