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PACU Nurse roles qualify for EB-3 green card sponsorship through the PERM labor certification process, and EB-2 is available to candidates with a master's degree or advanced clinical credentials. Hospitals and surgical centers file directly with DOL and USCIS, making permanent residency sponsorship a realistic outcome for qualified foreign nurses.
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Under the direct supervision of the Clinical Manager (or designee), implements, supervises, and evaluates the nursing care of each patient using a nursing process and in accordance with established hospital and departmental policies and procedures. Provides intensive nursing care to post-operative patients when assigned to the post-anesthesia area. From admission to discharge, plans with consideration of the aging process throughout the life span, including all developmental stages as well as cultural patterns. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers, and one another.
Responsibilities
- Renders professional nursing care to peri-operative patients including review of patients’ charts, administration of medications, starting IVs and hanging blood, electrocardiography, venipuncture, catheterization, defibrillation, and other complex or routine treatments as prescribed by physician or as required by patient’s condition.
- Initiates or participates in life-saving procedures to include administering cardio-pulmonary resuscitation as necessary.
- Participates in planning and implementation of nursing care plan for assigned patients.
- Utilizes professional judgment to evaluate appropriateness of planned or prescribed treatment given patient’s current condition; modifies treatment or contacts physician as circumstances require.
- Reviews patient chart assuring pertinent information readily available such as lab reports and operative permits and assures all pre-operative medications and orders have been carried out.
- Verifies patient’s identity prior to surgical procedure. Performs nursing duties according to procedures of area assigned.
- As assigned to Preoperative holding unit, performs complete patient assessment in preparation for surgery focusing on physiological and cognitive functions as part of the development of the plan of care for patient.
- Reviews and evaluates pre-admission testing results (labs, EKGs, etc.) to identify and report all testing results to appropriate medical providers (Surgeons, Anesthesiologists, etc.).
- Conducts interviews and screenings with all patients scheduled for surgical encounter.
- Compiles all relevant medical information necessary for effective evaluation and identifies need for further evaluation and/or medical intervention.
- Provides patient/family education for the preoperative patient relevant to the surgical procedure scheduled.
- Assesses physical, psycho-social, cultural, spiritual language barriers, age, teaching needs, and readiness to learn and involves the appropriate interdisciplinary team in the plan of care.
- Places peripheral IV, orders pre-op protocol order set per policy, and administers any medications needed prior to surgery.
- As assigned to post-anesthesia recovery area, admits post-operative patient, checking for stability of vital signs and notifies anesthesiologist or surgeon as indicated.
- Continually observes patient; monitors vital signs; ventilates and suctions patients; inserts catheters; administers oxygen and the like, according to physician’s instructions and/or professional assessment of patient’s condition.
- Determines when patient’s condition is stable and releases to designated hospital area.
- Maintains records and charts, reporting pertinent information regarding patient’s condition, medication given, treatments administered, and so forth.
- Assists in directing, orienting, training, and providing functional guidance to surgical technicians and new nursing personnel as requested.
- Maintains and enhances professional expertise through participation in appropriate educational activities.
- Serves as a role model/preceptor to new graduate nurses and less experienced personnel.
- Works with a high level of autonomy and displays exceptional critical thinking skills to identify and address specific patient needs.
- Assumes charge nurse responsibility for the patient care unit as delegated.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Licensure as Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island by the Rhode Island Board of Nursing or licensure as a Registered Nurse in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
BASIC KNOWLEDGE
- Professional knowledge of clinical nursing to provide nursing care to pre-operative patients under stressful conditions requiring knowledge of sterile techniques, surgical procedures, and special precautions and the ability to react to life-threatening situations.
- Interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, and other hospital personnel.
- Visual and aural acuity to monitor patient progress.
- Baccalaureate in Nursing preferred.
- Must have current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island or in another state that participates in the Nurse Licensure Compact.
- BLS/ACLS/PALS certified (New hires have 1 year to obtain ACLS/PALS).
- For adult PACU: Minimum of 1-year previous adult Critical Care, adult ED, and/or PACU experience required. Prior experience in patient assessment and evaluation of surgical patients.
- For pediatric PACU: Minimum of 1-year previous pediatric Critical care or pediatric ED experience required. Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients throughout the life span, with consideration of aging processes, human development stages, and cultural patterns in each step of the care process.
