Registered Nurse (RN) – Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) – Per Diem

Job overview

The Registered Nurse (RN) – Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) – Per Diem role is onsite at New Orleans or Metairie locations in Louisiana. Pay is $48.25 per hour. VitalHire describes per diem work as allowing nurses to select available shifts through an app. The RN coordinates and delivers direct patient care, monitors patient conditions, and works with the multidisciplinary team to support safe recovery and continuity of care. The role also includes patient and family education, wound care, infection-control practices, and communication about significant changes or concerns.

What you'll do

• Prioritize, coordinate, and delegate patient care touchpoints
• collaborate with multidisciplinary team members
• maintain a safe environment
• monitor patients and communicate significant events or condition changes
• prevent and treat wounds
• follow infection-control and environment-of-care requirements
• support continuity of care and efficient throughput
• advise a supervisor when assignments cannot be completed safely or effectively
• initiate patient and family education.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

registered nurse

pacu

per diem

metairie la

new orleans la

vitalhire

patient care

12-hour shifts

day or night shifts

epic

louisiana rn license

$48.25/hr

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Per diem shift selection through an app; 12-hour day shifts (8:00 a.m.–8:30 p.m.) or night shifts (6:30 p.m.–7:00 a.m.); requires an active Louisiana RN license or compact, BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, Epic charting experience, and one year of recent acute-care experience in the specialty.

About the employer

VitalHire is hiring for this role. Industry: Employment Placement Agencies. Sector: 56.