Registered Nurse - PACU PreOp - 12 Hour Full Time Days - 6/8/9am Start - $5,000 Hiring Incentive!

**Job Description****Make a difference every single day!**When the work you do every single day has a crucial impact on the lives of others, every effort, every detail, and every second matters. This shared culture of happiness, passion and dedication pulses through Cedars-Sinai, and it's just one of the many reasons we've achieved our sixth-consecutive Magnet designation for nursing excellence! From working with a team of dedicated healthcare professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you'll have everything you need to do something incredible-for yourself, and for others. Join us, and discover why U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America's Best Hospitals!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.As a Registered Nurse in PreOp PACU:+ 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.**Qualifications****Education Requirements:**+ Graduate of an accredited nursing program. BSN or higher preferred.**License/Certification/Registration Requirements:**+ Current California State RN License required.+ American Red Cross or American Heart Association ACLS and PALS certifications required.+ For RN III: Specialty Certification (i.e. CPAN) (external applicants may obtain within one year of hire).**E** **Experience:**+ Minimum 3 years recent acute RN experience in PACU or Surgical ICU nurse experience in a high acuity hospital. (Note: one (1) year recent experience will be considered for Registered Nurse II).+ Experience in inpatient PACU preferred+ Experience in primarily Phase 1 PACU Care preferredCedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law.