Registered Nurse RN PACU

• Department:Recovery Room Main PACU
• Schedule: 3 Twelve Hour shifts 8AM-8:30PM; Call required; No holidays or weekends except call: ICU or ED experience required
• Hospital: UAB St.Vincent's Birmingham 
• Location: Birmingham, AL 

Provide direct nursing care for anesthetized patients in the immediate post-operative or post-procedural period.

• Follow aseptic sterile technique according to Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses / American Society of Peri Anesthesia Nurses (AORN/ASPAN) standards.
• Evaluate patient's responses to treatments and interventions.
• Manage patient's pain.
• Anticipate case-specific needs based on knowledge of procedure(s) performed and pathophysiology.

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• Advanced Life Support obtained within 6 Months (180 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
• BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
• Licensed Associate Professional Registered Nurse credentialed from the Alabama Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.

Education:

• Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing OR Required professional licensure at time of hire.

No additional preferences. See above.  ICU and/or ED experience required