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How much do pediatric pacu rn jobs pay per week?

As of Jul 4, 2026, the average weekly pay for pediatric pacu rn in Connecticut is $2,211.52, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $1,738.46 and $2,651.92 per week, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a Pediatric PACU RN job?

A Pediatric PACU (Post Anesthesia Care Unit) RN is a registered nurse who specializes in caring for children recovering from anesthesia after surgery or procedures. They monitor vital signs, manage pain, assess for complications, and provide emotional support to both the child and their family. Their responsibilities include collaborating with surgical teams, ensuring a smooth recovery, and preparing patients for discharge or transfer to other units. Strong assessment skills and the ability to respond quickly to emergencies are essential in this role.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the Pediatric Pacu Rn position, and why are they important?

To excel as a Pediatric PACU RN, you need expertise in pediatric nursing, post-anesthesia care, and patient assessment, supported by an active RN license and typically PALS certification. Familiarity with electronic health records (EHRs), pediatric monitoring equipment, and medication administration systems is crucial. Outstanding communication, emotional resilience, and the ability to ease children and anxious families set exceptional nurses apart. These skills are vital for providing safe, compassionate, and effective care during children’s critical recovery period after surgery.

What are the main challenges faced by Pediatric PACU RNs and how can they be addressed?

One of the main challenges for Pediatric PACU RNs is managing the unique responses children can have coming out of anesthesia, including pain, confusion, and fear. Nurses must be vigilant in monitoring for complications while providing swift, comforting care and clear explanations to both young patients and their families. Building trust and rapport quickly is essential, as is adapting communication techniques for different developmental stages. Support from the PACU team and collaboration with anesthesiologists, surgeons, and child life specialists are important for ensuring positive outcomes and reducing stress for everyone involved.

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Registered Nurse (RN) - PACU Bliss North

Registered Nurse (RN) - PACU Bliss North

Hartford Hospital

Windsor, CT • On-site

Full-time

This job post has expired 1 day ago. Applications are no longer accepted.

Hartford Hospital rating

6.5

Company rating: 6.5 out of 10

Based on 63 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

688th of 1,004 rated hospitals

Job description

Location Detail: 79 Jefferson St HH Bliss Wing (10064)

Work where every moment  matters.

Every day, more than 40,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network.

Hartford Hospital is one of the largest and most respected teaching hospitals in New England. We are a Level 1 Trauma Center that provides cutting edge treatment to its patients. This is made possible by being home to the largest robotic surgery center in the Northeast and the Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation (CESI), one of the most-advanced medical simulation training centers in the world. When hospitals cannot provide the advanced care, expertise and new treatment options their patients require, they turn to us.

Job Summary

Exciting opportunity to become a member of the new Bliss Building PACU team! Come join us in developing and growing a brand new 10 bay PACU unit that will provide 24/7 post-operative care to patient populations of a variety of surgical and interventional procedures and services.  The PACU RN recovers patients from general and regional anesthesia along with IV, conscious sedation requiring acute and ICU level of care.  This position requires teamwork, autonomy, communication, and critical thinking skills, as well as collaboration, innovation, flexibility and amenability as we work with all disciplines to establish and facilitate interdepartmental work flows and relationships.


Qualifications
  • Current Connecticut RN License
  • Graduate of accredited nursing school with BSN preferred
  • Current BLS and ACLS certification required
  • PACU and/or ICU experience preferred
  • Training program available and required for step-down and Emergency Department experienced RN

We take great care of careers.

With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth.  Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge – helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children.  We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance.  Every moment matters.  And this is your moment .

As an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action employer, the organization will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran or disability status.

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