PACU RN
San Francisco, California
UCSF Health Stanyan Hospital

PACU Registered Nurse

Location: San Francisco, California Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Day, 5 x 8 hours (8:00 to 16:30), 40 hours per week Float Scope: May float to other facilities in the health system

Required Qualifications

Licenses and Certifications

• Valid RN license in California
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support issued by American Heart Association

Experience

• PACU - Post Anesthesia Care (3 years of experience)
• PACU - Post Anesthesia Care experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• Phase II recovery experience
• Circulating and scrubbing experience
• Pre/Post Cath Lab experience (including cath lab recovery)

Competencies and Testing

• Telemetry pass/fail exam on the first day of orientation. Nurses get two attempts. A third attempt requires manager approval and may risk cancellation. Calculators are not allowed.
• Math exam required for all RNs
• Pass/fail acknowledgement required for PACU nurses
• Medication/pharmacology competency exam completed within one year of start, with a minimum passing score of 80% (or higher if the Angoff score is higher)
• Unit-specific competency exam completed within 12 months of start, with a score of 80% or higher
• Core Part I, II, and III competencies with a passing score of 80% or higher, completed within one year prior to start and updated annually
• Unit-specific skills checklist, updated annually

Health and Immunizations

• Physical exam within 1 year of start, including a physician statement of fitness to work, signed by an MD, DO, NP, APRN, or PA
• Drug screen: standard 9-panel excluding THC, completed within 30 days of start and repeated every 2 years. Negative dilute and instant/rapid tests are not accepted.
• TB clearance required; requirements depend on TB history and status
• Measles, mumps, and rubella: titer or 2 vaccines
• Varicella: titer or 2 vaccines (history of disease not accepted)
• Hepatitis B documentation required
• Tdap within the last 10 years
• Fit mask (3M 1870+ or 3M 1860, small or regular) within 1 year of start and updated annually
• COVID vaccination not required, but strongly recommended
• Flu vaccine or facility-specific declination required during the flu season

Background and Onboarding

• 7-year criminal background check completed within 30 days of start and renewed annually
• Sex offender, EPLS/GSA/SAM, and HHS/OIG checks completed within 30 days of start
• Education verification by a third-party source, or a copy of diploma or transcript
• Nursys verification completed within 30 days of start
• State license primary source verification completed within 30 days of start
• Two supervisory references from the most recent place of employment
• Employment application with a current resume covering the last 7 years of work history. Gaps of 30 days or more must be explained.
• Work history verification for the last 7 years
• Annual cybersecurity awareness training with a passing score of 80% or higher