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Cedars-Sinai•Los Angeles, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Cedars-Sinai's Preoperative (PreOp) and Post Anesthesia care units (PACU) total over 100 bays within the main medical center and Advanced Health Science Pavilion. Our perianesthesia nurses are highly skilled critical care professionals who care for patients as they are undergoing or regaining consciousness from anesthesia. They continuously monitor and record patients' vital signs, monitor for side effects and adverse reactions related to anesthesia and are prepared to handle emergency situations if needed to ensure patients' safety.

Requirements

Registered Nurse
Critical care skills
Ability to monitor and record vital signs
Ability to monitor for side effects and adverse reactions related to anesthesia
Prepared to handle emergency situations
Ability to ensure patient safety
Ability to administer medications and therapeutic agents
Ability to perform skin tests, immunizations, phlebotomy and initiate peripheral venous access
Ability to observe and assess signs and symptoms of illness, reactions to medications/treatments, general behavior, and/or general physical condition
Ability to determine normal versus abnormal characteristics
Ability to initiate emergency procedures when indicated
Ability to plan and implement individualized patient care based on observations
Ability to implement appropriate reporting, referrals and care in accordance with standardized procedures
Ability to provide care to special patient populations and patients with diverse cultural backgrounds

Responsibilities

Assume responsibility and accountability for the application of the nursing process and the delivery of patient care within this specialty patient population.
Provide and accurately document direct and indirect patient care services that ensures the safety, comfort, personal hygiene, and protection of patients in a timely manner
Provide patient education on disease prevention and restorative measures.
Provide administration of medications and therapeutic agents necessary to implement treatment, disease prevention, or rehabilitative plan of care.
Perform skin tests, immunizations, phlebotomy and the initiation of peripheral venous access.
Observe and assess signs and symptoms of illness, reactions to medications/treatments, general behavior, and/or general physical condition to determine normal versus abnormal characteristics and initiate emergency procedures when indicated.
Plan and implement individualized patient care based on observations. Implements appropriate reporting, referrals and care in accordance with standardized procedures while providing care to special patient populations and patients with diverse cultural backgrounds.