Registered Nurse, PACU
VHC Health
Arlington, VA
RN
Posted Jun 16
- Unit
- PACU
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 1+ years
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About this role
Position Title: Registered Nurse, PACU Job Description
Purpose & Scope
Across all levels, the registered professional nurse is responsible for the direct and indirect total nursing care of their assigned patients. The RN is also responsible for the supervision of assigned personnel. The position requires knowledge of both department and hospital policies and procedures relevant to the delivery of nursing care.
Interpretive skills, frequent interactive and consultative associations, along with management and supervisory skills are inherent in the position. The ability to retrieve, communicate or otherwise present information in a written, auditory or visual fashion is essential. The primary method to express or exchange ideas is through the spoken word.
Written, telephone, and manual dexterity skills are required for this position.
Education
Bachelor's in Nursing Required
Experience
One year of Nursing/Patient Care in an acute care setting is required
Certification/
Licensure
Licensed as a Registered Nurse by the Virginia Department of Health Professions required or,
Compact State Licensure in Nursing required
BLS certification required
Registered Nurses on designated units are required to maintain certain certifications. New to practice area nurses or new graduates have 1 year to complete the specialty requirements below. ACLS: ED, ICU, CVICU/CVSD, Cardiac Cath Lab, Cardiopulmonary Rehab, Bronch Suite, Interventional Radiology, Radiology Safety Nurses, 6A, 6B, 7A, 8B, Labor and Delivery, Hemodialysis, Respiratory Therapy, Supplemental Pool Telemetry Nurses, GI Unit, and PACU PALS: PACU: Pediatric Nurses, ED NRP: NICU, Mother Baby, Labor and Delivery De-escalation training: BHU, ED
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Requirements
- RN
- Compact State Licensure
- PACU
- Direct patient care
- Nursing
- Staff supervision
- Dialysis
- Management
- Team supervision
- RN License
Place
- City
- Arlington, VA
- Median rent
- $2,322/mo
- Local household income
- $142,114/yr
- Metro price level
- 9% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Arlington area index 108.9, where 100 is the national average.
Arlington sits just across the Potomac from Washington, D.C., blending city energy with leafy residential pockets. Neighborhoods like Clarendon and Ballston cluster with restaurants and nightlife, while riverside trails offer nurses a quick outdoor escape after shifts.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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