RN Pacu

Dominican Hospital (a member of Dignity Health) is a 222-bed facility that offers a wide range of services to residents of Californias Central Coast. With 24/7 emergency care comprehensive care in cardiac orthopedics oncology womens and childrens services we continue to lead the region in medical innovation and excellence in healthcare. Comprehensive CareDominican offers emergency services and is a Certified Stroke Center and Chest Pain Center.

Dominicans services include the only comprehensive Cancer Center in Santa Cruz County a Total Joint Replacement program and advanced neurological and endoscopic services. Dominican regularly receives A grades for hospital safety from Leapfrog Group and has received national recognition for superior patient safety cardiac care and stroke treatment from Healthgrades a leading provider of comprehensive information about physicians and Santa Cruz Countys heart attack (STEMI) receiving center Dominican Hospital provides cutting edge cardiac care. The hospitals heart attack treatment times consistently beat the national average and the hospital offers two cardiac catheterization labs available 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

Groundbreaking cardiac procedures at Dominican include the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) procedure which allows for heart valve replacement without opening a patients Hospital has forged significant partnerships with area hospitals to bring exceptional care to Santa Cruz County. The hospital offers a level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) through a partnership with Lucile Packard Childrens Hospital Stanford. Neurosurgery at Dominican is also offered through a partnership with Stanford Health Care.

Must have 6 months experience as RN to qualify for Staff RN openings.

The Post Anesthesia Care RN delivers care and performs the nursing process through assessment planning implementation and
evaluation of therapeutic care that may result from the intrusion of anesthetic agents and techniques for pediatric adolescent adult and geriatric patients in the Post Anesthetic Care Unit.

ALL REGISTERED NURSES will render professional nursing care to patients support medical care as directed by physicians. This position requires the full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the Mission of Dignity Health/Dominican Hospital. It is expected that the employee will demonstrate
behavior consistent with the Core Values. The RN shall support Dignity Health/Dominican Hospitals strategic plan and the goals and direction of the quality improvement/process improvement activities
and patient satisfaction.

• Six months of Critical Care nursing experience or PACU Experience
  • Proficient in English. Verbal and written communication skills and computer skills required.
• ASN or Nursing Diploma required

LICENSURE:

• Current and active CA RN license
• Current BLS and ACLS Certification Unit specific certifications and qualifications:
• PALS Certification required within 6 months of employment
  PACU or Critical Care certification (CPAN or CCRN) preferred