PACU Nurse: Compassionate Post-Anesthesia Care

MLK Community Hospital; La Mirada (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

MLK Community Hospital in La Mirada, CA seeks a PACU Registered Nurse to provide post-anesthesia care for surgical patients, closely monitoring vital signs, airway, pain, and recovery status.

You will respond rapidly to changes in condition, administer IV medications, and follow evidence-based protocols to ensure safe recovery and discharge or transfer, while educating patients and families and maintaining accurate EHR documentation.

Qualifications

• Post-anesthesia care skills and post-operative assessment.
• Monitoring vital signs, airway, pain, and recovery status.
• Ability to administer IV medications per protocol.
• Educating patients and families on care and recovery.
• Accurate electronic health record documentation and compliance with infection prevention standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide post-anesthesia care to surgical patients and monitor recovery status.
• Respond rapidly to changes in condition and administer IV medications.
• Follow evidence-based protocols to ensure safe recovery and discharge or transfer.
• Educate patients and families and maintain accurate EHR documentation.
• Uphold strict infection prevention and safety standards.

Skills

Post-anesthesia care

Vital signs monitoring

IV medication administration

Patient education

EHR documentation

Infection prevention

Job description

MLK Community Hospital in La Mirada, CA seeks a PACU Registered Nurse to provide post-anesthesia care for surgical patients, closely monitoring vital signs, airway, pain, and recovery status.

You will respond rapidly to changes in condition, administer IV medications, and follow evidence-based protocols to ensure safe recovery and discharge or transfer, while educating patients and families and maintaining accurate EHR documentation.