Registered Nurse, PACU, FT Days - Lebanon

Vanderbilt Health is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) in Lebanon. This full-time day position offers the opportunity to provide specialized nursing care to patients in the immediate post-operative period, working collaboratively with physicians, ancillary services, and interdisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure quality outcomes across the continuum of care.

Clinical Setting

The PACU (Recovery Room) is a specialized unit within Vanderbilt Health's eight-hospital system, the region's largest comprehensive academic health system serving the Mid-South.

Responsibilities

• Assess, implement, and evaluate care for patients in the post-operative recovery period
• Collaborate in establishing the plan of care and coordinate care delivery while anticipating patient needs
• Analyze comprehensive clinical information to determine nursing diagnoses
• Utilize the nursing process to evaluate patient progress toward goals and apply appropriate interventions
• Employ strategies to promote health and maintain a safe environment
• Conduct patient assessments and evaluations
• Provide patient education
• Anticipate resource needs, identify tasks, set priorities, and organize work within areas of responsibility
• Manage multiple assignments simultaneously by prioritizing work into manageable units
• Adapt to changes in patient care and unit needs with minimal disruption
• Work under the direction of the Clinical Director

Schedule

• Full-time, 40 hours per week
• Day shift
• Weekend call requirement every nine weeks
• Hours to be discussed during interview

Required Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license
• Graduation from an approved nursing program
• Minimum one year of relevant nursing work experience

Benefits

Vanderbilt Health offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Affordable high-quality health plan options
• Dental and/or vision plans
• 403(b) retirement plan
• Paid time off (flex PTO)
• Tuition reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
• Short and long-term disability coverage
• Subsidized backup childcare
• Inpatient nursing supplemental pay program
• Relocation stipend available to eligible new hires based on mileage