Registered Nurse/PACU

Join our dedicated healthcare team in Petaluma, CA, a charming city known for its vibrant community and beautiful surroundings. We are looking for a skilled and compassionate professional to provide exceptional care in our Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU).

Certifications

• ACLS
• BLS
• PALS

Skills

• Respiratory
• End-Tidal CO2 monitoring
• Airway assessment
• Assist/manage intubation
• Care of Ventilated Patient
• Chest tube management
• Fresh tracheostomy
• Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs)
• Plastics
• Abdominoplasty
• Breast augmentation
• IV therapy/Phlebotomy
• Accessing/Managing Ports
• Blood Product Administration
• Phlebotomy
• PICC line care and management
• Starting and maintaining IVs

Work Settings

• Ambulatory/Outpatient
• Inpatient
• Phase I PACU
• Phase II Recovery
• Pre-Post

Medications

• Antiarrhythmics
• Anticoagulation therapy
• Antihypertensives
• Emergency Medications
• IV vasopressors
• Narcotics/Opioid Analgesics
• Procedural Sedation Administration/Monitoring
• Reversal agents

Cardiac Monitoring

• Arterial line management
• Dysrhythmia recognition/management

Genitourinary/Renal

• AV fistula/shunt
• TURP

Gynecology

• Bilateral tubal ligation
• Hysterectomy
• Mastectomy

Ophthalmology

• Cataract extraction/implant
• Eye trauma

Gastrointestinal

• Cholecystectomy
• Colon surgery

Orthopedics

• Circulation Checks
• Open reduction and internal fixation
• Total joint replacement

Types of Anesthesia

• Conscious Sedation
• General
• Local
• Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC)
• Nerve Blocks
• Post-epidural management
• Spinal

Pre/Post Op Care of the Patient

• Discharge Instructions
• Follow up phone calls
• Medication reconciliation
• Obtain 12 lead EKG/ECG
• Obtain Operative/Procedural Consent
• Pre-op Assessment
• Pre-op Education
• Pre-Op Medications
• Pre/Post Endoscopy procedures
• Pre/Post Operative procedures
• Review History and Physical
• Straight urinary catheterization female
• Straight urinary catheterization male
• Wound Vacs

Surgery Cases

• Endo/Laparoscopic
• General
• Gyn
• Neuro/Spine
• Ophthalmology
• Ortho/Spine
• Ortho/Total joints
• Plastics
• Podiatry
• Urology
• Vascular

Neurological

• Hypothermia protocol
• Spine surgery
• Stroke Scale

Endocrine

• Insulin protocols

Professional Topics and Skills

• Interpretation and communication of lab values
• Isolation Precautions/PPE
• Malignant Hyperthermia Protocol
• Pain assessment & management
• PCA pump management
• RASS (Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale)

Pediatrics

• Management of pediatric patients

Unit Details

• Variable day shifts: 7, 8, 9, or 11 hours
• Float Required: Yes (float to preop and phase 1 and 2)
• Call Required: Yes (1-2 days 8pm to 6am, weekend call is 07-7)
• Weekend Coverage: Every Other
• Pre-Approved Time Off: 1 Request
• Orientation Hours: 40

Facility & Patient Care Details

• Patient Age Groups: Adolescents, Adults, Pediatrics, Geriatrics
• Daily Census: 15
• Interdisciplinary Support: Physical Therapy, Respiratory Services, Interpretation Services, Phlebotomy, Radiology, Social Services, Rapid Response Teams, Pharmacy, Transportation
• Special Procedures/Unit Details: All except Cardiac Procedures, GI Procedures are staffed by the Pre-op / PACU