Registered Nurse / RN PACU

Ardent Health Services; Westwood (NJ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Ardent Health Services is seeking a Recovery Room (PACU) Registered Nurse for a day shift at Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center in Westwood, NJ. The role requires an active NJ RN license and minimum 2 years in OR/PACU or critical care, plus BLS, ACLS, and PALS.

The PACU nurse will monitor vitals, manage nausea and pain, and coordinate post-anesthesia care with the surgical team to ensure safe patient recovery and education for families.

Qualifications

• Active NJ RN license required.
• Minimum 2 years in OR, PACU or critical care.
• BLS certification within 14 days of hire.
• ACLS certification within required timeframe.
• PALS certification within required timeframe.

Responsibilities

• Monitor vital signs and patient status in PACU.
• Treat postoperative nausea, vomiting, and pain.
• Manage post-anesthetic shivering and comfort measures.
• Monitor surgical sites for bleeding, discharge, swelling, or infection.
• Coordinate post-anesthesia care with surgical team and family.

Skills

NJ license

PACU experience

OR experience

BLS

ACLS

PALS

Job description

Overview

Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Recovery Room (PACU) Registered Nurse in Westwood, NJ.

Why Join Us?

Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better

• Thrive:We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
• People-First:We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.
• Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.
• Learn more about the benefits offered for this job.

Get to Know Your Team:

• Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center is a 128-bed, full-service, acute-care community hospital with a new emergency department, a state-of-the-art maternity center, a women's imaging center, and an ICU.

Responsibilities

• PACU staff provides care for patients recovering from general, regional, or local anesthesia. Unless complicationsoccur, most patients only stay in the PACU for a few hours before returning home or to another department of the hospital.
• The PACU staff, generally composed of highly trained nurses, performs many tasks vital to the care of post-anesthesia and post-operative patients. These essential activities include:
  • Monitoring vital signs (heart rate, blood pressure, temperature and respiratory rate)
  • Treating symptoms of postoperative nausea and vomiting (or PONV)
  • Managing post-operative pain
  • Treating post-anesthetic shivering
  • Monitoring surgical site(s) for excessive bleeding, discharge, swelling, hematoma, redness, etc.
• Additionally, PACU RNs often coordinate the delivery of care for post-anesthesia patients immediately following surgical procedures, so that the physical, psychological, safety, rehabilitative and education needs of patients and their family members are met.

Qualifications

Job Requirements

• Current valid NJ State Professional Registered Nurse license or a valid multistate Registered Nurse License from the NCL required.
• 2 years minimum as OR, PACU, critical care or Same Day surgery experience
• BLS certification must be obtained within 14 days of hire or transfer into the role and prior to providing direct patient care.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification (ACLS) by the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Red Cross (ARC) required.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) by the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Red Cross (ARC) required.

Preferred Job Requirements

• CNOR or CPAN
• Certification in a specialty

Rate of pay isdeterminedbased on experience and education and may include other pay components such as differentials and call pay based on role.