Registered Nurse (RN) - Recovery

Abrazo Health • Litchfield Park, AZ

51d

About The Position

Provide professional, compassionate nursing care across Pre-Op, PACU, and recovery units for surgical/procedural patients. You'll coordinate with anesthesia, surgeons, and perioperative teammates to deliver safe, efficient care that meets ASPAN standards—while supporting our culture of teamwork, quality, and patient experience.

Requirements

• Current RN license in the State of Arizona (or compact).
• BLS (AHA) .
• ACLS (AHA)
• PALS (AHA)
• 1+ year recent experience in Pre-Op, PACU, ICU, ED, or Telemetry/Step-Down
• Competence in IV insertion, EKG recognition, and post-anesthesia recovery.
• Strong airway management, hemodynamic monitoring, and patient-education skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience coordinating fast-paced, same-day surgical throughput.
• Ability to thrive in a collaborative, team-first environment.

Responsibilities

• Complete thorough pre-operative assessments (physical, psychosocial, cultural, safety/risk) and optimize patients for surgery, including medication reconciliation, consent verification, and patient/family education.
• Prepare patients for anesthesia (IV starts, labs/diagnostics as needed, surgical site and NPO verification).
• Provide PACU care: airway management, hemodynamic/respiratory monitoring, pain and PONV management, Aldrete scoring, and safe progression to discharge or inpatient transfer.
• Collaborate and communicate with anesthesia, surgeons, and perioperative staff to individualize plans of care and meet patient goals.
• Serve as charge RN on occasion; precept/mentor as assigned; float within Pre-Op/PACU areas as needed.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees