PACU RN

Regionalhand; Fresno (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Comprehensive benefits with cafeteria/

Job summary

Regional Hand Center in North Fresno, CA is seeking a PACU RN for a full-time three 12-hour shift schedule (no weekends). You will care for patients with hand and upper-extremity injuries, collaborating with hand surgeons and PAs in a state-of-the-art surgical center.

This role emphasizes clinical excellence and patient-first service. Requirements include CA RN license, BLS, ACLS within 90 days, and 1–2 years PACU experience; BSN preferred.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of PACU experience.
• 1 year ambulatory surgery center experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and plan care for the identified patient population.
• Demonstrate critical thinking and intervene based on patient information.
• Operate video systems, monitors and basic computer tools.
• Maintain hand-eye coordination in the operating room.
• Identify education needs and develop teaching plans for patients and families.
• Collaborate with staff to improve patient outcomes and safety.
• Meet customer service needs and promote a positive patient experience.
• Communicate clearly with physicians and staff at all levels.
• Provide safe nursing care during preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative periods.
• Organize workload efficiently and adapt plans as needed.
• Practice safe resource stewardship and continuous professional growth.

Education

CA RN License

BSN preferred

ACLS within 90 days

BLS required

Job description

Regional Hand Center is growing! This is an exciting time to join our team as an PACURN, in a Full Time three 12-hr Shift (no weekends) opportunity. Our beautiful, well-established, state-of-the art surgery center and clinical practice in North Fresno, CA provides an supportive team environment focused on clinical excellence and patients first. The selected candidate will have the opportunity to develop and refine their skills caring for patients with hand and upper extremity injuries, while working alongside our talented hand surgeons and PA's.

Job Requirements

SKILLS AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS (MINIMUM):

Education

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse in California.
• BSN strongly preferred.
• Within ninety (90) days of beginning a job in Ambulatory Surgery Unit, the employee will obtain ACLS certification.
• BLS required.

Experience:

• 1-2 years of PACU experience.
• One (1) year of previous ambulatory surgery center experience preferred

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate appropriate assessment skills for an identified patient population

• Demonstrates critical thinking skills by gathering and analyzing patient information, then intervenes appropriately.

• Ability to work with technical equipment e.g. video systems, monitors, basic computer skills
• Good hand/eye coordination especially in the operating room

• Identifies patient and family education needs; develops and implements appropriate teaching plan.

• Collaborates with medical staff and health care team by participating in organizational quality and safety initiatives to improve patient outcomes

• Identifies customer service needs and meets or exceeds expectations. Creates an environment that promotes customer satisfaction and the patient experience

• Respectfully communicates both written and verbal information that is accurate, timely, concise, and thorough. Ability to communicate with all levels of staff including physicians, etc.

• Performs safe and individualized nursing care for the patient during the immediate preoperative, operating and postoperative/post-anesthesia periods

• Efficiently organizes and prioritizes individual workload around patient and unit needs. Adjusts activities and plan depending on situation. Seeks to improve personal organizational skills to increase work efficiencies.

• Stewards available resources effectively.

• Demonstrates professional behaviors and identifies own education and professional growth needs.

• Maintains the confidentiality of information acquired pertaining to patients, physicians, employees and visitors to Regional Hand Center of Central California.
• Behaves in accordance with the Mission, Vision and Values of Regional Hand Center of Central California. Adheres to established performance standards.

• Assumes responsibility for the performance of job duties in the safest possible manner to assure personal safety and that of coworkers, patients, and families. Uses all available safety equipment. Reports all preventable hazards and unsafe practices including near misses and actual errors either to management

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of nursing theory, practice and age specific needs as demonstrated by successful completion of introductory orientation behaviors for Registered Nurse.

• Interpersonal skills necessary to initiate and maintain collegial relationships with coworkers and therapeutic relationships with patients and families.

• Critical thinking skills necessary to perform principal duties and responsibilities of job description.

• Ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail when planning and performing professional nursing care.

• Demonstrate basic computer skills

• Ability to walk and stand continuously at least 90% of the time.

• Ability to move, lift and position patients

Excellent compensation package available to eligible employees including competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including cafeteria plans, 401K Safe Harbor with immediate vesting, Profit Sharing, FSA plans, and educational reimbursement!

*Perioperative, Postoperative, RN, Nurse.