RN - PACU

Registered Nurse (RN) - Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Mercy Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Officially becoming a full member of the Cleveland Clinic Health System in 2021, Mercy Hospital offers 476 beds and a wide variety of medical specialties to the communities in and around Stark County. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.
 

Caregivers in Mercy Hospital’s Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) work under the medical direction of the General Anesthesiology department to ensure that post-operative patients receive world-class care and meet PACU discharge. This is a tight-knit group of caregivers whose top priority is patient care and helping each other. Caregivers in the PACU also work in the Same Day Surgery Unit, which handles less complicated surgeries that require an overnight hospital stay. A high percentage of these patients have their surgery and go home the same day. The RN in this role will primarily be responsible for Phase Irecovery but will also learn Preop and Phase II recovery.
 

A caregiver in this position works 10:30AM – 11:00PM or 2:30PM – 11:00PM with weeknight, weekend and holiday on-call requirements. 
 

A caregiver who excels in this role will: 

• Provide direct nursing care.

• Implement, monitor, evaluate, update and revise patient care plans. 

• Monitor, record, document and communicate patients’ conditions. 

• Administer prescribed medications and treatments.

• Note and carry out physician and nursing orders. 

• Assess and coordinate patients’ discharge needs.

• Educate patients and their families.  

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing. 

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN). 

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA).

• One-year of current acute care RN experience. Will consider military RN experience.

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor of science in nursing (BSN). 

Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we’re dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/