Registered Nurse / RN PACU

Hackensack Meridian Health Westwood, NJ 07675, US

Overview

Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Recovery Room (PACU) Registered Nurse in Westwood, NJ.

Why Join Us?

Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better

Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.
Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.
Learn more about the benefits offered for this job.

Get to Know Your Team:

Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center is a 128-bed, full-service, acute-care community hospital with a new emergency department, a state-of-the-art maternity center, a women's imaging center, and an ICU.

Responsibilities

PACU staff provides care for patients recovering from general, regional, or local anesthesia. Unless complicationsoccur, most patients only stay in the PACU for a few hours before returning home or to another department of the hospital.
The PACU staff, generally composed of highly trained nurses, performs many tasks vital to the care of post-anesthesia and post- operative patients. These essential activities include:
- Monitoring vital signs (heart rate, blood pressure, temperature and respiratory rate)
- Treating symptoms of postoperative nausea and vomiting (or PONV)
- Managing post-operative pain
- Treating post-anesthetic shivering
- Monitoring surgical site(s) for excessive bleeding, discharge, swelling, hematoma, redness, etc.
Additionally, PACU RNs often coordinate the delivery of care for post-anesthesia patients immediately following surgical procedures, so that the physical, psychological, safety, rehabilitative and education needs of patients and their family members are met.

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
Current valid NJ State Professional Registered Nurse license or a valid multistate Registered Nurse License from the NCL
Evidence of continuing education in the field of OR nursing.
Telemetry Course
2 years minimum as OR, PACU, critical care or Same Day surgery experience
BLS certification must be obtained within 14 days of hire or transfer into the role and prior to providing direct patient care.
Advance Cardiac Life Support certification (ACLS) by the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Red Cross (ARC)
Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS) by the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Red Cross (ARC)

Preferred Job Requirements:

Bachelor of Science in Nursing
CPAN or CPAN
Certification in specalty

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