Clinical Nurse I: Pre Post Unit

Hoag • Newport Beach, CA

5h • $52 - $81 • Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse I – Perioperative role provides direct patient care to assigned patients in a perioperative unit in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act. The nurse collaborates with other members of the health care team to provide safe, timely, and appropriate care, including physical assessments, nursing interventions, pain management, medication administration, specimen collection, meeting nutritional needs, and patient teaching and discharge preparation.

The role uses the nursing process and evidence-based best practices to meet patient care needs, evaluates and adjusts care as necessary, consults with appropriate resources when making ethical, legal, or medical dilemma decisions, and performs other duties as assigned.

Hoag's Pre/Post Unit in Newport Beach cares for surgical patients before and after procedures, supporting a wide range of outpatient and inpatient surgeries. The team provides preoperative assessment and preparation, Phase I recovery for patients needing close monitoring immediately after anesthesia, and Phase II recovery focused on discharge readiness and patient education. Nurses collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia providers, and perioperative teams to support patients from admission through recovery. The unit serves multiple specialties, including orthopedics, spine, neurosurgery, cardiovascular, general surgery, and robotics, in a fast-paced environment emphasizing clinical excellence, patient safety, and compassionate care.

Requirements

• At Magnet-designated facilities, a BSN is required, or a BSN program must be started within one year of hire and the degree attained within two years of starting the program.
• Current, active Registered Nurse license in good standing in the State of California.
• Current BLS (Basic Life Support) certification from the AHA upon hire.
• Pre/Post Unit: One year of nursing experience in a perioperative setting at an acute care hospital or outpatient surgery center.
• Pre/Post Unit certification requirements: ACLS for nurses hired before 10/1/2025; ACLS and PALS within 90 days of hire for nurses hired after 10/1/2025.
• Recovery Room/PACU: One year of recent PACU experience in an acute care hospital or critical care unit.
• Recovery Room/PACU: ACLS and PALS, with PALS required within 90 days of hire.
• Successful completion of an ECG course or equivalent is required only for units with telemetry monitoring.

Nice To Haves

• BSN preferred.
• One or more years of critical care experience preferred.
• Pre/Post Unit: CCRN or CAPA certification preferred.
• Recovery Room/PACU: ASPAN certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care to assigned perioperative patients in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act.
• Collaborate with other health care disciplines to deliver safe, timely, and appropriate quality care.
• Conduct physical assessments and provide nursing interventions, pain management, and medication administration.
• Collect specimens and address patients' nutritional needs.
• Provide patient teaching and meet discharge needs.
• Use the nursing process and evidence-based best practices to meet patient care needs.
• Evaluate and adjust the nursing care process as necessary, consulting as needed.
• Consult appropriate resource personnel when making ethical, legal, or medical dilemma decisions.
• Support preoperative assessment and preparation, Phase I recovery, and Phase II recovery and discharge readiness.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level