Registered Nurse- PACU/Recovery Room

The MetroHealth System (Cleveland, OH); Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Medical/dental insurance

OPERS retirement benefits

Job summary

The MetroHealth System in Cleveland invites applications for a Recovery Room/PACU Registered Nurse role at the Main Campus. This position serves pediatric through adult patients in the immediate post-operative period, with rotating shifts and call requirements.

Expect to maintain airway, monitor hemodynamics, and manage pain and recovery in a fast-paced environment. Join a well-established public system offering tuition reimbursement, certification incentives, and comprehensive medical/dental

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) license in Ohio.
• Experience in PACU/OR recovery preferred.
• Ability to work rotating shifts.

Responsibilities

• Maintain airway for post-operative patients.
• Assess hemodynamic stability and provide support as needed.
• Monitor sedation, neurological, neuromuscular, and sensory-motor status.
• Provide effective pain and comfort measures for patients.
• Assess wound/incision integrity and overall patient condition.
• Collaborate with OR/ED/inpatient staff and anesthesia and physicians.

Skills

Maintain patient airway

Assess hemodynamic stability

Monitor sedation/neurological status

Pain management

Wound assessment

Job description

Location: MetroHealth Main Campus- Glick

Bi-weekly Hours: 72.00

Shift: Rotating Shifts; Rotating holidays, Call Requirement

For nearly two centuries, the MetroHealth System’s mission has been focused on delivering high-quality patient-centered care to all communities in Northeast Ohio. Today, through our state-of-the-art Level One Trauma Center, cutting-edge specialty care units, and dedicated caregivers, the system is working at the forefront of medicine to address the overall needs of our patients and eliminate healthcare disparities.

Join our Main Campus Recovery Room/PACU!

Primary Patient Population

• Pediatric through Adult
• Immediate post-operative period

Primary Skills Utilized/learned

• Maintain patient airway
• Assess hemodynamic stability and support
• Monitor sedation, neurological, neuromuscular, and sensory motor status
• Provision of adequate pain and comfort measures
• Assess Wound/incision integrity
• Overall patient assessment

Personnel RN Will Work With

• OR/ ED/Inpatient RNs, Pre/Post Phase 2 staff, Anesthesia staff, Surgeons, PT, Radiology, Pharmacy

Number Of OR Suites/Cases

• 26 beds (Bay platform)
• 40-50 surgical cases daily

MetroHealth offers industry-leading benefits, including tuition reimbursement, professional certification incentives, and medical/dental insurance. As a public employer, employees participate in the Ohio Public Employee Retirement System (OPERS).