Registered Nurse - FT Days - PACU

Huntington Hospital, NY; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, CA seeks a Registered Nurse for the Recovery/ PACU area on 12-hour shifts. Responsibilities include coordinating care, discharge planning, and ensuring safe hand-offs between teams.

The ideal candidate has PACU/ICU experience, strong critical-care skills, and current CA RN licensure with BLS/PALS/ACLS. The role emphasizes teamwork, patient advocacy, and adherence to safety standards.

Qualifications

• BSN required; ADN considered if enrolled in BSN program and degree completion within 2 years.
• Current California RN license.
• BLS, PALS and ACLS certifications required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate care across the health care continuum and discharge planning.
• Facilitate hand-offs and transfer reports to receiving staff.
• Supervise care delivery and monitor patient outcomes.
• Maintain readiness for ECTs and participate in code blue drills annually.
• Adhere to Joint Commission requirements and patient safety standards.
• Provide courteous, informative patient and family service.

Skills

Critical Care

PACU experience

Trauma Center experience

Discharge planning

Team collaboration

Basic Dysrhythmia knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN)

Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) with BSN in progress

Diploma or transcripts on highest degree earned

Job description

Huntington Hospital Employee Login

Expectations:

Responsible for coordination of care to meet identified needs of the patient/family. Supervises the management of patient care utilizing critical thinking and nursing process, discharge planning, resource identification, linking and scheduling patients with required services, monitoring care delivery, advocating for the patient, care planning and evaluating outcomes. Coordinates patient care across the health care continuum, and assists other team members with meeting individual patient needs.
The PACU RN provides concentrated observation and care of patients of all ages during the immediate post anesthesia
period and facilitates the patients care through a collaborative effort with physicians and other health care team members, including transfer on a continuum of care to the appropriate department.
This position may require flexibility of hours.

EDUCATION:
Bachelor’s degree (BSN) required. Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) will be considered if enrolled in a BSN program with degree completion within 2 years of date of hire or date of transfer to an RN position. Diploma or transcripts on highest degree earned required.

EXPERIENCE/TRAINING:
Minimum 1 year of current experience in acute care area of expertise/equivalent service area, 2 years preferred. One year Critical Care, PACU and Trauma Center experience Preferred.
Must challenge and successfully pass the Basic Dysrhythmia course curriculum within 21 days of hire. Basic computer skills/experience with computerized documentation systems required.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:
Required:
Current unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license issued by California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN)
Current Basic Life Support Provider (BLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider (PALS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Provider (ACLS) issued by American Heart Association

Preferred:
Current unrestricted Certified Post-Anesthesia Nurse (CPAN) or related certification

SKILLS:
Additional Unit Specific Essential Functions:

1. Demonstrates proficiency in delivering care utilizing advanced knowledge base of Cardiovascular, Neuro, Respiratory, and Metabolic issues as pertains to the individual patient.
2. Moves patients toward discharge to the next level of care following the established discharge criteria including but not limited to Aldrete score, dermatome level, stable BP, heart rate, oxygen saturation of 94% or higher, and proper Pain Management.
3. Communicates appropriately with the MD on any patient status variance that influences an expected progressive recovery course toward transfer to the next level of care.
4. Accompanies the patient on transfer and gives a thorough report utilizing appropriate Hand-Off format, including a review of the post operative orders, to the receiving RN.
5. Demonstrates ability to assist with ECTs.
6. Maintains annual competencies via skills validation and self studies. Attends a code blue drill every twelve months.
7. Maintains basic knowledge of Joint Commission requirements and the National Patient Safety Goals.
8. Demonstrates commitment to the Customer Service standards by providing information to patient, visitors, coworkers, and physicians in a friendly, helpful, courteous manner.

Job Title: Registered Nurse 12HR 3_Recovery Rm Svc-PACU

Department: Recovery Rm Svc-PACU

Shift Duration: 12

Primary Shift: Days

Time Type: Full time

Location: 100 W California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91105

Pay Range: The estimated base rate for this position is $50.30 - $77.95.

Additional individual compensation may be available for this role through differentials, extra shift incentives, bonuses, etc. Base pay is only a portion of the total rewards package, and a comprehensive benefits program is available for qualifying positions.

At Huntington Health, we offer a highly competitive pay structure that is more rewarding than organizations that offer straight pay. Our compensation reflects the following premium structure for every shift:

• Base rate paid for the first 8 hours of work in a day

• 1.5x overtime pay for hours 8–12 worked in a workday.

• 2x double-time pay for any hours beyond 12 in a workday

This ensures that employees are fairly compensated for the full length of their shift, with enhanced pay as their workday progresses. The estimated blended hourly rate, accounting for these premiums on a 12-hour shift, ranges from $58.68 to $90.94.