Staff Nurse I PACU

About the role

The PACU Staff Nurse is a professional nurse who, with minimal supervision, assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for patients/families in the post anesthesia phase of care. The Benjamin Russell campus includes three PACUs: Benjamin Russell (serves 14 ORs plus one Interventional Radiology room), Minor Procedure (serves 7 ORs), and Imaging (covers pre‑procedure through discharge for imaging patients). Patients range from neonate to adult populations recovering from general anesthesia after surgeries such as Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, ENT, Dental, GI, GU, Ophthalmic, Pulmonary, Plastics, and General, with acuity ranging from acute to critical care.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care for patients/families in the post anesthesia phase.
• Use medical equipment, patient records, reports, and computer systems.
• Perform on‑call and call‑back duties as assigned.
• Work across the three PACU areas (Benjamin Russell, Minor Procedure, Imaging) as needed.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse – Alabama Single State license.
• Registered Nurse – Alabama NLC Multi‑State license (or equivalent).
• Registered Nurse – Non‑AL NLC Multi‑State license (or equivalent).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Qualifications

• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or equivalent nursing education.

Skills

• Ability to provide care for neonate to adult populations recovering from general anesthesia.
• Competence managing acuity ranging from acute to critical care.
• Flexibility to work