RN - PACU

Cynet HealthStaff; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Cynet HealthStaff is seeking an experienced RN for PACU in Missouri's high-acuity unit. The night shift runs 22:00–08:30, four 10-hour shifts Mon–Thu, with no weekends or on-call.

You will manage post-anesthesia recovery for adults to geriatrics, including ventilated patients and ICU-level monitoring; Epic charting is used for documentation. Candidates must have critical care experience and be able to recognize dysrhythmias, administer blood products, and manage IV therapies in a busy PACU/ICU

Qualifications

• Critical care experience required.
• Ability to recognize and manage dysrhythmias.
• Blood product administration experience.
• Proficient in phlebotomy and starting IVs.
• Experience with IV vasopressors and ICP monitoring.
• Care of ventilated patients.
• Experience in a Level I Trauma Center.
• Familiarity with Epic charting system.

Responsibilities

• Night shift from 2200 to 0830.
• Four 10-hour shifts, Mon–Thu; no weekends, holidays, or on-call.
• Unit has 38 bays; open 24/7; high-acuity inpatient PACU/ICU.
• Float within PACU or pre-operative units as needed.
• Must pass an EKG exam for compliance.

Skills

Critical care experience

EKG interpretation

IV therapy

Phlebotomy

IV vasopressors

Ventilator care

Trauma care

Epic systems

Telemetry monitoring

Tools

Epic charting

Job description

RN - PACU

Profession: Nursing

Specialty: Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)

Duration: 16 weeks

Shift: Night

Hours per Shift: 10 hours

Experience: Minimum of 2 years in PACU or Critical Care

License: Active RN License required

Certifications: BLS, ACLS

Must-Have:

• Critical care experience
• Ability to recognize and manage dysrhythmias
• Blood product administration experience
• Proficient in phlebotomy and starting IVs
• Experience with IV vasopressors and ICP monitoring
• Care of ventilated patients
• Experience in a Level I Trauma Center
• Familiarity with Epic charting system

Description:The position requires working night shift from 2200 to 0830.The schedule is four 10-hour shifts, Monday through Thursday.No weekends, holidays, or call required.The average daily census is between 70 to 90 patients.The unit contains 38 patient bays.Patients include adults, occasional adolescents, and geriatric populations.Surgical patients recovered include neurosurgery, ENT, plastics, orthopedics, thoracic, vascular, trauma, general surgery, colorectal, GYN, urological, electrophysiology, interventional radiology, and transplant.Open heart surgeries and liver transplants are not recovered in this unit.Critical care experience is mandatory as many patients may require artificial airways, invasive monitoring, transfusions, and vasoactive medications.The night shift will require nurses to pre-operatively work up patients for first cases.Experience with drains, vasoactive drips, mechanical ventilation, and recovery from general anesthesia is essential.This position requires high acuity inpatient PACU and ICU experience.The unit is open 24/7 and consists of a critical care environment.Candidates must pass an EKG exam as part of the compliance process.The role includes floating within the PACU or pre-operative units as needed.Travelers must adhere to an RTO policy limiting time off to a maximum of 7 days.All clinical skills must be verified prior to consideration for this position.Compliance documentation is required within specified timelines.