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RN - PACU

Cleveland Clinic Health System

Florida Weston Hospital

You'll monitor surgical patients in recovery as their anesthesia wears off.

Posted Oct 8 · 1 year of experience

Pay
Not posted
Shift and hours
7:00am to 5:30pm shifts · Days plus on-call shifts 7:00am-5:30pm A caregiver in this role works days + on-call shifts from 7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. with weekend and holiday requirements.
Unit and setting
Post-anesthesia care unit (recovery room) · Hospital After surgery, patients are taken to the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU), otherwise known as the recovery room.
License
RN license Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)Current state RN licensure
Term
Permanent

Do you qualify?

License
Current state RN licensure Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
Certification
BLS from AHA or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
Education
ADN or BSN from an accredited school of professional nursing Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing (ADN or BSN program)
Experience
One year of current acute care RN experience; military RN experience considered

Preferred

Experience
Critical care experience (ICU or ED) Critical care experience (ICU, ED)
Experience
PACU experience

What it pays

Tuition assistance
Offered
Loan repayment
Offered

Benefits

  • BenefitsRN loan repayment for student debtour RN Loan Repayment program, which helps pay off student debt
  • BenefitsTuition reimbursementour Tuition Reimbursement program to reinvest in your career
  • BenefitsRelocation assistance if eligibleAnd if you’re relocating to join us, you could be eligible for relocation assistance.
  • RN Loan Repayment program
  • Tuition Reimbursement program
  • Relocation assistance (if eligible)

Pay isn’t listed.

The role and schedule

Day to day
Vital signs and breathing checks on recovering patients During this time, nursing caregivers check and monitor heart rhythm, blood pressure, temperature, pulse and breathing.
Day to day
Pain assessment and as-needed medications They will also inquire about patients’ level of pain and provide medications as necessary.
Day to day
Discharge planning for your patients Assess and coordinate patients’ discharge needs.
Day to day
Patient and family teaching Educate patients and their families.
Weekends
Weekend shifts required A caregiver in this role works days + on-call shifts from 7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. with weekend and holiday requirements.
On call
On-call shifts included
Holidays
Holiday shifts required
Details
Stressful conditions and irregular hours Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.
Details
Long periods standing and walking Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.
Details
Exposure to communicable diseases and body fluids Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.
Details
Lifting 20-50 lbs occasionally and 10-25 lbs frequently Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently
Details
Annual flu vaccine or approved exemption You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.
Details
Drug testing after any job offer All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

The workplace

Cleveland Clinic Health System
Health system employer

Your fit

Questions to ask

  • Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
  • What should I expect for weekly hours, holiday, and rotation?
  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Build questions for this role

On your path

Operating Room is a specialty you move into. Periop programs often train from the ground up.

Original listing

Posted on Cleveland Clinic Health System’s careers page.

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At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day. We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One. Job Title

RN - PACU

  • Location
  • Weston
  • Facility
  • Florida Weston Hospital
  • Department
  • Pacu-Weston Hospital
  • Job Code
  • 000648
  • Shift
  • Days + Call
  • Schedule
  • 7:00am-5:30pm
  • Job Summary

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital’s team of caregivers that remain on the leading edge of technology and education, all while consistently providing patient-centered healthcare. As part of Cleveland Clinic’s Florida region, Weston Hospital is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale and Florida regions. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

After surgery, patients are taken to the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU), otherwise known as the recovery room. There, patients are monitored closely as their anesthesia wears off. During this time, nursing caregivers check and monitor heart rhythm, blood pressure, temperature, pulse and breathing.

They will also inquire about patients’ level of pain and provide medications as necessary. As an RN on this team, you will assist fellow caregivers in delivering exceptional care, from initial introduction to final send-off. In this role, you will interact directly with patients, families and visitors, offering the opportunity to enhance their experience and supply healthcare education as needed.

How You’ll Benefit Take advantage of industry leading benefits, including our RN Loan Repayment program, which helps pay off student debt, and our Tuition Reimbursement program to reinvest in your career. And if you’re relocating to join us, you could be eligible for relocation assistance. Our Center for Workplace Violence Prevention and Caregiver Well-Being sets caregiver safety as a priority, identifying, reporting and responding to incidents and providing safety resources.

A caregiver in this role works days + on-call shifts from 7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. with weekend and holiday requirements.

A caregiver who excels in this role will

Provide direct nursing care. Implement, monitor, evaluate, update and revise patient care plans. Monitor, record, document and communicate patients’ conditions. Administer prescribed medications and treatments. Note and carry out physician and nursing orders. Assess and coordinate patients’ discharge needs. Educate patients and their families.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include

Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing (ADN or BSN program) Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross One year of current acute care RN experience. Will consider military RN experience

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include

  • Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN)
  • Critical care experience (ICU, ED)
  • PACU experience
  • Physical

Requirements

Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patient, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination. Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time. Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range. Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours. Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids. Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment

Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required. The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption. Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law.

Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. If applying for a Florida position, please see the following website for more information on the background screening requirements required by the Agency of Health Care Administration: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/ Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster . Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.

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