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RN PACU Full-Time,Surgery Center

Still listed, seen 2 weeks ago · Posted Aug 26

Shift
10-hour
Hours a week
40
Unit
PACU

What the listing says

Role

Schedule
10-hour · 4 a week · 40 hours
Term
Permanent
On the floor
Charge shifts
Setting
Ambulatory Surgery
Accepts
RN

Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.

Pay

Against the board
This role$60/hr
nursing in California$49/hr

The median for nursing in California is $49/hr, across 1922 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.

About this role

PACU RN, Community Surgery Center – Glendale

Community Surgery Center of Glendale , we're committed to delivering affordable, high-quality outpatient surgical care in a safe, comfortable, and welcoming environment. Since opening our doors in 2013, we've built a reputation as a trusted partner for physicians and healthcare providers by putting our patients at the center of everything we do. Our mission is simple: to provide exceptional care and an outstanding surgical experience, making us our community's first choice for outpatient surgery.

As a PACU Registered Nurse, you'll play a vital role in bringing that mission to life. Working closely with our PACU Charge Nurse in daily clinical operations, you'll help planning, directing, coordinating, and providing high quality, individualized patient care in the pre-operative period of the patient's surgical experience.

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In this role, you will participate in direct patient care including maintain a clean, orderly, and safe environment. You'll perform pre/post-operative teaching to patients and/ or their significant other along with managing patient complications, emergencies, preoperatively, as well as postoperatively. It's crucial that you maintain a professional demeanor for the patient and staff members, effectively communicate and set a positive patient experience for them and their families.

Additionally, you'll be expected to utilize appropriate services when needed to communicate with all staff members and patients with speech and hearing disorders to ensure the highest standards of patient experience and patient safety.

If you're passionate about delivering exceptional patient care, thrive in a collaborative team environment, and are committed to clinical excellence, we'd love to welcome you to our team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Provide safe, age-appropriate pre- and post-operative nursing care, including assessment, teaching, implementation of the plan of care, and documentation.
  • Assess recovery from anesthesia and manage the airway, pain, nausea/vomiting, and other postoperative complications, reporting significant changes to medical staff.
  • Perform wound assessment and management, safe medication administration, and timely intervention for pre- and postoperative complications/emergencies.
  • Maintain aseptic technique and infection control practices, including establishing and managing intravenous access and monitoring vital signs, dressings, drains, and equipment.
  • Identify and appropriately care for patients with special needs (e.g., latex sensitivity, pain management), including communication with the team and adherence to established protocols.
  • Complete required assessments, pain documentation, and patient/family teaching, and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions, ensuring accurate recovery documentation.
  • Admit patients to pre-op, review labs, conduct pre-operative interviews, administer ordered pre-op medications, and implement the nursing plan of care in accordance with unit standards.
  • Support quality care and accountability by identifying and resolving problems, participating in performance improvement/quality activities, and adhering to medical record policies and procedures.

Qualifications

  • Current, unrestricted California RN license
  • Bachelor's degree in Nursing or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Current BLS certification.
  • Recent PACU experience (hospital or ambulatory surgery center) with direct patient care and use of patient monitoring equipment.

Compensation and Benefits

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $60.00 - $62.00 per hour ; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, licensure, skills, and experience.

F ull Time Position

Benefits

The success of any company depends on its employees. For us, employee satisfaction is crucial not only to the well-being of our organization, but also to the health and wellness of our members. As such, we are firmly dedicated to providing our employees the options and resources necessary for building security and maintaining a healthy balance between work and life.

Our dedication to our staff is evident in our comprehensive benefits package. We offer a very generous mixture of benefits, including many employer-paid options.

Health and Wellness

  • Employer-paid comprehensive medical, pharmacy, and dental for employees
  • Vision insurance
  • Zero co-payments for employed physician office visits
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Employer-Paid Life Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Behavioral Health Services

Savings and Retirement

  • 401k Retirement Savings Plan
  • Income Protection Insurance

Other

Benefits

  • Vacation Time
  • Company celebrations
  • Employee Referral Bonus
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • License Renewal CEU Cost Reimbursement Program
  • Business-casual working environment
  • Sick days
  • Paid holidays
  • Mileage

Employer will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the LA City Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

Requirements

Qualifications

  • Current, unrestricted California RN license
  • Bachelor's degree in Nursing or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Current BLS certification.
  • Recent PACU experience (hospital or ambulatory surgery center) with direct patient care and use of patient monitoring equipment.

Work Schedule

  • Ability to work the 4 10s work schedule

Compensation

$60-$62/hour

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Requirements

  • Current, unrestricted California RN license
  • Bachelor's degree in Nursing or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Current BLS certification.
  • Recent PACU experience (hospital or ambulatory surgery center) with direct patient care and use of patient monitoring equipment.

Place

City
Glendale, California
Rent against this pay
21% of monthly gross
This role$2,182/mo rent
Monthly gross$10,400/mo

$2,182 median rent against $10,400 a month at $60/hr for 40 hours a week, before tax. Census ACS 2024.

Local household income
$88,393/yr

all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024

State price level
11% above the national average

California index 110.7, where 100 is the national average.

Glendale sits just north of downtown Los Angeles, offering a blend of suburban calm and urban convenience. The Brand Boulevard corridor anchors the city's dining and entertainment. With Verdugo Mountains trails nearby and major hospital systems in the area, nurses find a balanced lifestyle with reliable career opportunities.

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Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities.

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Quality Care Surgery Center, LLC
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You would be looking at Pre-Op RN work posted as full-time 10-hour shifts at $60-$62 an hour. You would be in a large LA County suburb about 8-10 miles north of downtown Los Angeles, with a reported average commute near…

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