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PACU nurse jobs in Rhode Island

5 open PACU nurse jobs in Rhode Island at 3 employers. BLS measures a median of $48.39 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Registered Nurses in Rhode Island, opens in a new tab) for registered nurses here.

5
Open in RI
3
Employers hiring
1
Towns
$48.39
BLS median in RI
13th of 52 states and territories

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Where the PACU nurse jobs are in Rhode Island

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What PACU nurses earn in Rhode Island

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in Rhode Island

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in Rhode Island, May 2025

$48.39/hr ($100,640 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Registered Nurses in Rhode Island, opens in a new tab)

Median for registered nurses, against $46.90 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Registered Nurses, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 10,090 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Registered Nurses in Rhode Island, opens in a new tab) employed in Rhode Island. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for registered nurses.

By metro area

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Registered Nurses; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring PACU nurses in Rhode Island

What the job takes

A nursing degree and RN license, usually after a year or more of acute care.

  • License

    Registered nurse license (NCLEX-RN)

    State board of nursing; exam by NCSBN. Required in every state

    Official page

  • Certification

    Certified post anesthesia nurse (CPAN) or ambulatory perianesthesia nurse (CAPA)

    American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification

    Official page

PACU nurse jobs in Rhode Island: common questions

How much do PACU nurses make in Rhode Island?

Too few open PACU nurse jobs in Rhode Island post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $48.39/hr ($100,640 a year) for registered nurses in Rhode Island (May 2025), against $46.90 nationally, 13th highest of 52 states and territories. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for registered nurses.

Who is hiring PACU nurses in Rhode Island?

By open jobs on this board: Brown University Health (2), Care New England (2) and South County Hospital (1). In all, 3 employers have PACU nurse jobs open in Rhode Island.

What do you need to work as a PACU nurse in Rhode Island?

A nursing degree and RN license, usually after a year or more of acute care. Registered nurse license (NCLEX-RN) (State board of nursing; exam by NCSBN; required in every state) and Certified post anesthesia nurse (CPAN) or ambulatory perianesthesia nurse (CAPA) (American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Rhode Island's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Rhode Island, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the hourly rates jobs here state, shown when at least eight jobs from three employers state one. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Rhode Island, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 21, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses (SOC 29-1141), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
  5. Registered nurse license (NCLEX-RN): State board of nursing; exam by NCSBN
  6. Certified post anesthesia nurse (CPAN) or ambulatory perianesthesia nurse (CAPA): American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). PACU nurse jobs in Rhode Island. Data as of October 21, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/pacu-nurse/rhode-island

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