Registered Nurse / RN PACU

Pascack Valley Medical Center; Westwood (NJ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center in Westwood, NJ, is seeking a day shift, full-time Recovery Room (PACU) Registered Nurse. The PACU RN will care for patients recovering from general, regional, or local anesthesia, with a focus on monitoring vital signs and managing post-operative symptoms.

The role requires active NJ RN licensure and BLS/ACLS/PALS certifications. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of OR/PACU/critical care experience, a strong commitment to patient

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
• Current NJ RN license or multistate license
• BLS and ACLS/PALS certifications as required
• Telemetry experience preferred
• Minimum 2 years in OR, PACU, critical care or same-day surgery

Responsibilities

• Provide care for patients recovering from anesthesia in PACU
• Monitor vital signs and manage post-anesthesia symptoms
• Manage postoperative pain, nausea, vomiting, and shivering
• Coordinate post-anesthesia patient care including safety, education, and family needs

Skills

Excellent patient care

Strong communication

Telemetry

Education

NJ RN license

BSN preferred

Job description

Overview

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

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:

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
• Current valid NJ State Professional Registered Nurse license or a valid multistate Registered Nurse License from the NCL
• Evidence of continuing education in the field of OR nursing
• Telemetry …
• 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.
• Advance Cardiac Life Support certification (ACLS) by the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Red Cross (ARC)
• Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS) by the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Red Cross (ARC)

Preferred Job Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• CPAN or CPAN
• Certification in specalty