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Job ID: 888439
Estimated Weekly Gross: $2,093.83
Job Title
Registered Nurse (RN) – Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
Location
Cedar Rapids, IA | Acute Care
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | Days | Onsite
Key Responsibilities
- Provide post-anesthesia nursing care to a diverse patient population in a 12-bed PACU unit
- Maintain a 2:1 patient ratio, delivering safe and effective recovery-phase monitoring and intervention
- Administer and titrate drips and vasoactive medications per protocol
- Monitor, read, and interpret telemetry with accuracy and clinical confidence
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary care teams to ensure smooth patient transitions from procedure to recovery
- Participate in holiday coverage as required unless the unit is closed (expected 1–2 of 3 upcoming winter holidays)
Required Qualifications
- Active Iowa RN license or compact/multistate license (verified Active via Nursys at time of submission)
- AHA or ARC BLS – Basic Life Support (required)
- AHA ACLS – Advanced Cardiac Life Support (required)
- AHA PALS – Pediatric Advanced Life Support (required)
- Minimum 12 months of PACU/post-anesthesia care experience in a hospital, medical center, same-day surgery, or outpatient surgery setting
- Work history must reflect 24 months of current PACU/post-anesthesia care experience
- Current and recent pediatric care experience required
- Strong telemetry reading and measurement experience required
- Drips and titration experience required
- EPIC EMR experience required
- Skills checklist specific to PACU/post-anesthesia care required at time of submission
- Must live at least 50 miles from the facility to be eligible (based on driver’s license)
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Professional reference from a charge nurse, supervisor, nurse manager, director, CNO, or COO within the past 24 months
- Experience as a first-time traveler may be considered based on overall skills and experience
- Charge nurse or preceptor experience
Why Join Us
- Work in a well-structured PACU environment with hospital-provided scrubs and a supportive interdisciplinary team
- Opportunity to work with a full spectrum of patient populations in a dynamic, fast-paced recovery setting