Registered Nurse PACU

Job Title

Registered Nurse – PACU

Location

Paris, TN

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Days | Full-Time | Onsite | 5x8-Hour Shifts, 7:30–16:00 | 1 day per week and 1 weekend per month (Friday–Saturday–Sunday) required

Key Responsibilities

• Provide post-anesthesia care and monitoring for patients recovering from surgical or procedural sedation
• Assess and manage patient pain, airway, hemodynamic stability, and level of consciousness in the PACU setting
• Collaborate with anesthesia and surgical teams to ensure safe patient transitions and handoffs
• Document patient assessments, interventions, and progress accurately using Epic EMR
• Float to other units as needed per facility policy

Required Qualifications

• Active Tennessee RN license or valid compact RN license required at time of submission
• BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications required and must be current at time of submission
• Minimum of 1 year of ED or CCU experience required
• Epic EMR experience within the past 12 months required; must be clearly documented including where Epic was utilized
• Travel nursing experience required
• Minimum of 2 years of overall nursing experience required

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Prior PACU-specific nursing experience
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to varying patient acuity levels and float assignments

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work a consistent day-shift schedule in a structured surgical care environment
• Engage in a contract role that offers clinical variety through float opportunities across units