Registered Nurse - PACU University

Indiana University Health, Inc.; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 41,000 - 63,000; Part time

Job summary

Indiana University Health, Inc. is seeking passionate PACU nurses to join our team in Indianapolis. You will recover post-anesthesia patients across general surgical areas and collaborate with top medical professionals to deliver safe, patient-centered care.

We offer a supportive culture, open Monday–Friday with on-call weekends and weeknights on a rotating schedule. This part-time day shift from 10:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Qualifications

• PACU nurses provide post-anesthesia care across surgical areas.
• Experience with epidurals, CADD pumps, and vent management is valued.
• Ability to collaborate with the anesthesia and surgical teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide post-anesthesia care in the PACU for multiple surgical specialties.
• Monitor vitals, recovery status, and patient safety; intervene as needed.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and support staff to ensure smooth transitions.
• Participate in rotating on-call weekends and weeknights as required.

Skills

PACU nursing

Epidurals

Ventilation management

CADD pumps

Team collaboration

Tools

PACU equipment

Vent management devices

Job description

Indiana University Health is looking for passionate, experienced nurses to join our team and collaborate with top medical professionals.

At IU Health, you will learn and develop your career in significant ways, advancing healthcare and delivering the highest level of patient care. Being an IU Health nurse means building a professional nursing career designed by a culture that accepts your outstanding strengths and supports your personal and professional goals. If you are seeking an organization where you can develop clinical expertise, explore diverse career opportunities, embrace learning, cultivate new relationships, and fuel your spirit of inquiry.

If you are a team player and eager to learn and grow your more critical nursing skills, this PACU unit has availability for nurses. We recover patients from a variety of procedure and surgical areas post-anesthesia.

We are open Monday - Friday some on-call on the weekends and weeknights that is rotating with all staff.

Shift: Part Time, Days, 10a-8:30p.

Patient Population/Diagnoses:

• PACU-post surgical patients - General, ENT, Urology, Plastics, Ortho, Thoracic, GYN, Transplant, IR, GI, and ERCP
• outpatient post-surgical patients

Number of Beds

• PACU- 15 bays

Nursing skills gained:

• PACU- epidurals, CADD pumps, vent management

Why Join IU Health?

As Indiana's largest and most comprehensive healthcare system, and the number 1 ranked healthcare system in Indiana, we offer:

• A supportive and collaborative work environment that is patient centered.
• Competitive benefits.
• 401(K) retirement savings with employer match.
• Employer paid medical leave.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Student loan forgiveness - IU Health qualifies under the public service loan forgiveness program.
• Employee Assistance Program - Counseling at no cost to you
• Healthy Results - Participation in our team member wellness programs award points that contribute toward a biweekly financial incentive in your paycheck. The more you participate, the more you earn.

Our culture of compassion allows for a holistic delivery of care that is individualized based on our patients' and their families' needs. At IU Health, every team member is a caregiver. This care does not stop with our patients, it also extends to one another and our community through service projects, health initiatives and wellness.