Job Title: RN – PACU

Weekly Gross Pay:- $3,449.60

Facility: Mount Sinai Health System – Brooklyn, NY 11234

Start Date: 10/27/2025

️ Schedule: 5 days/week | 37.5 hrs per week | 8 hrs per day

Shift: Variable | On-call required | Must have PACU recovery experience with intubated post-surgical patients

Job Summary

The PACU Clinical Nurse is a Registered Professional Nurse responsible for delivering safe, evidence-based, patient-centered care to post-surgical patients, including those recovering from intubation. This role requires strong clinical judgment, advanced assessment skills, and collaboration with an interdisciplinary healthcare team to optimize patient outcomes.

Skills & Experience

Required:

• Active NYS RN License.
• BLS & ACLS (AHA required).
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience, including post-op management and medicated drips.
• Proven PACU/recovery room experience with intubated patients.

Preferred:

• BSN preferred (ASN considered with strong relevant experience or active BSN enrollment).
• EPIC EMR experience.
• Travel RN experience (preferred but not required for per diem).

Unit Info:

• Unit Census: Avg 6 patients | 6-bed PACU.
• Staffing Ratio: 1:1–2.
• Schedule may include 4x10s or 5x8s with on-call requirement.

Education & Certifications

• Required: Associate’s Degree or higher in Nursing; active NYS RN license; BLS & ACLS certifications.
• Preferred: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Deliver nursing care using the professional practice model of Relationship Centered Care.
• Assess, monitor, and evaluate patients recovering from anesthesia, including ventilated patients.
• Manage post-op drips and provide critical interventions as required.
• Collaborate with physicians and healthcare team members to implement individualized care plans.
• Provide patient and caregiver education regarding care, recovery, and prevention.

Patient Experience

• Establish therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Perform bedside shift reports, purposeful hourly rounding, and patient education.
• Actively support a culture of empathy, compassion, and respect.
• Escalate patient/family concerns to leadership as necessary.

Quality & Safety

• Adhere to all hospital safety protocols, including high-risk medication management and infection control.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives and evidence-based practice projects.
• Escalate safety concerns through proper institutional channels.
• Accurately document patient care to meet legal and regulatory standards.

Operations & Professional Development

• Perform charge nurse duties when assigned.
• Ensure adequate supply and equipment utilization for patient care.
• Support throughput and patient flow within the PACU.
• Participate in unit councils, committees, and ongoing clinical education.