RN (PACU) - Loan Forgiveness & $25,000 Sign-on Bonus - Full Time, Days (Tustin)
Company: Alta Hospitals
Location: Westminster
Posted on: May 4, 2024
Job Description:
The Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) Registered Nurse is
specially trained in hemodynamic monitoring and therapeutic
equipment necessary to provide specialized medical and/or surgical
nursing care to acute or complex, post procedure/operative
patients. Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to develop and
implement a plan of care for post-operative patients, ensuring the
coordination of care between other disciplines, physicians,
surgeons, anesthesiologists and support staff. Performs
professional nursing duties that incorporate the psychosocial,
psychomotor and age appropriate cognitive skills of the patient /
family / significant other to assess, plan, intervene and advocate
for the patient on an ongoing basis throughout the continuum of
care. Will reevaluate patient response and outcomes, effectiveness
of plan of care, and readiness for discharge and revise plan or
make referrals as necessary. Acts as a role model and mentor to a
variety of new graduate nurses, orientees and support
staff.Foothill Regional Medical Center is a fully accredited acute
care hospital, licensed for 177 beds-120 beds for general acute
care, 15 intensive care beds and 42 pediatric sub-acute beds. Our
pediatric sub-acute unit, just one of six in California, serves
patients from throughout the state. We care for patients up to 21
years of age who need long-term sub-acute care including ventilator
care and nutritional support.
- Provides patient care, reviews and administers patient
medications, including intravenous titrations, invasive and
arterial lines, cardiac monitoring, ventilator management,
treatments and procedures in a safe, effective and age appropriate
manner that meets scope of practice and standards of nursing
practice. Recognizes change in patient's clinical conditions,
taking appropriate action and documenting intervention.
Appropriately responds and manages life threatening and emergent
situations in the perioperative setting. Effectively collaborates
with the health care team to intervene, and advocate as necessary.
Intervenes appropriately in instances of abuse, assault or neglect,
or when adequate financial or social resources are not available.
Makes appropriate referrals to resolve patient issues
effectively.
- Develops long and short-term goals consistent with treatment
plans, standards of practice, and the plan of care, incorporating
patient preference and discussing plan of care with patient.
Appropriately utilizes pain management resources and other
interventions to provide pain relief. Provides ongoing assessments
and documents the patient's physical and psychosocial condition, as
well as response to care. Reviews patient test results, identifies
critical results, and communicates in a timely manner consistent
with the condition of the patient and correlates information into
the plan of care. Consistently ensures nursing practice is evidence
based, within scope of licensure and compliant with hospital wide
standards of nursing care, including core measures. Ensures
Infection Control procedures and HIPAA compliance.
- Collaborates with staff, physicians, surgeons,
anesthesiologists and members of the healthcare team, ensuring the
coordination of care between other disciplines and support staff.
Supervises, monitors and delegates patient care activities to
appropriate members of the health care team, provides effective
leadership and ensures that care is safe and of high quality. Acts
as a source of information and articulately responds to questions,
providing resources, guidance, and education about treatment plan,
plan of care, and medications. Develops and implements accurate
teaching and ongoing discharge plans for transition to appropriate
level of care.
- Empathizes with patient and patient support systems, expresses
compassion and understanding for the situation and demonstrates
care which is appropriate for the age, and cultural, religious,
gender identity, or ethnic background. Engages in caring behaviors,
taking conscious ownership for work and takes deliberate/thoughtful
actions regarding how to best carry out interactions with the
patient, families, physicians, surgeons, anesthesiologists, and
co-workers.Required Qualifications:
- Active, current, and unencumbered Licensure as a Registered
Nurse in the State of California
- Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing
- AHA Basic Life Support
- Ability to read, write and communicate effectively in
English
- Ability to work variable shifts including evenings, nights,
weekends, and holidays
- Ability to maintain flexibility and composure in a constantly
changing environment
- Hospital Fire and Life Safety Card (Los Angeles City Employees
only)
- AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- One (1) year of critical care or PACU experience or completion
of a 6-week critical care training coursePreferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Bilingual skills to communicate effectively with patients and
families
- Certified Post-Anesthesia Nurse (CPAN)Sign-On Bonus
Eligibility: To be eligible for the Sign-On Bonus, you must have
one or more years (1+) of acute care RN hospital experience.
Current Alta Hospital employees are not eligible and former Alta
Hospital employees may not be eligible. The Sign-on Bonus Program
is only available for full-time RN positions. Bonus payments are
made in increments over the course of 24 months to active employees
in good standing.Pay Rate: Min - $48.40 Max - $66.60
Keywords: Alta Hospitals, Westminster , RN (PACU) - Loan Forgiveness & $25,000 Sign-on Bonus - Full Time, Days (Tustin), Healthcare , Westminster, California
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