PACU RN
PACU RN
Fresno, California
Overview
When you join USPI, you’re joining a caring, compassionate team who provides excellence in patient care across all of our facilities. As part of our staff, you’ll work with a high level of professionalism and commitment to our patients by providing safe, efficient patient care throughout their health experience. We follow the highest standard for nursing excellence, quality patient care, and innovation.
- Job Type: Full Time
Success Profile
What makes a successful PACU RN at our location? Check out the traits we’re looking for and see if you have the right mix.
- Team player
- Multi-Tasker
- Positive
- Compassionate
- Analytical
- Detail-Oriented
Culture
Our mission is to treat each and every one of our patients, and their families, as if they were our own family member. Each patient, each family, each and every time.
- Working with compassion and respect for others and each other, supporting our communities and advocating for our patients
- Acting with integrity and the highest ethical standards – always
- Delivering results through accountability and transparency
- Embracing inclusiveness for all people in our workplace and in the communities we serve
Benefits
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Healthcare
Medical, dental, vision, healthcare/dependent FSA, life and disability insurance
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401(k) Retirement Plans
Secure your future with plans that also include employer discretionary match
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Tuition Reimbursement
Up to $1,500 maximum reimbursement per year
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Paid Time Off
Up to 15 PTO days per year and 6 paid holidays
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Work/Life Balance
Benefits such as paid holidays and vacation help you keep a healthy work-life balance
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Compensation
Competitive salaries
Responsibilities
Summit Surgical in Fresno, CA PACU RN Full Time
At Summit Surgical, we believe health and care are inseparable. We focus on offering a high quality, service oriented environment with a dedicated staff.
We have 7 Operating Rooms and growing case volume.
Specializing in Orthopedics, Pain Management, Oculoplastic, and Podiatry
We provide first-class surgical services for local communities and recognize our employees as our number one assets. As a PACU nurse at our facility, you have the opportunity to enjoy no calls, no weekends and no holidays.
We focus on offering a high quality, ambulatory care alternative to a hospital for surgical procedures. We have been in operation at this location since 1985 and perform over 6,000 surgeries per year. Specialty areas include ENT, GI Lab, General Surgery, GYN, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Pain Management, Plastic Surgery, Podiatry, Oral Surgery and Urology.
Job Summary: Under the direct supervision of the Pre-Op/PACU manager, the PACU nurse is responsible for implementing all physician orders, providing for the continuity and quality of nursing care for all patients, with continual evaluation of the patients'' condition, providing patient safety, comfort, and privacy at all time. At times, assist the physicians in the procedure rooms with various tasks, conscious sedation and utilizing sterile technique as deemed appropriate.
Responsible for providing total comprehensive patient care to patients emerging from general anesthesia and/or sedation.
Responsible for assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the patient and family in preparation for discharge.
Hourly Range: $42 to $56
Wages are determined based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, an individual’s qualifications and experience.
Required Skills:
EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- Currently licensed in the state CA
- Current BLS, ACLS
- Minimum of 2 years experience in PACU or ICU
SKILLS REQUIRED:
- Interdependent Partnering
oGood communication and human relations skills.
- Mastering Complexity
oAbility to organize and follow through on own initiative.
oAbility to master new skills.
- Technical/Functional
oThorough knowledge of all phases of perioperative process including knowledge of surgical procedures and anesthesia implications.
oCurrent nursing assessment and patient care skills.
oTelemetry experience necessary
- Education
oGraduate of an accredited school of nursing.
oCurrent license to practice nursing in the state.
oCPR certified. ACLS certification is required within 6 months of employment if not currently certified.
- Experience
oCritical Care or PACU experience preferred.
- Work environment
oOutpatient Surgery
- Physical demands (i.e. works on a computer, use of telephone, lifts up to 50 lbs.)
oWorks on computer, uses telephone.
oIntermittent physical mobility/activity including walking, standing, sitting. Light lifting, pulling, and pushing of carts, equipment, etc. Must be able to bend body downward at the waist, be able to kneel.
The above statements reflect the general outline considered necessary to describe the principle functions of this job. It shall not be construed as a detailed description of all work requirements of the position.
Required Experience:
Fresno Summit Surgical Center complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date.
Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or
employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin,
age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or
expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will
make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities
unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.
Tenet participates in the E-Verify program.
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