Registered Nurse (RN) - PACU

Advocate Health

3d • $38 - $57 • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), a fast-paced perioperative environment providing ASPAN-standard recovery care to adult and pediatric patients. PACU nurses partner closely with anesthesia providers to optimize patients’ post-operative condition and ensure safe, efficient recovery. The patient population has varying levels of acuity and requires strong critical thinking, adaptability, and clinical expertise.

The RN provides and coordinates comprehensive patient care through the nursing process, delivering safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures. The role uses evidence-based practice, clinical decision-making, compassion, and communication while contributing to a safe patient environment and positive patient experience across the continuum.

This is a part-time position. The schedule includes 11:00–23:30 shifts, rotating 15:00–03:30 coverage, weekday overnight and weekend call coverage, rotating Saturday day shifts, and holiday call distribution.

Requirements

• Completion of an accredited or approved nursing program.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in an Emergency Department (ED), Intensive Care Unit (ICU), or PACU setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate comprehensive patient care through the nursing process.
• Deliver safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures.
• Use evidence-based practice and clinical decision-making in patient care.
• Help create the safest patient environment and the best patient experience across the continuum.
• Partner with anesthesia providers to optimize patients’ post-operative condition and support safe, efficient recovery.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
• Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Educational Assistance Program.
• Premium pay such as shift and on-call pay, based on the teammate’s job.
• Incentive pay for select positions.
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed