PACU Registered Nurse
San Diego, California
Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Newborns

Job Opportunity: RN - PACU (Post Anesthesia Care Unit)

Location: San Diego, California
Employment Type: Staffing - Supplier Sourced
Contract Length: 13 weeks (89 days ≈ 13 weeks)

Job Summary

Registered Nurse (RN) in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) providing safe, therapeutic, and individualized care to patients recovering from anesthesia. The role involves assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care, promoting quality outcomes, and collaborating with healthcare team members to manage complex or high-risk clinical situations. The RN serves as a patient and family advocate, ensuring excellent care and communication.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide individualized nursing care using the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation).
• Assess patient and family needs, prioritize goals, and document findings.
• Develop and implement age- and culturally appropriate care plans in collaboration with patients, families, and healthcare team.
• Evaluate patient progress and adjust care plans as needed.
• Identify and address patient/family educational needs with tailored teaching plans.
• Recognize communication barriers and seek interdisciplinary support to establish therapeutic relationships.
• Advocate for patient and family participation in care decisions.
• Document patient care and communicate needs according to policies.
• Delegate care tasks appropriately within team members’ scope of practice.
• Coordinate and communicate with healthcare team and ancillary staff to ensure patient progress and workflow efficiency.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in California
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), with PACU experience within the last year
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
• Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification