Registered Nurse – Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) Evening Shift

Decypher; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 83,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Decypher in Bethesda, MD, is seeking a PACU RN to provide comprehensive post-anesthesia nursing care across the lifespan, including assessment, monitoring, medication administration, airway management, and pain control.

You will collaborate with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe patient recovery, accurate documentation in MHS GENESIS, and adherence to PACU policies and standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing required.
• ACEN/CCNE accreditation preferred.
• Two years of PACU RN experience recommended.

Responsibilities

• Provide PACU nursing care for patients from infants to geriatrics recovering from anesthesia.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care; coordinate with surgeons, anesthesiologists and multidisciplinary teams.
• Monitor airway, cardiovascular and respiratory status; manage invasive lines, chest tubes and devices.
• Administer medications and therapies safely; document in electronic health records.
• Support patient safety education, privacy, and unit operations; participate in quality improvement.

Skills

PACU nursing

Airway management

Medication administration

Documentation

Critical care awareness

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

ACEN/CCNE-accredited program

Tools

MHS GENESIS

Job description

Join Decypher and make a direct impact on the health and readiness of Americas service members veterans and their families Since 2008 Decypher has offered healthcare industry professionals careers where their expertise is valued and their work makes a meaningful impact Decypher partners with the Defense Health Agency to deliver professional services technology and management solutions Our mission is to provide and support quality care for our veterans servicemembers and their families across the United States

Job Summary

PACU RN will provide comprehensive post anesthesia nursing care to patients across the lifespan including assessment monitoring medication administration airway management pain control and response to critical changes in condition Collaborates with surgeons anesthesiologists and multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe patient recovery accurate documentation effective care coordination and compliance with PACU policies and clinical standards

Required Qualifications

• Education Bachelors Degree Registered Nursing Graduate from a college or university accredited by Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing ACEN the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education CCNE
• CertificationsBasic Life Support BLSPediatric Advanced Life Support PALSAdvance Cardiac Life Support ACLSLicense
• Documentation requiredExperience Candidates should have a minimum of two years of current experience as a PACU RN in an inpatient Phase 1 recovery unit or at least one year of experience in Critical CareUS Citizenship is required

Key Responsibilities

Provide PACU nursing care Assess plan implement and evaluate care for patients from infants through geriatric populations recovering from anesthesia sedation and surgical procedures including potentially critical patientsManage complex and critical patients Monitor airway cardiovascular and respiratory status; manage invasive lines chest tubes drains ventilators and advanced monitoring; recognize and respond to life threatening changes and emergencies including CPRAdminister medications and treatments Safely administer medications IV therapy blood products opioids and other prescribed treatments while operating specialized equipment and adhering to PACU protocols medication safety standards and infection control requirementsDocument and coordinate patient care Accurately perform assessments maintain real time electronic health records in MHS GENESIS document medications and interventions communicate patient status and handoffs and collaborate with surgeons anesthesiologists and multidisciplinary care teamsSupport patient safety education and unit operations Assist with patient transfers and mobility provide patientfamily education participate in quality improvement and staff training maintain supplies and controlled substance security and comply with hospital policies privacy requirements certifications and ongoing competency standardsAdditional requirements will be provided at the time of interview

Physical requirements

Requires the ability to stand and walk for extended periods walk at least 500 yards assist with patient transfers and mobility push occupied wheelchairs and gurneys and liftcarry items weighing up to 30 pounds The role may also require physically demanding emergency interventions such as CPR while safely maneuvering around patients equipment and the PACU environment

Compensation & Benefits

Up to 7050 per hour Decypher is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce MFDV