Registered Nurse (RN), PACU

About the role

Your Experience Matters at UP Health System - Marquette. As a PACU RN, you'll be part of a team supporting twelve (12) ORs, providing safe, vigilant post-operative care and ensuring smooth, secure patient transitions after anesthesia.

Responsibilities

• Performs plan of care intervention, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, as well as other medical care treatment.
• Documents patient care given.
• Maintains vigilance over patient condition and communicates as necessary to the care team, physician, patient, and family.
• Aids patients with activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation.
• Collaborates with other disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral, and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.
• Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
• Advocates for the physical and emotional well-being of the patient.

Requirements

• A current Michigan RN license.
• A current Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS-HCP) certification.
• An advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification within one year.
• A Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification within one year.

Qualifications

• A minimum of an associate's degree from an accredited nursing school (bachelor's degree preferred).

Skills

• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to handle stressful situations and maintain composure.
• Proficiency in medical terminology and procedures.
• Knowledge of patient care documentation systems.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package including multiple levels of medical, dental, and vision coverage, financial protection and PTO, higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance, and a 401(k) retirement package with company match.

Pay

$7,500 Sign-On Bonus available to qualified applicants.

Schedule

8-hour Day Shifts with varying start times between 5:15a and 1:30p, rotating to Pre-op, PACU, and Post-op, and rotating holidays.

On Call

4 x Call Shifts/6 week schedule, frequently rotating to Pre-op, PACU, and Post-op.

Contact

To learn more about this opportunity, connect with a recruiter by texting or calling 906.282.1179 or using this link (https://bit.ly/BookTimewithPaulaSwartout).

Equal Opportunity Employer

UP Health System - Marquette is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees.