Registered Nurse RN PACU
Richmond, Virginia
As a PACU Registered Nurse, you will play a critical role in the immediate post-operative care of surgical patients. Johnston-Willis Hospital is hiring for its own floors, with no agency in between.
Posted Sep 25
- Shift and hours
- Self/preferential scheduling, posted four weeks in advance
- Unit and setting
- PACU · Hospital As a PACU Registered Nurse
- License
- RN license (RN) Registered Nurse
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- Registered Nurse (RN) (RN) Registered Nurse
- Certification
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 30 days of startAfter hire · within 30 days of employment Advanced Cardiac Life Spt must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
- Certification
- Basic Cardiac Life Support within 30 days of startAfter hire · within 30 days of employment Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
- Education
- Registered Nurse Diploma
- Experience
- minimum 1 year critical care experience Minimum 1 year critical care experience required
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- In range for Virginia PRN rolesVirginia PRN postings that state pay run $26/hr to $55/hr, the middle half $36/hr to $49/hr, across 306 postings.
- Pay reviews
- typical candidate hired below midpoint of range The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.
- Pay reviews
- actual salary set by skills, years of experience, and comparison to current employees in role
Benefits
- Benefitsmedical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicineComprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
- Benefitsfree counseling and referral servicesWellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- Benefitspaid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability, and leaves of absenceTime away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
- Benefits401(k) with 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of servicea 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
- BenefitsEmployee Stock Purchase PlanEmployee Stock Purchase Plan
- Benefitsflexible spending accountsflexible spending accounts
More benefits (19)
- Benefitstuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of NursingEducation support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- Benefitsfertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Adoption assistance
- Loan assistance
- Flexible spending account
- Life insurance
- Family leave
- Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine benefits
- Paid time off and paid family leave
- 401(k) Plan with 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
- Tuition assistance
- Student loan assistance
- Certification support
The role and schedule
- Floating
- Floats to other units
- Day to day
- manage airway support managing airway support
- Day to day
- closely monitor neurological and cardiac status closely monitoring neurological and cardiac status
- Day to day
- respond promptly to complications or side effects responding promptly to any complications or side effects
- Day to day
- provide initial wound care to the surgical site provide initial wound care to the patients’ surgical site
- Day to day
- ensure patient stability during recovery ensure patient stability during recovery
- Day to day
- collaborate with the surgical and anesthesia team You will collaborate with the surgical and anesthesia team.
- Day to day
- assess patient condition Assess patient condition, monitor throughout your shift, and document changes in patient condition along with the care provided thoroughly
- Day to day
- monitor throughout your shift monitor throughout your shift
- Day to day
- document changes in patient condition and care provided document changes in patient condition along with the care provided thoroughly
- Day to day
- independently deliver safe nursing care Consistently apply the nursing process, critical thinking skills, scientific judgment, technical skills and leadership to independently deliver safe nursing care to patients
- Day to day
- educate patients and families/caregivers on condition, treatment and follow-up Educate patients and families/caregivers about the patient’s medical condition, treatment and follow-up measures
- On call
- on-call during select non-business hours This role includes on-call availability during select non-business hours which will be discussed in the interview.
- Scheduling
- Self-scheduling offered
- Details
- 290+ bed hospital our 290+ bed hospital
- Details
- RN float pool available as a staffing resource as needed an RN float pool internal to HCA Healthcare that is available as a staffing resource as needed
- Details
- rounding with unit leaders, including charge nurses Rounding with unit leaders, including charge nurses, to ensure your voice is heard on suggestions for patient care
The workplace
Johnston-Willis Hospital is a healthcare facility located in Richmond, Virginia, and is part of HCA Virginia and the broader HCA Healthcare system. The hospital has a long history of combining exceptional medical care with compassionate support, offering services including cancer…
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How is patient load 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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Hourly Wage Estimate: $33.74 - $50.62 / hour
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The estimate displayed represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.
As a Registered Nurse RN PACU, your voice to influence patient care is valued and empowered at every turn –whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives. You'll help shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing.
Job Summary and Qualifications
As a PACU Registered Nurse, you will play a critical role in the immediate post-operative care of surgical patients. Your responsibilities will include managing airway support, closely monitoring neurological and cardiac status, and responding promptly to any complications or side effects. You will provide initial wound care to the patients’ surgical site and ensure patient stability during recovery. You will collaborate with the surgical and anesthesia team. This role includes on-call availability during select non-business hours which will be discussed in the interview.
Position Details
- Self/Preferential Scheduling posted four weeks in advance
- Supportive, visible leadership that promotes a collaborative, respectful team culture where nurses are empowered to ask questions, seek help, and provide valuable input
- Staffing Support from Certified Nurse Assistance, Patient Care Techs, Charge Nurses, and an RN float pool internal to HCA Healthcare that is available as a staffing resource as needed
- Rounding with unit leaders, including charge nurses, to ensure your voice is heard on suggestions for patient care
What you will do in this role
- Deliver high-quality, patient-centered care while managing evidence-based practices and continuous improvement initiatives
- Be an integral member of a dynamic interdisciplinary team – consisting of the provider(s), therapy, and more.
- Consistently apply the nursing process, critical thinking skills, scientific judgment, technical skills and leadership to independently deliver safe nursing care to patients
- Assess patient condition, monitor throughout your shift, and document changes in patient condition along with the care provided thoroughly
- Educate patients and families/caregivers about the patient’s medical condition, treatment and follow-up measures
What qualifications you will need
- Advanced Cardiac Life Spt must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
- Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
- (RN) Registered Nurse
- Registered Nurse Diploma
- Minimum 1 year critical care experience required
Benefits
Johnston-Willis Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
- Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
- Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
- Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
Learn more about Employee Benefits
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
Johnston-Willis Hospital has provided quality healthcare services since 1909, giving patient's access to highly-trained physicians and advanced technology. With more than a century of pioneering healthcare, our 290+ bed hospital is one of the leading acute care facilities for Greater Richmond and the Tri-Cities area. We offer a full range of healthcare services, with specialties in cancer care, and neuroscience at our first-in-Richmond Neuroscience and Gamma Knife Center, and we are the first in the United States for HCA Healthcare, and the first in Central Virginia to offer Focused Ultrasound for essential tremors.
With our sister facility, Chippenham Hospital, we've provided and continue to provide a wide range of services to Central Virginia.
"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
Join a family that cares about every stage in your career! We are interviewing candidates for our Registered Nurse RN PACU opening. Apply today and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will reach out.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
What's around it?
Richmond, VAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 2% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,372/mo
- Household income
- $64,587/yr, all local households, not nurse pay