Registered Nurse RN PACU
Novant Health
Charlotte, NC
- Shift
- Days
- Unit
- PACU
Posted Jul 30
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Role
- Schedule
- Days
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
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Pay
- Similar roles post
- Similar NC staff roles post $36/hr to $48/hr
- Relocation
- Help offered
NC staff postings that state pay run $30/hr to $56/hr, the middle half $36/hr to $48/hr, across 405 postings.
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About this role
What We Offer
As a Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) RN at Novant Health’s Charlotte Orthopedic Hospital, you’ll be trusted to deliver expert care to our patients after surgery. From prep and recovery in both phase 1 and phase 2, your clinical skill, judgment, and adaptability will help drive safe, compassionate care where it matters most.
This Full-Time role is ideal for experienced PACU RNs looking to work within a high-performing, collaborative team in surgical services.
*PACU, Emergency Department and/or ICU experience strongly preferred*
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What makes this unit stand out
- Fast-paced, team-oriented environment with a strong culture of accountability and support
- Opportunities to broaden your clinical skills across a variety of procedures
- Backed by Novant Health’s commitment to innovation, inclusion, and advancement
- Benefits starting day one
- May be eligible for relocation assistance
What We're Looking For
Education
4 Year / Bachelors Degree, preferred. Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required. If your RN nursing license has been inactive, retired or lapsed for five years or more and you have not been licensed in another state during the last five years, successful completion of a Board approved refresher course is required prior to reactivating or reinstating your license. In order to be considered for current licensure status, you must apply for reinstatement within one year of completing the refresher course.
Experience
One year relevant experience, preferred. Licensure/
Certification
Current RN licensure in appropriate state, required.
What You'll Do
As a Registered Nurse, you'll provide compassionate, high-quality care that supports accurate diagnosis and effective treatment, helping patients heal with confidence and dignity or a peaceful transition.
- Deliver high-quality, patient-centered care to individuals facing urgent and emergent medical needs
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to assess, treat, and stabilize patients
- Respond quickly and effectively in a dynamic, high-pressure environment
- Prioritize patient safety and comfort during every phase of care
- Use critical thinking and clinical judgement to support positive outcomes
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Requirements
- RN
- Patient comfort
- PACU experience
- Nursing
- RN License
- Patient stabilization in emergency medicine
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- Patient safety
- Working with individuals in post-surgery recovery
- Acute care facility experience
Place
- City
- Charlotte, NC
- Median rent
- $1,612/mo
- Local household income
- $82,068/yr
- Metro price level
- 3% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Charlotte area index 97.3, where 100 is the national average.
Charlotte pairs big-city hospital jobs with a slower Southern pace—milder winters, kind locals, tree-lined streets, mountains 90 minutes west, beaches a few hours east. Costs sit about 3% below the national average, and South End's new towers are softening rents. Walkable Myers Park and Dilworth carry premiums; Ballantyne trades newer HOA homes for space.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
On your path
Operating Room is a specialty you move into. Periop programs often train from the ground up.
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- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?