PACU RN
Tracy, California
Sutter Tracy Community Hospital

Registered Nurse - PACU

Location: Tracy, California Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Day (4x10 hours), 10:00 to 20:30 Hours: 10 hours per day, 40 hours per week

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
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience in an Acute Care setting
• Minimum 2 years' experience with airway management
• Experience with central lines and post procedure care as obtained in a critical care/PACU environment
• Experience with Epic

Certifications Listed in Source (verify by position)

• CCRN (Critical Care RN)
• TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course), valid for 4 years
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure), AHA/AAP only; must be an Instructor or Advanced Provider course
• EFM (Electronic Fetal Monitoring), valid for 2 years from completion (typically required for L&D)
• NIH Stroke Certification (free online completion; expires 1 or 2 years from achievement date)

Background and Screening

• 7-year background check completed within 6 months of start, including SSN trace, county searches for the last 7 years, and nationwide sex offender search (within 90 days of start)
• Education verification of highest level achieved
• International search only if the candidate lived outside the US in the last 3 years
• Federal exclusion list checks (FACIS Level 3 within 2 weeks of start, then monthly)
• Candidates may not start with open background cases
• Pending background check attestations are not accepted at some facilities, which do not allow conditional clearances

Health and Immunizations

• Physical exam within 1 year of start
• TB screening questionnaire within 90 days of start, renewed annually
• TB test within 90 days of start (QGold or TSPOT, or two PPDs), renewed annually; a negative chest X-ray within 1 year of start is required for positive responders
• Negative 9-panel drug screen within 6 months of start
• Measles, mumps, and rubella immunity (titer or vaccination records)
• Tdap within 10 years of start (or lifetime Tdap with TD booster within the past 10 years)
• Hepatitis B immunity (titer, 3-dose series, or signed declination)
• Varicella immunity (titer or vaccination records)
• Flu vaccination or documentation during flu season (11/1 to 4/30); candidates starting 10/1 or later must have documentation on file before clearance
• Fit test within 1 year of start using an approved mask (3M 1870+, 1860 Small, 1804 Regular, or 1804 Small), renewed annually
• In-person color blind exam if required (online exams are not accepted)
• RespSafety clearance or Escreen, renewed annually
• Religious or medical exemptions may be considered for immunizations; declinations are not acceptable

Competencies and Onboarding

• Competency exam with a minimum passing score of 80% (or the higher Angoff score, if applicable)
• Medication/pharmacology competency exam, as applicable
• Unit-specific skills checklist, renewed annually
• Management of Assaultive Behavior (MAB) training, which may be completed onsite during orientation week; a copy must be sent to the agency
• Review and signature before start: job description, code of conduct, standards of business conduct, general regulatory orientation, vendor training, overpayment refund policy, and conditional offer of employment attestation
• Review facility dress code policy before start (nothing to turn in)
• RN questionnaire required for new candidates starting on or after 11/3/2025

Work History and References

• 7 years of work history on the application, with no gaps; gaps over 30 days must be explained
• Employment verification must include start and end dates, position, and rehire eligibility
• Employment gaps or discrepancies over 1 year require approval, and attestations require at least three verification attempts
• Previous temp or full-time work with the same health system requires verification or rehire through that system's HR
• 2 professional references within 3 years of hire (acute care candidates)