Registered Nurse Post Anesthesia
$79,810–$119,163 year
On-siteAlbany, New York, United States
Job Summary
Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care for post-anesthesia recovery using evidence-based practice and therapeutic interventions. Direct the interdisciplinary care team through delegation, coordination, and collaboration while setting priorities to manage time, supplies, and resources effectively. Provide or delegate care consistent with the plan of care, guidelines, and professional licensure provisions, ensuring accurate and timely documentation of all activities. This role supports a collaborative PACU team focused on safe, high-quality patient recovery within modern perioperative spaces. The position requires a current Registered Nurse license with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and Basic Life Support certification, offering opportunities for continued learning and professional growth in a supportive environment.
Required Qualifications
- Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in state of practice
- Valid compact licenses must be transferred to the state of practice within 60 days of the start of employment
- Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers
- Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN)
- Education must be obtained from an accredited institution
- Degree will be verified
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required as of the job description's last update on 4/27/2025
- Employees hired or promoted prior to this date will be held to the minimum requirements that were in place at the time of their promotion or hire
- Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies
- Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations
- Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy
- This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc
- Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients
- Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment
- Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items
- Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment
- This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items
- Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc)
- May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time
- For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles
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