Registered Nurse - PACU (Part-Time)
Center for Specialized Surgery - Bethlehem
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
You'll care for patients in the immediate post-anesthesia period in the PACU, communicating their status with surgeons and anesthesia providers.
Posted Sep 29 · 1 year of experience
- Shift and hours
- 3 day shifts per week, Monday through Friday · Friday two times per month, based on staffing levels 3 shifts a week
- Unit and setting
- PACUPediatric and adult patients
- License
- RN license Has a current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the StateCurrent RN license
- Term
- Permanent Registered Nurse - PACU (Part-Time)Part-time
Do you qualify?
- License
- Current RN license Has a current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State
- Certification
- Current CPR Current CPR certification and current ACLS certification required
- Certification
- Current ACLS
- Certification
- PALS within 90 days of hireAfter hire · within 90 days of hire PALS certification required within 90 days of hire
- Education
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- Experience
- 1 year post anesthesia care unit experience Minimum one year post anesthesia care unit or m inimum two years of experience in outpatient surgery, Medical/Surgical, ED, or ICU nursing.
- Experience
- 2 years outpatient surgery, Medical/Surgical, ED or ICU nursing
Preferred
- Certification
- Pediatric advanced life support Pediatric Adv Life Sup
- Certification
- Basic life support Basic Life Support
- Certification
- Advanced cardiac life support Advanced Cardiac Life Sup
What it pays
Benefits
- Benefits401(k) with company match401(k) retirement plan with a company match
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- Post-op assessment and status reports to surgeons and anesthesia assessing, communicating patient status with the surgeon, physician and anesthesia providers
- Day to day
- Oversee and guide employees you supervise The Registered Nurse shall oversee and guide employees that are under his/her supervision.
- Weekends
- No weekends
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
Operating Room is a specialty you move into. Periop programs often train from the ground up.
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Schedule
Must be available for 3 day shifts per week (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday). Friday availability required two times per month based on staffing levels.
Position summary
A Registered Nurse is a professional who provides patient care based upon the nursing process; being effectively involved with maintaining the standard of care for assigned patients through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation. The Registered Nurse shall oversee and guide employees that are under his/her supervision. RN PACU Performs nursing care for the patient in the immediate postoperative/post anesthesia period, assessing, communicating patient status with the surgeon, physician and anesthesia providers and documenting care given in the post anesthesia care unit (PACU).
Nursing care is specific based on the type of anesthesia administered (general anesthesia or monitored anesthesia) and the procedure or surgery performed (ophthalmology, ENT, orthopedic or pain management). Pediatric and adult patients.
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- Has a current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State
- Current CPR certification and current ACLS certification required; PALS certification required within 90 days of hire
- Minimum one year post anesthesia care unit or m inimum two years of experience in outpatient surgery, Medical/Surgical, ED, or ICU nursing.
Benefits
- 401(k) retirement plan with a company match
- PTO
Equal Employment Opportunity & Work Force Diversity
Our organization is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, creed, sex, religion, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, parental status, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic testing results or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws. This practice relates to all personnel matters such as compensation, benefits, training, promotions, transfers, layoffs, etc. Furthermore, our organization is committed to going beyond the legal requirements of equal employment opportunity to take positive actions which ensure diversity in the workplace and result in a multi-cultural organization.
Licenses & Certifications
Preferred
- Registered Nurse
- Pediatric Adv Life Sup
- Basic Life Support
- Advanced Cardiac Life Sup
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
What's around it?
Bethlehem, PAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about the same as the US average
- Median rent
- $1,382/mo
- Household income
- $68,879/yr, all local households, not nurse pay