• Nurse PACU

    Dignity Health (Phoenix, AZ)


    Job Summary and Responsibilities

     

    The Main Post Anesthesia Care Unit at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center serves over 25 operating rooms including Cardiovascular, Neurological, and a Level One General Operating Room. In addtion to providing care to high acuity complex patients from a variety of operating rooms, the space provides multiple other procedural units throughout the organization. PACU consists of 40 bays and serves as the space for over 900 patients every month. This fast paced collaborative unit is a great place to grow your post anesthesia skillset with a cohesive team.

     

    As a PACU nurse with us, you are expected to apply your nursing knowledge and skills in the recovery room and it doesn’t stop there. Most patients never realize the part you played in getting them through one of their most vulnerable moments. Honoring your commitment to care for others is thanks enough. Our leadership is visible and the hospital is expanding its services.

    Responsibilities:

    + Apply cultural sensitivity to all patients, caregivers, and teams

    + Develop and implement a nursing care plan for PACU patients

    + Collaborate with other professionals to ensure rooms are prepped with necessary equipment and supplies

    + Demonstrate kindness and compassion

    Job Requirements

    Minimum:

    + 2 years recent ICU experience required.

    + Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; BSN Preferred

    + AZ RN license or RN License from a Compact State. BLS Certification. ACLS certification required. Professional certification in area of specialty preferred

    Preferred:

    BSN

    Professional certification in area of specialty

     

    Where You'll Work

     

    Hello Humankindness (https://hellohumankindness.org/)

     

    Located conveniently off the Loop 101 and Glendale Avenue in Glendale, Arizona (http://www.glendaleaz.com) , St. Joseph’s Westgate Medical Center (http://www.stjosephswestgate.org) , a campus of St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, is the centerpiece of Dignity Health’s West Valley expansion. With a vision of _“_ _Partnering with patients, physicians, employees and communities to improve the health of all we serve”;_ St. Joseph’s Westgate Medical Center is collaborating with groups to build an organization that meets today’s changing healthcare needs.

     

    As part of the new 35-acre medical campus, St. Joseph’s Westgate Medical Center features new approaches to healthcare via its onside collaboration with Dignity Health partners. The Westgate team has a solid patient/physician focused style to customer service; actively partnering with patients and physicians to plan for the continuum of care. It is with Dignity Health’s humankindness movement that gives St. Joseph’s Westgate Medical Center the opportunity to open a hospital that is based upon partnerships with patients, physicians, employees, and the community.

     

    With future plans to expand, St. Joseph’s Westgate Medical Center, a 60,000 square foot hospital, includes a 12-bed full-service emergency department, a 24-bed inpatient unit, 2 operating rooms, 2 procedural rooms, dedicated space for diagnostic services, an ambulance bay and helipad. The campus features some of the most innovative uses of materials to promote patient safety, patient satisfaction and medical efficiency.

     

    We are extremely proud to be a nationally recognized center for quality quaternary care, medical education and research. St. Joseph's includes the internationally renowned Barrow Neurological Institute (https://www.barrowneuro.org/) , Norton Thoracic Institute (https://www.dignityhealth.org/arizona/norton-thoracic-institute) , Cancer Center at St. Joseph's (https://www.dignityhealth.org/arizona/locations/stjosephs/services/university-of-arizona-cancer-center) , Ivy Brain Tumor Center (https://www.ivybraintumorcenter.org/) , and St. Joseph's Level I Trauma Center (https://www.supportstjosephs.org/traumacenter) (which is verified by the American College of Surgeons). The hospital is also a respected center for high-risk obstetrics, neuro-rehabilitation, orthopedics, and other medical services. St. Joseph’s is considered a sought-after destination hospital for treating the most complex cases from throughout the world. Every day, approximately 20 percent of the hospital’s patients have traveled from outside of Arizona and the United States to seek treatment at St. Joseph’s.

     

    Tobacco-free campus.

    Pay Range

    $35.00 - $58.63 /hour

     

    We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.