Staff Nurse - PACU

Kaiser Permanente; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 105,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

KAISER in Honolulu, Hawaii is seeking a Staff Nurse for the PACU to deliver high-quality post-anesthesia care. You will supervise LPNs and nursing staff, coordinate nursing tasks, and ensure safe administration of medications per regulatory guidelines.

The role requires Hawaii RN licensure, ACLS, PALS, and BLS at hire, with experience in critical care or post-anesthesia settings preferred. Join a team committed to patient-centered care and safety.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• RN License (Hawaii) required.
• ACLS, PALS and BLS certifications required at hire.
• Experience in inpatient specialty areas or ED/critical care preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of adaptability, change management and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing care per standards and delegates tasks to LPNs and assistive personnel.
• Utilizes nursing process to deliver care.
• Administers medications and may administer local anesthetic for IV placement.
• Takes charge duties and acts as preceptor or resource nurse.
• Incorporates Kaiser Vision, Model and Values in practice.
• May provide patient care to maintain clinical competency and licensing.

Skills

Nursing fundamentals

Communication skills

Interpersonal relations

Oral communication

Prioritization

Problem solving

Quality management

Teamwork

Time management

Written communication

Education

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing

RN License (Hawaii)

ACLS

PALS

BLS

Tools

Electronic Medical Records

Job description

This position is a Hawaii Nurses and Healthcare Professionals Bargaining Unit represented position.

Job Summary:

Provides nursing care and services to patients/families. Provides direction to licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and nursing assistive personnel. Delegates nursing care according to legal and regulatory guidelines/statutes and organizational policies. Utilizes reasonable judgment in carrying out prescribed medical orders of a practitioner. Functions as primary nurse/total patient caregiver. Serves as resource nurse. Acts as preceptor and takes charge duties as assigned.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Practices professional nursing and delegates nursing tasks to nursing assistive personnel and provides direction to the LPN as appropriate.

• Utilizes nursing process to deliver care.

• Performs any nursing task requiring nursing knowledge, judgment, and skill.

• Administers medications. As appropriate, may administer intradermal local anesthetic for IV placement.

• Teaches LPNs and nursing assistive personnel special tasks of nursing care.

• Verifies staff competency to perform special tasks of nursing care as appropriate.

• Is responsible and accountable for quality of nursing rendered and adequacy of nursing care provided when special tasks are delegated to nursing assistive personnel.

• Functions as primary nurse/total patient caregiver.

• Serves as resource nurse and acts as preceptor.

• Takes charge duties as assigned.

• Incorporates the KP Vision, Model and Values throughout their Nursing Practice.

• Performs administrative and other duties and accepts responsibility as assigned.

• May perform patient care to the extent necessary to maintain clinical expertise, competency and licensing necessary to fulfill job responsibilities and to direct the provision of care on the unit.

  Basic Qualifications:

  Experience

• N/A

  Education

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.

  License, Certification, Registration

• Registered Nurse License (Hawaii)

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support required at hire from American Heart Association

• Pediatric Advanced Life Support required at hire from American Heart Association

• Basic Life Support from American Heart Association

  Additional Requirements:

• Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in adaptability, change management, decision making, detail oriented, customer service, influence, interpersonal relations, oral communication, prioritization, problem solving, quality management, results orientation, system thinking, teamwork, time management, written communication competencies.

• For PACU or DI: minimum one (1) year of experience in area of specialty or ciritcal care or ED experience.

• For GI or SDS: minimum one (1) year of experience in area of specialty or critical care, Tele, or ED experience.

• Inpatient Specialty Areas: Only departments in the Pediatrics, Mother Baby, NICU, Labor & Delivery, Operating Room, Emergency, Intensive Care, Hospital Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Ambulatory Treatment, Clinical Decision Unit, Diagnostic Imaging, Oncology - One (1) year experience in area of specialty or completion of formal course in area of specialty within established timeframe.

• Ambulatory Specialty Areas: Cardiology, Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Population Management - One (1) year experience in area of specialty or completion of formal course in area of specialty within established timeframe.

  Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with electronic medical records.

• One (1) year experience or completion of formal course in area of specialty.

• Coursework in basic EKG.

COMPANY: KAISER

TITLE: Staff Nurse - PACU

LOCATION: Honolulu, Hawaii

REQNUMBER: 1442240

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.