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Posted YesterdayPACU - Post Op - RN
Roanoke, United StatesOn-site
Responsibilities
- In the PACU setting, the RN is responsible for the immediate post‑operative care of patients recovering from anesthesia and surgical or procedural interventions.
Requirements
- Applies knowledge of growth and development to provide age-appropriate care.
- Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration: Current Registered Nurse license in the Commonwealth of Virginia required or eligibility to obtain licensure required.
- Life Support: AHA BLS-HCP required.
- Additional certifications such as ACLS, PALS, or NRP may be required based on assigned work area. Other Minimum
- Qualifications: Keyboarding skills and computer literacy required, including use of electronic medical records.
- For Behavioral Health roles, must demonstrate ability to safely manage disruptive or potentially violent patients.
Benefits
- Employment Status: Full time Shift: Day/Evening (United States of America) Facility: 1906 Belleview Ave SE - Roanoke Requisition Number: R161314 PACU - Post Op - RN (Open) How You’ll Help Transform Healthcare: As a registered nurse (RN), you are expected to consistently deliver the best in care and customer service and to demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness, and empathy in each encounter with our patients, their families, visitors, and with each other.
- As part of the health care team, RNs assume primary accountability for nursing coordination and the provision of individualized care for patients of all ages.
- Post‑Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
- Schedule flexibility is essential to ensure safe patient throughput and continuity of care in the PACU. The RN Provides individualized patient care and coordinates care delivery for patients of all ages.
- Manages resources, prioritizes tasks, and adapts to changing patient care needs.
- Incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. Compensation Range: $33.52 - $50.28 Employee pay is based on a variety of factors, including qualifications, credentials, education, and prior work experience.
- The compensation range does not include
- benefits or pension plan. Recruiter: DANA JOHNSON Recruiter Email: dejohnson@carilionclinic.org For more information, contact the HR Service Center at 1-800-599-2537.
- Carilion Clinic is an Equal Opportunity Employer: We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age (40 or older), disability, genetic information, or veterans status.
- benefits package, and many perks and well-being resources to help you live a happy, healthy life – at work and when you’re away.
- benefits available to you when you join Carilion: Comprehensive Medical, Dental, & Vision
- Benefits Employer Funded Pension Plan, vested after five years (Voluntary 403B) Paid Time Off (accrued from day one) Onsite fitness studios and discounts to our Carilion Wellness centers Access to our health and wellness app, Personify Health Discounts on childcare Continued education and training
Contact
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Additional details
- The registered nurse utilizes delegation and critical‑thinking skills to provide quality service through a team‑oriented, collaborative approach to patient care.
- Duties include continuous assessment and monitoring of airway patency, respiratory and cardiovascular status, level of consciousness, pain, and surgical sites.
- The PACU RN collaborates closely with anesthesia providers, surgeons, and the interdisciplinary team to ensure safe patient recovery, readiness for discharge or transfer, and effective patient and family education regarding post‑operative expectations and care.
- This position primarily works three 12-hour shifts per week, most commonly from 0800–2030 or 0900–2130.
- Occasional shifts from 0645–1915 may be required based on unit needs.
- Weekend coverage may be necessary on a limited basis to support Baylor staff coverage; this is infrequent but may occur.
- Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates patient care to achieve optimal outcomes.
- Completes and documents age-specific assessments to support development of care plans.
- Administers treatments and medications accurately and documents care in electronic medical records.
- Identifies and addresses patient and family education needs.