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 passion and dedication pulses through Cedars-Sinai, and it’s just one of the many reasons we’ve achieved our fifth-consecutive Magnet designation for nursing excellence. From working with a team of excellent healthcare professionals to using innovative facilities, you’ll have everything needed 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.

Located in the state-of-the-art, eco-friendly Advanced Health Sciences Pavilion is the Anesthesia Pre-Procedure Evaluation Center (APEC). APEC is part of the Operating Room/Anesthesia/Surgery Services and offers a convenient location for patients’ pre-procedure needs. Services include phlebotomy, electrocardiograms (EKGs), pre-procedure health screening by nurses with special expertise in surgery and anesthesia and an assessment for high-risk patients by an anesthesiologist.

APEC has an immediate opening for a Registered Nurse who will assume responsibility and accountability for the application of the nursing process and the delivery of patient care for the APEC patient population.

• Provide and document direct and indirect patient care services that ensure the safety, comfort, personal hygiene, and protection of patients.

• Provide patient education on disease prevention and restorative measures.

• Provide administration of medications and therapeutic agents necessary to implement the 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 care based on observations, implementing appropriate reporting, referrals and care in accordance with standardized procedures while providing care to special patient populations and patients with divers cultural backgrounds.

• Identify patients' readiness for learning and their ability to follow directions/instructions and give consent while identifying and assessing patient safety concerns with respect to age and developmental considerations.

• Intervene to provide a safe environment and evaluates efficiency of intervention for patients.

This position is eligible for an Employee Referral Bonus. See our website for details: https://jobs.cedars-sinai.edu/employee-referral

Qualifications

Education Requirements:

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program. BSN or higher preferred.

License/Certification/Registration Requirements:

• Current California State RN License required

• American Heart Association BLS or ACLS

• National Specialty Certification required. (External applicants must acquire within one year of hire)

Experience:

• Minimum 3 years recent acute RN experience in specialty - post anesthesia care. Note: (minimum 1 year recent acute RN experience will be considered for Registered Nurse II)

• Working knowledge of applicable Standards of Practice.

• Demonstrates dedication to customer service and an ability to meet the needs and expectations of patients and health care colleagues.

• Meets clinical criteria and protocol for Clinical Nurse assigned level.

• Full command (verbal and written) of the English language.

Req ID : 2473

Working Title : Registered Nurse II - Anesthesia Pre - Procedure - 10 Hour Days

Department : Anes Pre - Proc Eval Ctr - APEC

Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Job Category : Nursing

Job Specialty : Nursing

Overtime Status : NONEXEMPT

Primary Shift : Day

Shift Duration : 10 hour

Base Pay : $49.04 - $78.46

Cedars-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.