PACU Nurse

Woodland Healthcare; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health Woodland Memorial Hospital in Woodland, CA is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Post-Anesthesia Care Unit. You will deliver compassionate, high-quality care, perform assessments, and support recovery after surgery.

Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to develop and execute individualized care plans, applying clinical expertise, critical thinking, and patient-centered principles.

Qualifications

• PACU experience as a registered nurse.
• Active California RN license.
• BLS certification – American Heart Association.
• ACLS certification – American Heart Association.
• PALS certification – American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

• Deliver individualized, high‑quality patient care in a fast‑paced PACU.
• Perform assessments and skilled procedures.
• Develop and implement an evidence‑based plan of care with the care team.
• Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary staff to optimize outcomes.
• Evaluate patient responses to anesthesia using Aldrete score.

Skills

PACU experience

Education

Active California RN license

BLS certification - American Heart Association

ACLS certification - American Heart Association

PALS certification - American Heart Association

Job description

Where You'll Work

Dignity Health Woodland Memorial Hospital is Yolo County's largest health care provider, serving the community since 1905. Woodland Memorial Hospital is a 108-bed acute care facility offering the most comprehensive range of health care services in Yolo County, including inpatient and outpatient surgical services, family birth center/labor and delivery, emergency services, home health services, palliative care, inpatient mental health services, sleep disorders center and cancer care services. With strong ties to our community, we believe in providing compassionate, high-quality health care to you and your family, close to home. Woodland Memorial Hospital is part of Dignity Health, one of the nation's largest health care systems with a 22-state network. For more information, please visit our website here at www.dignityhealth.org/woodland.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.To be successful in this role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.

Assess patients physical, psychosocial, and cultural needs considering diagnosis, age, care setting, desire for care and response to care plan.

Develop an individualized plan of care to attain expected outcomes.

Use nursing diagnosis to identify nursing interventions.

Plan care, collaborating with other members of the healthcare team.

Deliver competent care as required by patient, plan of care, and care setting.

Evaluate patients responses to the anesthesia given by the use of the Aldrete Score.

Job Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• PACU experience as a Registered Nurse


• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of California


• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification - American Heart Association


• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification - American Heart Association


• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification - American Heart Association