Registered Nurse Acute (RN) - Post Anesthesia Care Unit
Hartford, Connecticut
Position includes recovering patients from anesthesia as well as managing postoperative care, including recovery from general anesthesia, regional anesthesia and IV sedation.
Posted Sep 8
- Shift and hours
- Day shift 9a-7:30pm/Rotational · 10-hour shifts Main PACU RN - 40hrs Day shift 9a-7:30pm/Rotational40 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Main PACU · Hospital
- License
- RN license Current Connecticut RN License.Connecticut RN License
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- Connecticut RN License Current Connecticut RN License. Check your license
- Certification
- ACLS certification for external candidates ACLS certification is required for external candidates as we frequently care for ICU and step-down patients.
- Certification
- BLS certification by the American Heart Association prior to date of hire BLS certification by the American Heart Association required prior to date of hire.
- Certification
- ACLS for external candidates ACLS required for external candidates
- Education
- Graduate of an accredited nursing school Graduate of an accredited nursing school.
Preferred
- Education
- BSN BSN Preferred
- Experience
- ICU experience ICU experience is preferred although we will consider nurses with ED, Step-down and floor level experience on an individual basis.
What it pays
Benefits
- Benefitscompetitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balanceWe know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- recovering patients from anesthesia Position includes recovering patients from anesthesia as well as managing postoperative care, including recovery from general anesthesia, regional anesthesia and IV sedation.
- Day to day
- managing postoperative care, including recovery from general anesthesia, regional anesthesia and IV sedation
- Patients
- surgical services, including general surgery, urology, gynecology, neurosurgery, spine, plastic, thoracic, vascular, cardiac procedures (TAVR), bariatric, colorectal, ENT and OMF surgery
- Day to day
- managing recovery of GI advanced procedure patients and outpatient colonoscopy and endoscopy patients Also included is managing the recovery of GI advanced procedure patients as well as outpatient colonoscopy and endoscopy patients.
- Patients
- GI advanced procedure, outpatient colonoscopy and endoscopy patients
- Patients
- ICU and step-down patients
- Unit size
- 28 bed PACU
- Hours stated
- 9a-7:30pm/Rotational
- Details
- fast paced unit receiving patients from 40+ operating rooms providing service 24/7 We are a fast paced unit receiving patients from 40+ operating rooms and we provide service 24/7.
Support on this unit
- Nurse to patient
- 1:2 stated in this posting
The workplaceFrom Medicare Care Compare, Sep 2026.
- Hospital
- Hartford Hospital
- Address
- 80 SEYMOUR STREET, HARTFORD, CT, 06102
- CMS rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Beds
- 723
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are 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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Location Detail: 79 Jefferson St HH Bliss Wing (10064) Shift Detail: Main PACU RN - 40hrs Day shift 9a-7:30pm/Rotational
Work where every moment matters.
Every day, more than 40,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network.
Hartford Hospital is one of the largest and most respected teaching hospitals New England. We are a Level 1 Trauma Center that provides cutting edge treatment to its patients. This is made possible by being home to the largest robotic surgery center in the Northeast and the Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation (CESI), one of the most-advanced medical simulation training centers in the world. When hospitals cannot provide the advanced care, expertise and new treatment options their patients require, they turn to us
Job Description
Position includes recovering patients from anesthesia as well as managing postoperative care, including recovery from general anesthesia, regional anesthesia and IV sedation. We are a 28 bed PACU, providing service to a variety of surgical services, such as general surgery, urology, gynecology, neurosurgery including spine surgery, plastic surgery, thoracic and vascular surgery, cardiac procedures (TAVR), bariatric surgery, colorectal surgery, ENT and OMF surgery. Also included is managing the recovery of GI advanced procedure patients as well as outpatient colonoscopy and endoscopy patients.
We are a fast paced unit receiving patients from 40+ operating rooms and we provide service 24/7. ICU experience is preferred although we will consider nurses with ED, Step-down and floor level experience on an individual basis. ACLS certification is required for external candidates as we frequently care for ICU and step-down patients. Nurse/Patient ratio is 2:1. We are looking for candidates with a positive outlook, an open mind and a “can-do” attitude.
Qualifications
- Current Connecticut RN License.
- Graduate of an accredited nursing school.
- ICU experience preferred
- BSN Preferred
- BLS certification by the American Heart Association required prior to date of hire.
- ACLS required for external candidates
We take great care of careers.
With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge – helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this is your moment .
As an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action employer, the organization will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran or disability status.
What's around it?
Hartford, CTFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 3% above the US average
- Median rent
- $1,269/mo
- Household income
- $46,411/yr, all local households, not nurse pay