Pre-op/PACU

City of Hope; Goodyear (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Hope in Goodyear, AZ seeks a skilled perioperative nurse to support preop and PACU care. You will assess patients, monitor sedation, and coordinate transfers from OR through discharge, ensuring patient safety and high standards of care.

Ideal candidates hold an AZ RN license (or compact state), with 1 year of preop/PACU experience and BLS certification; ACLS is required within 30 days of hire. This role offers full-time hours in a hospital setting with comprehensive nursing

Qualifications

• 1 year of experience in preop and PACU.
• Associate Degree in Nursing completed.
• Arizona RN license or compact-state license required.
• BLS certification required at hire; ACLS certification required within 30 days.

Responsibilities

• Administers and monitors patients undergoing sedation/analgesia per physician order.
• Assess pre and postoperative patients for neurological, cardiac and respiratory status.
• Transfer patients from OR to ICU/Med Surg; assess for hypothermia.
• Care for patients with complex needs including mechanically ventilated patients.
• Administer medications via all routes and monitor for side effects.

Skills

PACU experience

Preop assessment

Critical care

IV therapy

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

Arizona RN License or Compact State

Job description

About City of Hope, City of Hope's mission is to make hope a reality for all touched by cancer and diabetes. Founded in 1913, City of Hope has grown into one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the U.S., and one of the leading research centers for diabetes and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope research has been the basis for numerous breakthrough cancer medicines, as well as human synthetic insulin and monoclonal antibodies. With an independent, National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center that is ranked among the top in the nation for cancer care by U.S. News & World Report at its core, City of Hope’s uniquely integrated model spans cancer care, research and development, academics and training, and a broad philanthropy program that powers its work. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and cancer treatment centers and outpatient facilities in the Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix areas.

The successful candidate:

• Administers and monitors patients undergoing sedation/analgesia per physician order and hospital protocol.
• Able to provide thorough assessment for pre and postoperative patients for neurological, cardiac and respiratory status.
• Comprehension of transferring patients from OR to ICU/Med Surg.
• Ability to assess and treat unplanned hypothermia.
• Assesses, plans, implements, evaluates and documents the care of medical/surgical, ambulatory care and same-day surgery patient’s pre and post procedure from Phase 1 through discharge. Recovers patients from OR/Endo/IR/Rad Onc.
• Ability to interpret and operate cardiac and other invasive and noninvasive monitors, recognize normal/abnormal rhythms/trends, and institute appropriate interventions.
• Care for patients with complex needs including hemodynamically compromised and mechanically ventilated patients.
• Initiate and maintain complex IV therapy, including thrombolytic administration, vasoactive medications, central IV catheters, dialysis catheters & arterial lines.
• Safe use of less invasive, life supporting modalities i.e. BiPAP, ETCO2, arterial pressure based CO/CI & SVO2 monitor, core temperature monitors.
• Ability to care for patients with IV lines, arterial lines, central lines, ports, chest tubes, pleural catheters, tracheostomy tubes and endotracheal tubes.
• Maintenance and care of patients with an ostomy/ileostomy and urostomy
• Administer medications via all routes, using the 6 rights, medication bar scanner and monitoring patient for side effects.
• Ability to collect blood specimens and blood cultures.
• Care for, assess and monitor patients with Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) and epidural catheters.

Qualifications

Your qualifications should include:

• 1 year experience in preop and PACU
• Associate Degree in Nursing or equivalent
• Arizona Registered Nurse License or a Registered Nurse License form a Compact State
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification- an approved American Heart Association (AHA) training site, American Safety & Health Institute, or Red Cross BLS certification is required upon hire. If their current certification does not meet the guidelines, stakeholders will have (30) days from the date of hire to acquire attend an onsite initial BLS course and will be required to renew every two years.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification-Stakeholders will have thirty (30) days from the date of hire to acquire American Heart Association (AHA) ACLS certification and will need to be renewed every two years. Will not be allowed to provide ACLS for patients independently until AHA ACLS cards are obtained

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.