Registered Nurse - PACU

Cooper University Hospital • Camden, NJ

5d • $49 - $74

About The Position

The Registered RN is a professional caregiver and member of a multidisciplinary health care team. The nurse assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients during a designated time frame and supervises and provides patient care using the nursing process, including the therapeutic use of self.

In the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), nurses care for patients recovering from surgical procedures. Patients range from infants to geriatrics and are closely monitored as they wake from anesthesia. Depending on the procedure and physician orders, patients may be discharged home or admitted to the hospital and transferred to the appropriate floor for continued recovery and discharge. The PACU is located on the third floor of the Pavilion and Kelemen buildings, with an additional area on Pavilion 2.

The nurse follows established policies and procedures, communicates openly with internal customers and supervisors, provides excellent customer service while interfacing with staff, management, and physicians, applies Cooper core values, and performs other duties as required.

Requirements

• One year of critical care nursing experience; PACU experience preferred.
• Graduate of an NLN-accredited School of Nursing.
• Current New Jersey RN license.
• Current BLS certification.
• Current ACLS certification.
• Current PALS certification, or obtain it within three months of employment.
• Weekend, holiday, and call rotation required.

Nice To Haves

• PACU experience.

Responsibilities

• Assume responsibility and accountability for a group of patients during a designated time frame.
• Supervise and provide patient care using the nursing process, including the therapeutic use of self.
• Closely monitor patients as they recover from anesthesia following surgical procedures.
• Follow established policies and procedures.
• Communicate openly with internal customers and supervisors.
• Provide excellent customer service when interfacing with staff, management, and physicians.
• Apply Cooper core values.
• Perform other duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time