Travel Nurse RN - PACU - Post Anesthesia Care - $2,221 per week
Company: Northridge Hospital Medical Center
Location: Northridge
Posted on: February 4, 2025
Job Description:
- Certification Details
- BLS
- ACLS
- PALS
- Job Details
- A hospital in California is looking for an experienced PACU
nurse for a travel contract.
- The right candidate will have 2 full years of experience.
- Job Requirements
- Hold an active BLS certification.
- Hold an active ACLS certification.
- Hold an active PALS certification.
- Hold an active California License.
- 2 years of recovery/ICU experience.
- Schedule Information
- 12 hour shifts with variable start times between 0730 and
1000.
- Weekend requirement: rotational basis.
- Holidays: on rotational basis, call only.
- Unit Specific Information
- Floor specific orientation: 3 shifts of orientation to include
orient to surginet charting, process of caring for patient, 2
patients at the same time, critical patients, how to recover a
patient in ICU.
- Common types of cases to recover: Total joint replacement,
hysterectomy, total shoulder, lap chole, DNC, spinal fusion,
laminectomy, AV fistula, brain tumor excision, heavy on ortho,
robotics, elective cardioversion, transesophageal echocardiogram.
- Additional Details
- Unit: PACU
- # beds: 15 cubicles
- Phase 1 and Phase 2: Knowledgeable of Phase 2 required.
- Ratios: 2:1
- EMR: Cerner-Surginet
- Charge Nurse: Yes for each unit
- Nurse Aides: PCA- able to draw blood and do EKGs
- Call requirement: Required to take call during the week,
typically 2 days during the week, SAT night, SUN day or night, all
on rotational basis.
- Scrub Color: Navy or supplied
- Tele: GE spacelabs- read and interpret own strips, know ABGs
and be able to work with vents, ICP monitors.
- Vents: Bayer. RT will maintain but RN must be able to
troubleshoot.
- Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: ICU int. 24/7,
anesthesiologist 24/7 coverage.
- RT 24/7: Yes
- Pharmacy 24/7: Yes
- Floating: Not required but be able to function phase 2 and
discharge a patient home.
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