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Visual and aural ability to monitor patient status.
- Physical ability to assist in lifting and positioning patients.
- Exposed to patient care environment.
- Physical ability for extensive walking and standing; lifting, positioning, and pushing patients on stretchers.
- On-call shifts, weekend shifts, and holiday shifts as assigned per unit.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
None.
Pay Range
$35.56-$59.99
Location
Rhode Island Hospital - 593 Eddy Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903
Work Type
S-S 7p-7a
Work Shift
Night
Driving Required
No
Union
United Nurses And Allied Professionals
Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.
SUMMARY
Under the direct supervision of the Clinical Manager (or designee), implements, supervises, and evaluates the nursing care of each patient using a nursing process and in accordance with established hospital and departmental policies and procedures. Provides intensive nursing care to post-operative patients when assigned to the post-anesthesia area. From admission to discharge, plans with consideration of the aging process throughout the life span, including all developmental stages as well as cultural patterns. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers, and one another.
Responsibilities
- Renders professional nursing care to peri-operative patients including review of patients’ charts, administration of medications, starting IVs and hanging blood, electrocardiography, venipuncture, catheterization, defibrillation, and other complex or routine treatments as prescribed by physician or as required by patient’s condition.
- Initiates or participates in life-saving procedures to include administering cardio-pulmonary resuscitation as necessary.
- Participates in planning and implementation of nursing care plan for assigned patients.
- Utilizes professional judgment to evaluate appropriateness of planned or prescribed treatment given patient’s current condition; modifies treatment or contacts physician as circumstances require.
- Reviews patient chart assuring pertinent information readily available such as lab reports and operative permits and assures all pre-operative medications and orders have been carried out.
- Verifies patient’s identity prior to surgical procedure. Performs nursing duties according to procedures of area assigned.
- As assigned to Preoperative holding unit, performs complete patient assessment in preparation for surgery focusing on physiological and cognitive functions as part of the development of the plan of care for patient.
- Reviews and evaluates pre-admission testing results (labs, EKGs, etc.) to identify and report all testing results to appropriate medical providers (Surgeons, Anesthesiologists, etc.).
- Conducts interviews and screenings with all patients scheduled for surgical encounter.
- Compiles all relevant medical information necessary for effective evaluation and identifies need for further evaluation and/or medical intervention.
- Provides patient/family education for the preoperative patient relevant to the surgical procedure scheduled.
- Assesses physical, psycho-social, cultural, spiritual language barriers, age, teaching needs, and readiness to learn and involves the appropriate interdisciplinary team in the plan of care.
- Places peripheral IV, orders pre-op protocol order set per policy, and administers any medications needed prior to surgery.
- As assigned to post-anesthesia recovery area, admits post-operative patient, checking for stability of vital signs and notifies anesthesiologist or surgeon as indicated.
- Continually observes patient; monitors vital signs; ventilates and suctions patients; inserts catheters; administers oxygen and the like, according to physician’s instructions and/or professional assessment of patient’s condition.
- Determines when patient’s condition is stable and releases to designated hospital area.
- Maintains records and charts, reporting pertinent information regarding patient’s condition, medication given, treatments administered, and so forth.
- Assists in directing, orienting, training, and providing functional guidance to surgical technicians and new nursing personnel as requested.
- Maintains and enhances professional expertise through participation in appropriate educational activities.
- Serves as a role model/preceptor to new graduate nurses and less experienced personnel.
- Works with a high level of autonomy and displays exceptional critical thinking skills to identify and address specific patient needs.
- Assumes charge nurse responsibility for the patient care unit as delegated.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Licensure as Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island by the Rhode Island Board of Nursing or licensure as a Registered Nurse in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
BASIC KNOWLEDGE
- Professional knowledge of clinical nursing to provide nursing care to pre-operative patients under stressful conditions requiring knowledge of sterile techniques, surgical procedures, and special precautions and the ability to react to life-threatening situations.
- Interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, and other hospital personnel.
- Visual and aural acuity to monitor patient progress.
- Baccalaureate in Nursing preferred.
- Must have current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island or in another state that participates in the Nurse Licensure Compact.
