UCLA Health

RN - PTU/PACU, West Valley

UCLA Health  •  $66 - $98/hr  •  Onsite  •  19 hours ago
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Job Description

General Information

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Work Location: West Hills, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote

Fully On-Site

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday 0530- 1600 or 0730-1800 (variable day off) including rotating on-call as assigned

Posted Date

09/14/2026

Salary Range: $65.76 - 97.76 Hourly

Employment Type

2 - Staff: Career

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

31976

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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The PTU/PACU RN provides comprehensive preoperative and postoperative care for patients undergoing surgical and invasive procedures. Responsibilities include performing patient assessments, preparing patients for procedures, monitoring recovery from anesthesia, managing pain and postoperative complications, administering medications, and providing patient and family education. The RN collaborates with surgeons, anesthesia providers, and the interdisciplinary team to ensure safe, high-quality patient care and efficient patient flow. This position supports the Operating Room (OR), Medical Procedure Unit (MPU), Cath lab, Interventional Radiology (IR) and other procedural areas, including participation in on call, evening, weekend and holiday coverage. The role requires strong critical thinking, clinical assessment skills, and the ability to provide safe, compassionate care in a fast-paced perioperative environment.

Job Qualifications

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We are seeking a highly skilled, self-motivated nursing professional with:

  • Current valid California RN license required.
  • BSN or MSN required.
  • minimum of 2 years of previous RN experience as PTU/PACU RN in an acute care facility required.
  • BLS, ACLS from American Red Cross or American Heart Association required. PALS within 6 months of hire.
  • Skill in implementing appropriate nursing interventions on a consistent basis.
  • Ability to perform historical, physical and behavioral patient assessments.
  • Ability to push, pull, lift, up to 35 lbs.
  • Ability to develop and implement and evaluate patient care plans activity involving patients, family and staff.
  • Must be able to take on-call, required.

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.

UCLA Health

About UCLA Health

For more than half a century, UCLA Health has provided the best in healthcare and the latest in medical technology to the people of Los Angeles and throughout the world.

Comprised of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, UCLA West Valley Medical Center and the UCLA Medical Group with its wide-reaching system of primary-care and specialty-care offices throughout the region, UCLA Health is among the most comprehensive and advanced healthcare systems in the world.

Our physicians are world leaders in the diagnosis and treatment of complex illnesses, and our hospitals are among the best in the country. Consistently ranked one of the top ten hospitals in the nation and the best medical center in the western United States by U.S. News & World Report, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is at the cutting edge of biomedical research, and our doctors and scientists are leaders in performing pioneering work across an astounding range of disciplines, from organ transplantation and cardiac surgery to neurosurgery and cancer treatment, and bringing the latest discoveries to virtually every field of medicine.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Los Angeles, CA
Year Founded
1955
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