Need advice on interview for PACU

i would ask about call schedule, holidays, and night rotation.

also, ask about holding patients overnight, SICU borders, what kind of patients will be seen in the PACU, patient turnover time

i could probably think of more, but i am a little sleepy at the moment. pm me if you would like to know more

Agree with the previous suggestions.

Would also clarify Nurse/Patient ratio. Also, will you be pulled to other areas, ie. Pre-op?

please consider how much critical care is required to work in PACU. I work with some people who have never done critical care & not comfortable with intubated patients. It happens that the units are full & they have to roll the patient out of the OR to somewhere, they come here & stay for a while. I have done critical care for my entire career so I am A-OK with vents & IABP's, PA catheters, etc... only 4 RN's out our entire staff can do it. Ask about these things. This is worse case scenerio. who to call for help?

I am in a position that I have the MDA & CRNA & my boss on speed dial on my PACU cell phone that I carry. I am confident I can handle what gets handed to me. But that took 18+ years of work. Good luck. PACU is a good job. I like it.