Registered Nurse - PACU PreOp - 12 Hour Full Time Days - 6/8/9am start - $5 at Cedars-Sinai

Los Angeles, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

09 Jun, 26

Salary

88.18

Posted On

12 Mar, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Patient Monitoring, Anesthesia Recovery, Vital Signs Monitoring, Emergency Procedures, Patient Education, Medication Administration, Phlebotomy, Venous Access, Skin Tests, Immunizations, Patient Care Delivery, Critical Care, ACLS, PALS, RN License

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Make a difference every single day! When the work you do every single day has a crucial impact on the lives of others, every effort, every detail, and every second matters. This shared culture of happiness, passion and dedication pulses through Cedars-Sinai, and it’s just one of the many reasons we’ve achieved our sixth-consecutive Magnet designation for nursing excellence! From working with a team of dedicated healthcare professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you’ll have everything you need to do something incredible—for yourself, and for others. Join us, and discover why U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America’s Best Hospitals! Cedars-Sinai's Preoperative (PreOp) and Post Anesthesia care units (PACU) total over 100 bays within the main medical center and Advanced Health Science Pavilion. Our perianesthesia nurses are highly skilled critical care professionals who care for patients as they are undergoing or regaining consciousness from anesthesia. They continuously monitor and record patients' vital signs, monitor for side effects and adverse reactions related to anesthesia and are prepared to handle emergency situations if needed to ensure patients' safety. As a Registered Nurse in PreOp PACU: * Assume responsibility and accountability for the application of the nursing process and the delivery of patient care within this specialty patient population. * Provide and accurately document direct and indirect patient care services that ensures the safety, comfort, personal hygiene, and protection of patients in a timely manner * Provide patient education on disease prevention and restorative measures. * Provide administration of medications and therapeutic agents necessary to implement treatment, disease prevention, or rehabilitative plan of care. * Perform skin tests, immunizations, phlebotomy and the initiation of peripheral venous access. * Observe and assess signs and symptoms of illness, reactions to medications/treatments, general behavior, and/or general physical condition to determine normal versus abnormal characteristics and initiate emergency procedures when indicated. * Plan and implement individualized patient care based on observations. Implements appropriate reporting, referrals and care in accordance with standardized procedures while providing care to special patient populations and patients with diverse cultural backgrounds. Cedars-Sinai is a leader in providing high-quality healthcare encompassing primary care, specialized medicine and research. Since 1902, Cedars-Sinai has evolved to meet the needs of one of the most diverse regions in the nation, setting standards in quality and innovative patient care, research, teaching and community service. Today, Cedars- Sinai is known for its national leadership in transforming healthcare for the benefit of patients. Cedars-Sinai impacts the future of healthcare by developing new approaches to treatment and educating tomorrow's health professionals. Additionally, Cedars-Sinai demonstrates a commitment to the community through programs that improve the health of its most vulnerable residents. Cedars-Sinai is one of the largest nonprofit academic medical centers in the U.S., with 886 licensed beds, 2,100 physicians, 2,800 nurses and thousands of other healthcare professionals and staff. Choose this if you want to work in a fast-paced environment that offers the highest level of care to people in the Los Angeles that need our care the most.

Responsibilities

Registered Nurses in PreOp PACU are responsible for the application of the nursing process and delivery of patient care, which includes continuously monitoring vital signs and managing patient reactions to anesthesia. They also provide direct and indirect patient care services, administer medications, and implement individualized care plans based on patient observations.