Nemours
PACU RN - 60 Hours Every Two Weeks (Education)
As one of the nation's leading pediatric health care systems, Nemours is committed to providing all children with their best chance to grow up healthy. We offer integrated, family-centered care to more than 300,000 children each year in our pediatric hospitals, specialty clinics and primary care practices in Delaware, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Nemours strives to ensure a healthier tomorrow for all children – even those who may never enter our doors – through our world-changing research, education and advocacy efforts. At Nemours, our Associates help us deliver on the promise we make to every family we have the privilege of serving: to treat their child as if they were our own.
Nemours is seeking a Registered Nurse for our PACU unit.The PACU is restricted to immediate postoperative and/or critical care patients. Patients who receive general, spinal or epidural anesthesia as well as patients from medical imaging/special procedures may be admitted to the PACU. Patients having a procedure done under local anesthesia and/or IV sedation and are judged by the anesthesia provider/surgeon to need close monitoring of vital signs may also be admitted. Phase II recovery includes coordination of patient discharge education and instructions. In periods of high census, the PACU will care for patients classified as Outpatients with Extended Recovery, overnight.
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Our dedication to professionals who are dedicated to children frequently earns Nemours a spot on the list of top workplaces in the communities we serve. Our Associates enjoy comprehensive benefits, including our unique “Bridge to a Healthy Future” pediatric health plan, an integrated wellness program, opportunities for professional growth, and much more. As an equal opportunity employer, Nemours focuses on the best-qualified applicants for our openings.