Registered Nurse (RN) - PACU / PreSurgery Holding FT
Charlotte, North Carolina
- Eligibility
- Perioperative CareCritical Care
- Shift
- Days
- Hours a week
- 36 hrs a week
- Unit
- PACU
Posted Jul 17
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Days · 3 a week · 36 hours
- Weekends
- Weekends required
- Term
- Permanent
- On the floor
- Floating required · On call
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- Below most NC ICU postings
NC ICU postings that state pay run $41/hr to $50/hr, the middle half $43/hr to $48/hr, across 71 postings.
About this role
Department: 37710 Atrium Health University City - PACU. Status: Full time. Benefits Eligible: Yes. Hours Per Week: 36.
Schedule
rotated 3 days Monday through Friday 0530-1800. Teammate will start in Pre-op and float to PACU as needed. Weeknight and Weekend rotating call is required. As a skilled and compassionate RN, you will play a pivotal role in providing and coordinating comprehensive patient care through the nursing process to deliver safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures. Using evidence-based practice, clinical decision making, compassion, and skills communication while leading efforts to create the safest patient environment and the best patient experience across the continuum.
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Requirements
- Completion of an accredited or approved program in nursing
- Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the teammate practices
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association
- At least one year of previous PACU, Critical Care, or Emergency Department experience strongly preferred
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Disability insurance
- Paid time off
- Paid parental leave
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- Adoption assistance
- Flexible spending account
Place
- City
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Rent against this pay
- 27% of monthly gross
- Local household income
- $82,068/yr
- Metro price level
- 3% below the national average
$1,612 median rent against $5,928 a month at $38/hr for 36 hours a week, before tax. Census ACS 2024.
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Charlotte area index 97.3, where 100 is the national average.
Charlotte blends Southern charm with big-city energy, anchored by a bustling Uptown core and leafy enclaves like Plaza Midwood. Home to major healthcare systems including Atrium Health, it offers growing opportunities for nurses in a metro that keeps expanding without losing its laid-back Carolina character.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
About the employer
On your path
Operating Room is a specialty you move into. Periop programs often train from the ground up.
Worth asking
We can’t answer these from the listing we have. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for holiday and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and staffing support handled day to day?