RN – PACU
Cleveland, Ohio
You'll care for post-surgical patients in PACU as their anesthesia wears off. Cleveland Clinic is an academic medical center.
Posted Oct 6
- Shift and hours
- Day shifts, 6:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. or 9:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m. A caregiver in this position works days from 6:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. or 9:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
- Unit and setting
- PACU · Hospital The Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) cares for post-surgical patients waiting for their anesthesia to wear off.post-surgical patients recovering from anesthesia
- License
- RN license Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)Current state RN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- Current state RN license 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 nursing school Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing (ADN or BSN program)
- Experience
- 1 year of current acute care RN experience One year of current acute care RN experience.
Preferred
- Experience
- Critical care experience
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- In range for Cleveland staff RN rolesCleveland staff RN postings that state pay run $34/hr to $36/hr, the middle half $36/hr to $36/hr, across 260 postings.
- Tuition assistance
- Offered
- Loan repayment
- Offered
- Pay reviews
- Range reflects new hires; actual pay depends on work history, experience, skill set and education, and shift differentials and overtime sit on top of it. A successful candidate’s actual compensation will be determined after taking factors into consideration such as the candidate’s work history, experience, skill set and education.
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 eligibleyou could be eligible for relocation assistance
- BenefitsProfessional development courses, online and in personThe Cleveland Clinic system provides nurses with many professional development resources, including furthering education and online/in-person courses to enhance your skills.
- RN Loan Repayment program
- Tuition Reimbursement program
- Relocation assistance (eligibility-based)
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- pre-op regional blocks with Anesthesia An RN in this role, will also assist Anesthesia in the pre-operative area with regional blocks, large pops of total joints and same-day discharge.
- Day to day
- discharge planning Assess and coordinate patients’ discharge needs.
- Day to day
- patient and family teaching Educate patients and family with educational materials considering cultural issues and other special concerns
- Hours stated
- A caregiver in this position works days from 6:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. or 9:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
- Details
- Stressful conditions and irregular hours Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.
- Details
- Long periods of standing and walking Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.
- Details
- Medium-level lifting, up to 50 lb occasionally and 25 lb frequently
- Details
- Exposure to communicable diseases and body fluids Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.
The workplace
Cleveland Clinic supports new graduate nurses through a structured Nurse Residency Program designed to help them transition into practice and build a foundation for professional growth.
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, 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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Serving the needs of Garfield Heights and the Southeast communities of Cuyahoga County since 1949, Marymount Hospital is a 269-registered bed acute care, faith-based hospital and became the first regional hospital to become a member of the Cleveland Clinic Healthcare System in 1995. This Magnet-recognized hospital maintains a strong commitment to the communities it serves through blending compassionate patient care with exceptional medical expertise. At Marymount Hospital, caregivers are guided by the Christian values of service, compassion, dignity and respect and live by the mission of providing world-class healthcare.
Marymount Hospital’s team of surgeons, nurses and support caregivers are committed to an exceptional level of excellence. This team provides each patient with the highest quality surgical care in a supportive, healing environment. The Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) cares for post-surgical patients waiting for their anesthesia to wear off.
An RN in this role, will also assist Anesthesia in the pre-operative area with regional blocks, large pops of total joints and same-day discharge. Not only will you help to enhance the experience of patients and their families, but Cleveland Clinic will help you out too. The Cleveland Clinic system provides nurses with many professional development resources, including furthering education and online/in-person courses to enhance your skills.
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 position works days from 6:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. or 9:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
A caregiver who excels in this role will
Provide direct nursing care. Implement and monitor patient care plans. Monitor, record and communicate patients’ conditions. Evaluate, update and revise plan of care to facilitate achievement of planned and expected outcomes Note and carry out physician and nursing orders. Assess and coordinate patients’ discharge needs. Educate patients and family with educational materials considering cultural issues and other special concerns Administer prescribed medications and treatment in accordance with approved nursing protocol
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) One year of current acute care RN experience. Will consider military RN experience Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include
Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN) Critical care 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.
Pay Range
Minimum hourly: $35.50 Maximum hourly: $55.60
The pay range displayed on this job posting reflects the anticipated range for new hires. A successful candidate’s actual compensation will be determined after taking factors into consideration such as the candidate’s work history, experience, skill set and education. The pay range displayed does not include any applicable pay practices (e.g.
- shift differentials, overtime, etc.). The pay range does not include the value of Cleveland Clinic’s benefits package (e.g., healthcare, dental and vision benefits, retirement savings account contributions, etc.).
What's around it?
Cleveland, OHFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 6% below the US average
- Median rent
- $945/mo
- Household income
- $40,801/yr, all local households, not nurse pay