staff - Registered Nurse (RN) - PACU - Post Anesthesia Care - $46-62 per hour

Community Medical Centers is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) PACU - Post Anesthesia Care for a nursing job in Fresno, California.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: Ongoing
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Staff

Overview:

*All positions are located in Fresno/Clovis CA*

If you are a nurse (RN) looking for a position where you can utilize AND grow your critical care experience, our Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) supporting a Level 1 Trauma Center may just be for the place for you to grow your career. As a Registered Nurse in our PACU, you will be key to patient experience post-surgery. From continuous assessment to ensuring patient safety, comfort, continuity of care and post-surgical education, you will have the opportunity to serve a large patient population that is ever-changing.

When you are working in either phase 1 caring for trauma and critical care patients, or phase 2 preparing for a discharge home, you will make a tremendous impact here. With 28 PACU bays covering both emergent trauma, as well as scheduled procedures, your day is anything but predictable. With a diverse patient population and the variety of care that we provide, you will be challenged to grow your skills – and will be supported as you do.

Community Regional Medical Center (CRMC) is the flagship hospital of Community Medical Centers – a private, not-for-profit healthcare system based in Fresno, California, and the largest healthcare provider and private employer in central California. We are home to the only Level 1 Trauma and comprehensive burn centers between Los Angeles and Sacramento. The 58,000 square-foot emergency department is one of the largest and busiest in the state! Our hospital serves 2.5 million people within 9 counties, averaging a daily census of 641 patients. We’re affiliated with UCSF as a teaching facility and have trained 3,000 Medical Doctor’s to date plus remain investing in research and training grants.

Responsibilities:

Your Career at Community | Opportunity. Challenge. Growth.

In your role, you will:

• Utilize the nursing process to identify patient needs for continuous assessment in the PACU.
• Document and evaluate the effectiveness of nursing actions and ensure a safe environment of care.
• Work alongside other departments to ensure continuity of care.
• Provide post-surgical education to patients, creating and maintaining a sterile and safe surgical environment for the patient and monitoring the patient’s physical and emotional well-being throughout the surgical care continuum
• Monitoring patients for changes in status and indications of conditions such as respiratory depression and institute appropriate interventions

Qualifications:

Education and Experience Minimum Requirements:

• Graduation from an accredited registered nursing program
• Minimum 2 years recent ICU, Critical Care, or PACU experience
• California RN state license
• BLS Certification
• ACLS certification within 6 months of hire or transfer into job
• PALS certification within 6 months of hire or transfer into job.
• Available to work on Mondays, Thursdays and Friday with some weekend and holiday shifts

Have questions?

Contact Recruiter Bevan Guevara at

Disclaimers:

• Pay ranges listed are an estimate and subject to change.
• If any bonuses are noted, they are only applicable to external hires meeting criteria.

Community Medical Centers Job ID #e0740a2d-7a0f-4dc2-9448-aeff6e6df3c8. Posted job title: RN, PACU - Recovery

Location: Fresno, CA, US

Posted Date: 11/1/2024