RN - PCU

Cynet Health; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 44,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Cynet Health in Norfolk, VA seeks an RN for a Pediatric PACU assignment lasting 13 weeks. The role features AM shifts with a mix of 8–12 hour shifts and a guaranteed 36–40 hours per week. Start times vary 07:30–08:30 Monday–Friday, with on-call shifts possible.

Candidates must hold an active RN license and have direct Pediatric PACU experience, plus current flu vaccination. Focus areas include airway management, monitoring, and rapid handoffs to anesthesia and surgeons.

Qualifications

• Active RN license
• Direct Pediatric PACU experience
• Current flu vaccination required
• Must have direct Pediatric PACU experience

Responsibilities

• One-on-one patient monitoring every 15 minutes (Phase 1).
• One-on-one or one RN to four patients in step-down monitoring (Phase 2).
• Coordinate with anesthesiologists for medication orders and signouts.
• Note discharge orders, wound issues, and radiology orders with surgeons.

Skills

Arterial lines

Tracheostomies with home ventilators

Precedex drips

Chest tubes

Drains

Foley catheters

Airway management

Modified Aldrete Score

Vital signs assessment

Discharge teaching

Job description

RN - PCU

Profession: RN

Specialty: Pediatric PACU

Duration: 13 weeks

Shift: AM

Hours per Shift: 10 hours

Experience: Minimum years of experience required

License: Active RN license

Certifications: Current flu vaccination required

Must-Have: Direct Pediatric PACU experience

Description:All clinicians must have a current flu vaccine.No exceptions will be made during flu season.Work schedule consists of two 8-hour shifts and two 10-hour shifts per week.Start times fluctuate between 0730 and 0830, Monday through Friday.On-call shifts are required.Thursdays will always start at 0830.Guaranteed 36 hours per week, up to 40 hours per week.Shifts will include a combination of 8-hour, 10-hour, and 12-hour shifts with potential for call on nights, weekends, and holidays.Patient populations include a variety of cases.Short procedures include EGDs, BMTTs, MRIs, T&As, DLBs, etc.Larger cases involve Pectus Excavatum repairs, spinal fusions, cardiac caths, EVDs, breast reductions, and orthopedic cases.Skills required include arterial lines, tracheostomies with home ventilators, precedex drips, chest tubes, drains, and Foley catheters.Focus areas include airway management, scoring with the Modified Aldrete Score, assessment and vital signs, medication administration, and discharge teaching.Phase 1 consists of one-on-one patient monitoring every 15 minutes.Phase 2 includes one-on-one or one RN to four patients in step down monitoring.Communication with anesthesiologists for medication orders, signouts, and assistance for urgent cases is essential.Surgeons manage discharge orders, instructions, wound issues, and radiology orders.