RN PACU Nurse PRN

Job Summary

We are seeking a PACU Nurse to provide safe and effective nursing care in a surgery center. The role includes postoperative patient monitoring until discharge, airway management, IV care, head‑to‑toe evaluations, dressing checks, and collaboration with the surgical team.

Responsibilities

• Prepare patient care area and ensure necessary equipment and supplies.
• Demonstrate proper airway management techniques.
• Monitor patients according to policy (vital signs, temperature, cardiac, etc.).
• Insert, maintain, and remove IV catheters and saline locks with proper technique.
• Perform and document head‑to‑toe evaluations using approved scoring systems.
• Check dressings and operative sites, report abnormalities to the surgeon.
• Provide a safe and comforting environment for patients and families.
• Ensure patients meet discharge criteria.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree in Nursing, RN Diploma, or higher nursing degree.
• 1+ years of nursing experience in a clinical setting, preferably PACU, ICU, or surgery.
• Active RN license required by the state of employment.
• BCLS certification upon employment (online certification not acceptable).
• ACLS certification required within 30 days of hire.
• PALS certification required within 30 days of hire if required by facility.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services.
• Well‑being support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Paid time off, paid family leave, long‑ and short‑term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
• Savings and retirement resources, 401(k) plan with 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.

Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and position.

Location

Surgery Center at St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Florida (AAAHC accredited).

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal‑opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.