Registered Nurse - FT Days - PACU

Pasadena Hospital Association, LTD dba Huntington Health; United States; On-site; USD 69,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntington Health seeks an experienced Registered Nurse for PACU with 12-hour shifts in Pasadena. The PACU RN provides concentrated observation and collaborates with physicians to coordinate post-anesthesia care, discharge planning, and transfer to the next level of care.

The role requires a BSN, CA RN license, BLS/PALS/ACLS, and 1 year of acute care experience (2 years preferred). Flexibility in hours is needed to support patient needs.

Qualifications

• BSN required.
• 1 year of current acute care experience; 2 years preferred.
• Must pass Basic Dysrhythmia within 21 days of hire.
• Current RN license (CA BRN).
• BLS, PALS, and ACLS certifications required; CPAN preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate care across the health care continuum and assist other team members.
• Provide concentrated observation and care for post-anesthesia patients in PACU.
• Discharge planning, transfer to appropriate department, and evaluation of outcomes.
• Collaborate with physicians and the health care team to ensure seamless patient care.
• Demonstrate flexibility in hours as needed.

Skills

PACU care

Acute care nursing

Critical thinking

Education

BSN

ADN (considered if aligned with BSN within 2 years)

Diploma or transcripts (highest degree)

Job description

Registered Nurse 12HR 3_Recovery Rm Svc-PACU

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

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

Additional Unit Specific Essential Functions

• Demonstrates proficiency in delivering care utilizing advanced knowledge base of Cardiovascular, Neuro, Respiratory, and Metabolic issues as pertains to the individual patient.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Demonstrates ability to assist with ECTs.
• Maintains annual competencies via skills validation and self studies. Attends a code blue drill every twelve months.
• Maintains basic knowledge of Joint Commission requirements and the National Patient Safety Goals.
• Demonstrates commitment to the Customer Service standards by providing information to patient, visitors, coworkers, and physicians in a friendly, helpful, courteous manner.

Pay & Benefits

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.

• 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.

The estimated blended hourly rate, accounting for these premiums on a 12-hour shift, ranges from $58.68 to $90.94.

Shift & Location

Shift Duration: 12. Primary Shift: Days. Time Type: Full time. Location: 100 W California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91105.

About Huntington Health

When you join the Huntington Health team, you are aligning yourself with an organization whose values drive our philosophy of compassionate community care. Over the past 129 years, we’ve grown from a small 16-bed hospital to a nationally recognized healthcare leader with 619 beds. As part of our commitment to providing equitable, high-quality care to all members of our community, we embrace differences and work hard to create a place of belonging for our patients and our employees. When you join the Huntington family, you’ll be empowered to enact change that continuously improves our ability to deliver world-class care, with kindness and dignity, to all who need it.