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Registered Nurse - PACU

Roxborough Memorial Hospital

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Posted Aug 10, 2026 · Last seen active Aug 11, 2026

What this means for you

Roxborough Memorial Hospital is a community hospital, the kind of building where you learn every name fast. It's a day shift — the busiest hours, the fullest crew, and your evenings back.

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About this role

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Overview: Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Roxborough Memorial Hospital, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference. Roxborough Memorial Hospital is a 131-bed community hospital. The hospital has been serving the medical and health care needs of the Roxborough, Manayunk, East Falls and northwest section of Philadelphia communities for more than a century, having first opened its doors in 1890. Roxborough Memorial Hospitals School of Nursing has been educating nurses since 1898. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation's oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency. Responsibilities: The PACU RN is accountable directly to the OR Charge Nurse and the Director of Surgical Services, and indirectly to the House Supervisor. The Registered Nurse is responsible for the delivery of patient care through the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation for all patients within the PACU scope of services. The Registered Nurse also coordinates the post-operative care of the patient with the surgeon and anesthesiologist, directs and guides other personnel while maintaining standards of care in the PACU. He/She communicates with the physician about changes in the patient�s clinical condition including hemodynamic monitoring, results of diagnostic studies and abnormal results and symptomatology. Works with other departments and co-workers to provide quality patient care across the continuum, efficient patient flow and unit maintenance and organization. Responsible for adherence to regulations, standards and hospital or unit policies and procedures. Responsible for participation in Performance Improvement activities, unit meetings and in-services. Acts as a resource for other personnel as appropriate. Qualifications: Education and Work Experience Current and valid state RN License. Current BLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current. ACLS (AHA) certificate 30 days upon hire and maintain current. PALS (AHA) certificate preferred. Previous Critical Care or PACU experience or minimum of one year on the job training. Critical Care RN (CCRN) preferred. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred. Employment Status: Full Time Shift: Days Equal Employment Opportunity: Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf

Skills for this role

PACUCritical CareHemodynamic MonitoringPerioperative CarePatient AssessmentCare Plan ImplementationCare Plan EvaluationDiagnostic Result InterpretationPatient Condition ReportingCollaborate with Healthcare Professionals

Certifications

BLSACLSPALSCCRN

Requirements

  • RN License
  • Nursing policy compliance
  • Patient condition reporting
  • Patient treatment planning
  • Diagnostic result interpretation
  • PACU experience
  • Care plan evaluation
  • Nursing
  • Management

About the employer

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Roxborough Memorial Hospital
Community Hospital

You are weighing Roxborough Memorial Hospital in Philadelphia’s 19128 zip—a smaller community hospital setting where one RN with more than three years on staff describes a relaxed pace and coworkers you actually get to know. Hiring posts call out a…

4.0 Google rating

What reviewers appreciate

  • Relaxed small community hospital feel where staff get to know each other quickly
  • $1.50 shift differential for 3 pm–11 pm
  • Sign-on and relocation pay mentioned in hiring posts

What reviewers flag

  • Pay described as not competitive versus other hospitals
  • Frequent short-staffing reported in reviews
  • Glassdoor recommend rate around 42% with culture/values at 2.9
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Living in Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia pairs world-class medical institutions with deep American history and a genuine, every-neighborhood-has-personality grit. You can eat your way through the Italian Market, catch a game in South Philly, or stroll along the Schuylkill River Trail. The City of Brotherly Love blends big-city clinical opportunity with a surprisingly livable, down-to-earth feel for traveling nurses.

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Metro price level · Philadelphia area
3% above the national average
BEA index 102.6 (100 = national)
Median gross rent
$1,397/mo
rent and tenant-paid utilities
Median household income
$61,953/yr
all local households, not nurse pay

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