- BLS/ACLS/PALS certified (New hires have 1 year to obtain ACLS/PALS).
- For adult PACU: Minimum of 1-year previous adult Critical Care, adult ED, and/or PACU experience required. Prior experience in patient assessment and evaluation of surgical patients.
- For pediatric PACU: Minimum of 1-year previous pediatric Critical care or pediatric ED experience required. Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients throughout the life span, with consideration of aging processes, human development stages, and cultural patterns in each step of the care process.
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Visual and aural ability to monitor patient status.
- Physical ability to assist in lifting and positioning patients.
- Exposed to patient care environment.
- Physical ability for extensive walking and standing; lifting, positioning, and pushing patients on stretchers.
- On-call shifts, weekend shifts, and holiday shifts as assigned per unit.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
None.
Pay Range
$35.56-$59.99
Location
Rhode Island Hospital - 593 Eddy Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903
Work Type
S-S 7p-7a
Work Shift
Night
Driving Required
No
Union
United Nurses And Allied Professionals
Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a PACU Nurse
Verify your credentials meet PERM requirements
PERM requires your foreign nursing degree to be evaluated by a CGFNS-approved credential assessment body before DOL certifies the labor certification. Start this evaluation early, delays here push back your entire I-140 timeline by months.
Target hospitals with active PERM filing history
Use the OFLC Wage Search to identify hospitals that have filed PERM applications for PACU Nurse or Registered Nurse roles. Facilities that file repeatedly are already familiar with the sponsorship process and less likely to withdraw mid-petition.
Search PACU roles on Migrate Mate
Migrate Mate filters PACU Nurse positions by green card sponsorship history, so you can focus on employers who have completed the PERM and I-140 process before, not just those who say they're open to it.
Confirm the offered role matches your PERM job description
DOL requires the PERM job description to reflect the actual duties you'll perform. If your day-to-day PACU responsibilities shift after filing, USCIS can challenge the I-140. Get the job description in writing before the employer files.
Understand how NCLEX and state licensure affect your I-140 timing
USCIS requires proof of a valid state nursing license at the I-140 stage. If you're still awaiting NCLEX results or a state license transfer, your employer can't file the I-140 petition, which stalls the priority date you need for adjustment of status.
Ask employers about concurrent I-485 filing eligibility
If your priority date is current when the I-140 is approved, you can file the I-485 adjustment of status concurrently, cutting overall wait time significantly. Confirm with your sponsoring facility whether they'll support concurrent filing before accepting the offer.
Green Card PACU Nurse: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a PACU Nurse role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most PACU Nurse positions are sponsored under EB-3, which covers skilled workers and professionals with a bachelor's degree or the foreign equivalent. EB-2 is available if you hold a master's degree in nursing or an advanced clinical credential and the employer's job requirements reflect that level. The sponsoring hospital files under whichever category matches the posted position's minimum requirements.
How does green card sponsorship through PERM differ from H-1B for PACU nurses?
The PERM process leads to permanent residency, not a temporary visa, and there's no annual lottery at the EB-3 level. H-1B visa requires selection in a randomized lottery and is capped at 65,000 slots per year. PERM takes longer overall, typically two to four years from labor certification to an approved I-485, but the outcome is a green card rather than a renewable temporary status.
Which types of employers sponsor PACU nurses for green cards?
Large hospital systems and academic medical centers file the most PERM applications for registered nurses, including PACU-specific roles. Ambulatory surgery centers and specialty surgical hospitals also sponsor, particularly when they can't fill positions domestically. You can verify which facilities have a track record by reviewing OFLC labor certification data filtered by nursing job titles and facility type.
Where can I find PACU Nurse jobs that offer green card sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for employment-based green card job searches and lets you filter by role and sponsorship history. Because it surfaces employers with documented PERM and I-140 filing activity for nursing positions, you're targeting facilities that have completed this process before rather than those that are theoretically open to it.
Does my CGFNS certificate need to be finalized before an employer can start the PERM process?
DOL requires evidence that the foreign worker meets the minimum qualifications for the role, which for PACU nurses includes credential verification. Most employers initiate the prevailing wage determination through OFLC before the CGFNS evaluation is complete, but the full PERM application typically can't be filed until the credential assessment is finalized and you hold or are eligible for state licensure.