Herc-Higher Education Recruitment Consortium

Do you inspire to 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 state-of-the-art 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.

As a Registered Nurse Per Diem for the Preoperative (PreOp) and Post Anesthesia Care (PACU) Units:

• You provide and document direct and indirect patient care services that ensure the safety, comfort, personal hygiene, and protection of patients.
• You provide patient education on disease prevention and restorative measures.
• You provide administration of medications and therapeutic agents necessary to implement the treatment, disease prevention, or rehabilitative plan of care.
• You perform skin tests, immunizations, phlebotomy and the initiation of peripheral venous access.
• You 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.
• You 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.
• You 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.
• You intervene to provide a safe environment and evaluates effectiveness of intervention for patients.

• Working Title: Registered Nurse - Per Diem - Preoperative and Post Anesthesia Care Units - 12-Hour Days with Flexible Start Times
• Department: PACU PreOp
• Business Entity: Service Lines & Ops
• City: Los Angeles
• Job Category: Nursing
• Job Specialty: Nursing
• Position Type: Per Diem
• Shift Length: 12 hour shift
• Shift Type: Day