Clinical Nurse I: Pre Post Unit

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

The Clinical Nurse I – Perioperative role provides direct patient care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act for assigned patients in a Perioperative unit. The nurse collaborates with other disciplines of the health care team to ensure the delivery of safe, timely, and appropriate quality patient care. This includes providing physical assessments, nursing interventions, pain management, medication administrations, specimen collection, meeting nutritional needs, and teaching and discharge needs of the patients assigned.

Utilizes the nursing process based on evidence-based best practices to meet patient care needs. Evaluates and adjusts the nursing care process as necessary with consultation as needed, and confers with the appropriate resource personnel when making ethical/legal/medical dilemma decisions. Performs other duties as assigned.

Hoag's Pre/Post Unit in Newport Beach provides care for surgical patients before and after their procedures, supporting a wide variety of outpatient and inpatient surgeries. The team specializes in preoperative assessment and preparation, Phase I recovery for patients requiring close monitoring immediately after anesthesia, and Phase II recovery focused on discharge readiness and patient education. Nurses in the unit work closely with surgeons, anesthesia providers, and perioperative teams to ensure a safe, seamless surgical experience from admission through recovery. The department cares for patients across multiple specialties, including orthopedics, spine, neurosurgery, cardiovascular, general surgery, and robotics. With Hoag's high-acuity surgical programs and Magnet-recognized nursing culture, the Pre/Post Unit offers a fast-paced environment that emphasizes clinical excellence, patient safety, and compassionate care. The team plays a critical role in optimizing patient outcomes while delivering the personalized, high-quality experience for which Hoag is known.

Shift

• Full Time, 5x8's, 8hr - shifts

Education and Experience

• Clinical Nurse Is at Magnet designated facilities only require a BSN or that a BSN program is started within one year of hire date and BSN degree is attained within two years of the starting the BSN program
• BSN preferred
• Successful completion of an ECG course or equivalency required only for units with telemetry monitoring
• 1+ year critical care experience preferred

Additional department specific requirements are as follows

• Pre Post Unit : One year nursing experience in a perioperative setting in an acute care hospital or an outpatient surgery center.
• Recovery Room/PACU : One year recent PACU experience in an acute care hospital or critical care unit required.

Licenses Required

• Registered Nurse in the State of California - Current and in good standing

Certifications Required

• Current BLS - Basic Life Support (AHA) upon hire
• Additional department specific certification requirements are as follows:
• Recovery Room/PACU : ACLS and PALS (PALS required within 90 days of hire)
• Pre Post Unit:
• Nurses hired before 10/1/2025: ACLS;
• Nurses hired after 10/1/2025: ACLS, PALS within 90 days of hire

Certifications Preferred

• Pre Post Unit: CCRN or CAPA
• Recovery Room/PACU: ASPAN certification

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian is a nonprofit regional health care delivery network in Orange County, California, consisting of three acute-care hospitals with sixteen urgent care centers, eleven health centers and a network of more than1,800 physicians, 100 allied health members, 8,000 employees, and 2,000 volunteers. More than 30,000 inpatients and 550,000 outpatients choose Hoag each year.

For over 70 years, Hoag has delivered a level of personalized care that is unsurpassed among Orange County’s health care providers. Since 1952, Hoag has served the local communities and continues its mission to provide the highest quality health care services through the core strategies of quality and service, people, physician partnerships, strategic growth, financial stewardship, community benefit and philanthropy.

Hoag offers a comprehensive blend of health care services including six institutes providing specialized care in the areas of cancer, heart and vascular, neurosciences, women's health, orthopedics, and digestive health through our institutes.

Hoag was the highest ranked hospital in Orange County in the 2024-2025 U.S. News &World Report, the only Orange County hospital ranked in the top 10 for California. The organization was ranked the #5 hospital in the Los Angeles Metro Area and the #10 hospital in California.

To learn more about Hoag’s awards and accreditations, visit: https://www.hoag.org/about-hoag/awards-accreditations/ .

Hoag is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. Hoag is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Hoag hires a diverse group of people in a manner that allows them to reach their full potential in the pursuit of organizational objectives.