RN, Registered Nurse - PACU
The Preop/PACU department at Mount Carmel St. Ann’s averages about 30 cases per day.
- Shift and hours
- Rotating Shift
- Unit and setting
- Preop/PACU department at Mount Carmel St. Ann's · Hospital The registered nurse would expect to see pre-surgical and post-surgical care cases.pre-surgical and post-surgical care cases
- License
- RN license Licensure / Certification: Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Ohio.
- Term
- PermanentFull time
Do you qualify?
- License
- Registered Nurse in the State of Ohio Licensure / Certification: Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Ohio. Check your license
- Education
- Graduate from school of nursing Education: Graduate from school of nursing.
- Experience
- 2 years of experience for Casual RNs For Casual RNs 2 years of experience is required.
- Also asks
- enrollment in Nurse Residency Program for new graduates with less than 1 year clinical experience All new graduate nurses with less than one (1) year of clinical experience are subject to participate and will be automatically enrolled in the Nurse Residency Program.
What it pays
- Tuition assistance
- Offered
- Eligibility
- medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on day one
- Eligibility
- employer match starting on day one
- Eligibility
- tuition and professional development reimbursement starting on day one
- Bonus
- Employee Referral Rewards program
- Pay reviews
- DailyPay early wage access Mount Carmel offers DailyPay - if you’re hired as an eligible colleague, you’ll be able to see how much you’ve made every day and transfer your money any time before payday.if you’re hired as an eligible colleague
Benefits
- Benefitsmedical, dental, and vision coverage starting on day oneCompetitive compensation and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision with coverage starting on day one.
- Benefitsretirement savings account with employer match starting on day oneRetirement savings account with employer match starting on day one.
- Benefitsgenerous paid time off programsGenerous paid time off programs.
- Benefitsemployee recognition programsEmployee recognition programs.
- Benefitstuition/professional development reimbursement starting on day oneTuition/professional development reimbursement starting on day one.
- BenefitsRN to BSN tuition 100% paid at Mount Carmel’s College of NursingRN to BSN tuition 100% paid at Mount Carmel’s College of Nursing.
More benefits (12)
- Benefitsrelocation assistance (geographic and position restrictions apply)Relocation assistance (geographic and position restrictions apply).
- BenefitsEmployee Referral Rewards programEmployee Referral Rewards program.
- BenefitsDailyPay access
- BenefitsOpportunity to join Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Colleague Resource GroupsOpportunity to join Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Colleague Resource Groups.
- medical
- dental
- vision
- Retirement savings account with employer match
- paid time off
- Tuition/professional development reimbursement
- Relocation assistance
- DailyPay
The role and schedule
- Cross-training
- cross trained in preop and PACU Staff are cross trained in preop and PACU which offers the opportunity to gain additional skills and interact with different patient populations.
- Day to day
- provides nursing care, ensures patient safety, promotes evidence-based practice and quality initiatives
- Day to day
- assesses and evaluates care and collaborates with patient and family on a plan of care
- Day to day
- communicates pertinent information to team members and updates patient/family
- Day to day
- documents assessments, interventions, and outcomes
- Day to day
- assumes responsibility and accountability for care provided and documented by other caregivers Assumes responsibility and accountability for care provided and documented by other licensed and unlicensed care givers as appropriate.
- Details
- new patient expected in preop every hour The nurse to patient ratio is 1:2 in the PACU and a new patient can be expected in preop every hour.
- Details
- unit averages about 30 cases per day The Preop/PACU department at Mount Carmel St. Ann’s averages about 30 cases per day.
Support on this unit
- Nurse to patient
- 1:2 stated in this posting
- Orientation
- Residency program
The workplaceFrom Medicare Care Compare, Sep 2026.
- Hospital
- MOUNT Carmel ST ANN'S
- Address
- 500 SOUTH CLEVELAND AVENUE, WESTERVILLE, OH, 43081
- CMS rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Beds
- 270
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, and call?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What preceptor time and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are floating and staffing support handled day to day?
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- Employment type
- Full time
- Shift
- Rotating Shift
Position Purpose
The Preop/PACU department at Mount Carmel St. Ann’s averages about 30 cases per day. The registered nurse would expect to see pre-surgical and post-surgical care cases. The nurse to patient ratio is 1:2 in the PACU and a new patient can be expected in preop every hour. This is a face paced department with great energy and teamwork. Staff are cross trained in preop and PACU which offers the opportunity to gain additional skills and interact with different patient populations. This team is comprised of tenured staff that are always happy to mentor new colleagues.
The Registered Nurse RN, within the scope of the Ohio Nurse Practice Act, will provide care in an atmosphere sensitive to each person’s physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs. The Registered Nurse RN, collaborates in the spirit of teamwork is accountable for the delivery of patient care utilizing the Nursing Process within the standards, policies, procedures and guidelines of the Organization.
What You Will Do
Provides nursing care, ensures an environment of patient safety, promotes evidence-based practice and quality initiatives and exhibits professionalism in nursing practice within the model of the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®. Assesses and evaluates patient care for an assigned group of patients, utilizing evidence based practice. Collaborates with patient and family to develop and implement a plan of care that includes physical, spiritual and educational components.
Accurately communicates pertinent information to appropriate team members in a timely manner. Keeps patient/family apprised/updated. Documents accurately and completely pertinent assessments, interventions and outcomes for patients in accordance with documentation standards, policies, procedures and/or guidelines.
Assumes responsibility and accountability for care provided and documented by other licensed and unlicensed care givers as appropriate.
Minimum Qualifications
Education
Graduate from school of nursing. Licensure /
Certification
Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Ohio. For Casual RNs 2 years of experience is required. All new graduate nurses with less than one (1) year of clinical experience are subject to participate and will be automatically enrolled in the Nurse Residency Program.
Position Highlights And Benefits
Mount Carmel Health System recognized by Forbes in 2025 as one of America’s Best State Employers. Competitive compensation and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision with coverage starting on day one. Retirement savings account with employer match starting on day one.
Generous paid time off programs. Employee recognition programs. Tuition/professional development reimbursement starting on day one.
RN to BSN tuition 100% paid at Mount Carmel’s College of Nursing. Relocation assistance (geographic and position restrictions apply). Employee Referral Rewards program.
Mount Carmel offers DailyPay - if you’re hired as an eligible colleague, you’ll be able to see how much you’ve made every day and transfer your money any time before payday. You deserve to get paid every day! Opportunity to join Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Colleague Resource Groups.
Ministry/Facility Information
Mount Carmel, a member of Trinity Health, has been a transforming healing presence in Central Ohio for over 135 years. Mount Carmel serves over 1.3 million patients each year at our five hospitals, free-standing emergency centers, outpatient facilities, surgery centers, urgent care centers, primary care and specialty care physician offices, community outreach sites and homes across the region. Mount Carmel College of Nursing offers one of Ohio's largest undergraduate, graduate, and doctor of nursing programs.
If you’re seeking a rewarding career where your purpose, passion, and desire to make a difference come alive, we invite you to consider joining our team. Here, care is provided by all of us For All of You!
Our Commitment
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
What's around it?
Westerville, OHFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 7% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,364/mo
- Household income
- $109,404/yr, all local households, not nurse pay