Staff Nurse I PACU

Children's of Alabama • Birmingham, AL

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The PACU Staff Nurse is a professional nurse who, with minimal supervision, assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for patients and families during the post-anesthesia phase of care. The position is based in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit at the Main Campus of Children’s of Alabama.

Children’s of Alabama’s Benjamin Russell campus has three general PACUs: Benjamin Russell, Minor Procedure, and Imaging. Benjamin Russell recovers patients from 14 operating rooms and one Interventional Radiology room; Minor Procedure recovers patients from seven operating rooms; and Imaging provides care from pre-procedure through discharge for patients receiving general anesthesia for imaging. Patients range from neonates to adults and recover from a variety of surgeries, including orthopedics, neurosurgery, ENT, dental, GI, GU, ophthalmic, pulmonary, plastics, and general surgery. Acuity ranges from acute to critical care. Staff are trained to work across all three areas.

The stated schedule is full-time, day/evening shift, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m., with rotating days off and on-call assignments. On-call and call-back duties are required. The broader unit coverage spans operating hours from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. during the week and includes weekend and call-back shifts.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse credential in Alabama, or an accepted equivalent: Alabama NLC multistate RN or non-Alabama NLC multistate RN.
• Basic Life Support.
• Associate of Science in Nursing.
• Ability to use medical equipment, patient records, reports, and computers.
• Availability for assigned on-call and call-back duties.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care for patients and families during the post-anesthesia phase of care.
• Work across the Benjamin Russell, Minor Procedure, and Imaging PACU areas as trained.
• Fulfill assigned on-call and call-back duties.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree