Registered Nurse (RN) -Day Surgery PACU

About the role

At Advocate Health, nurses lead with purpose, compassion, and boldness. As part of the One Advocate Nurse community you will join a unified team committed to innovation, inclusivity, and continuous improvement. Your voice will help shape culture and patient care. This position is based at Aurora Medical Center – Summit, a 117‑bed facility with over 260 nurses, offering state‑of‑the‑art care, a Level II Trauma Center, Brain & Spine Center, Bariatric Surgery, Stroke Care, Advanced Robotics, Women’s Services, and a Cancer Center. The environment emphasizes collaboration, respect, patient empowerment, and work‑life balance.

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate comprehensive patient care through the nursing process, ensuring safe, therapeutic care in line with established standards, policies, and procedures.
• Apply evidence‑based practice and clinical decision‑making while communicating compassionately with patients, families, and the care team.
• Lead efforts to create the safest patient environment and deliver the best patient experience across the continuum of care.
• Respond quickly to changing patient conditions and perform patient safety interventions, including verbal de‑escalation and restraints when necessary.

Requirements

• Completion of an accredited or approved nursing program.
• Registered Nurse (RN) license issued by the state of practice.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Healthcare Providers issued by the American Heart Association.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association, or obtainable within 6 months of hire.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, bending, squatting, reaching, twisting, and lifting throughout the workday.
• Must safely lift up to 35 lb and perform patient handling tasks, including pushing/pulling up to 30 lb and assisting with 150‑lb sliding transfers.
• Functional speech, vision, hearing, touch, and fine motor skills required for clinical procedures and equipment operation.
• Ability to respond quickly to changing patient conditions and perform safety interventions.
• Potential exposure to blood, body fluids, communicable diseases, chemicals, and hazardous waste; appropriate protective equipment must be used.
• Physical abilities testing and additional department‑specific requirements may apply.