Registered Nurse, Preop​/PACU

Overview

Registered Nurse, Preop/PACU

About City of Hope:
City of Hope's mission is to make hope a reality for all touched by cancer and diabetes. Founded in 1913, City of Hope is one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the U.S., and a leading research center for diabetes and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope research has contributed to breakthrough cancer medicines, human synthetic insulin and monoclonal antibodies.

City of Hope’s independent, National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center is ranked top 5 in the nation for cancer care by U.S. News & World Report. City of Hope’s integrated model spans cancer care, research and development, academics and training, and a broad philanthropy program that powers its work. The growing national system includes the Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and cancer treatment centers and outpatient facilities in the Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix areas.

The successful candidate:

• Administers and monitors patients undergoing sedation/analgesia per physician order and hospital protocol.
• Able to provide thorough assessment for pre and postoperative patients for neurological, cardiac and respiratory status.
• Comprehension of transferring patients from OR to ICU/Med Surg.
• Ability to assess and treat unplanned hypothermia.
• Assesses, plans, implements, evaluates and documents the care of medical/surgical, ambulatory care and same-day surgery patients’ pre and post procedure from Phase 1 through discharge. Recovers patients from OR/Endo/IR/Rad Onc.
• Ability to interpret and operate cardiac and other invasive and noninvasive monitors, recognize normal/abnormal rhythms/trends, and institute appropriate interventions.
• Care for patients with complex needs including hemodynamically compromised and mechanically ventilated patients.
• Initiate and maintain complex IV therapy, including thrombolytic administration, vasoactive medications, central IV catheters, dialysis catheters & arterial lines.
• Safe use of less invasive, life supporting modalities such as BiPAP, ETCO2, arterial pressure based CO/CI & SVO2 monitor, core temperature monitors.
• Ability to care for patients with IV lines, arterial lines, central lines, ports, chest tubes, pleural catheters, tracheostomy tubes and endotracheal tubes.
• Maintenance and care of patients with an ostomy/ileostomy and urostomy.
• Administer medications via all routes, using the 6 rights, medication bar scanner and monitoring patient for side effects.
• Ability to collect blood specimens and blood cultures.
• Care for, assess and monitor patients with Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) and epidural catheters.
• Must be able to work 4 10’s, M-F with call.

• 1 year experience in preop and PACU
• Associate Degree in Nursing or equivalent
• Arizona Registered Nurse License or a Registered Nurse License from a Compact State
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification - an approved American Heart Association (AHA) training site, American Safety & Health Institute, or Red Cross BLS certification is required upon hire. If current certification does not meet guidelines, a onsite initial BLS course must be attended within 30 days of hire and renewed every two years.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification - Stakeholders have thirty (30) days from the date of hire to acquire AHA ACLS certification and will need to be renewed every two years. ACLS cannot be used to provide care independently until AHA ACLS cards are obtained.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

To learn more about our comprehensive benefits, a Benefits Information section is available.

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.