PACU Nurse (Post-Anesthesia Care Unit)
Employment type
Full-time
Work setting
On-site
Location
La Mesa, CA
Schedule
Day shift
Posted
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Job overview
The PACU Nurse role is onsite in La Mesa, CA. Compensation is not specified. The nurse supports patients recovering after surgery or procedures requiring anesthesia at California Pain. The role monitors patients as they emerge from anesthesia, assesses recovery and potential complications, manages pain, and provides reassurance. Once patients are stable, the nurse gives home-recovery instructions and works with anesthesiologists, surgeons, and other medical professionals to support safe outcomes.
What you'll do
- Monitor vital signs and respiratory function
- administer pain medication and assess its effectiveness
- assess for anesthesia-related complications
- provide emotional support and reassurance
- prepare stable patients for discharge and explain home recovery, wound care, and warning signs
- collaborate with anesthesiologists, surgeons, and other medical professionals.
What we're looking for
- Skills & competencies
- pacu nursepost-anesthesia care unitpostoperative recoverypatient monitoringpain managementla mesa cacalifornia painfull-timeanesthesia recoverydischarge instructionsclinical collaboration
- Work arrangement
- Weekend coverage required
About the employer
California Pain is hiring for this role. Industry: Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Centers. Sector: 62.
Additional details
- Industry sector
- 62
- Industry
- Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Centers
- Occupation code
- 29-1141.00
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Listing ID: 15419990-4677-4f75-b8f1-f638188ac880