PACU RN
Berkeley, California
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Ashby Campus

PACU/Same Day Surgery RN

Specialty: Registered Nurse Location: Berkeley, California Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Job Title: PACU

Schedule

• Shift: Day, 4x10 hours (7:00 to 17:00)
• Start Times: Variable, between 7:00 and 10:00 am
• Hours: 10 per day, 40 per week
• On-Call: Occasional on-call shifts (as needed)

Unit and Assignment

• Unit: Same Day Surgery/PreOp patients
• Float Scope: Floats between PACU and Same Day Surgery (Phase I and Phase II areas)

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in California
• PACU - Post Anesthesia Care (2 years of experience)
• PACU - Post Anesthesia Care experience within the last year
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing

Responsibilities

• Serves as the patient's primary nurse, managing nursing care from admission to discharge
• Completes nursing assessments within 24 hours of admission
• Develops, implements, and re-evaluates plans of care in collaboration with patients, families, and physicians
• Responds to medical and environmental emergencies and directs emergency interventions
• Administers treatments and medications, and keeps physicians informed of significant changes in patient condition

Pre-Start Requirements

• Background: 7-year background check within 6 months of start, plus federal exclusion and sanctions searches (EPLS/GSA/SAM, HHS/OIG, OFAC, FACIS, and state Medi-Cal search)
• Competency: Competency exam with a minimum passing score of 80% (or the Angoff score if higher), and a medication/pharmacology competency exam
• Drug Screen: Negative 9-panel drug screen within 6 months of start (marijuana excluded for California assignments)
• Health Records:

  • Physical exam within 1 year of start
  • TB screening (QuantiFERON or T-SPOT, or 2 PPDs) within 90 days of start, with an annual TB questionnaire; chest X-ray if positive symptoms are reported
  • Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, and hepatitis B immunity or vaccination documentation
  • Tdap within 10 years of start
  • Annual seasonal flu vaccine documentation or declination during flu season
  • Fit test within 1 year of start, renewed annually
  • In-person color vision exam (online exams not accepted)
• References: 2 professional references
• Employment History: 7 years of work history with no gaps, plus verification
• Skills: Unit-specific skills checklist
• Documents: Facility orientation booklet with post-test, confidentiality and HIPAA agreements, badge form, and facility code of conduct and vendor training
• Exemptions: Religious and medical exemptions may be considered case by case for certain vaccines and fit tests