Endoscopy PACU Nurse Part-Time

HCA Healthcare; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 99,427,000 - 142,095,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Wellbeing support

Paid time off

401(k) match

Education support

Tuition assistance

Adoption assistance

Job summary

The Aurora Endoscopy Center, part of HCA Healthcare, is hiring an Endoscopy PACU Nurse to provide postoperative care in our ambulatory surgery setting in Aurora, Colorado.

You will ensure safe nursing care, manage airway, monitor vital signs, insert and maintain IV access, and evaluate patients before discharge while upholding our patient-family-centered values and center protocols. This role offers mentoring, ongoing education, and opportunities for certification support.

Qualifications

• Nursing degree and active RN license.
• 1+ year nursing experience in a clinical setting.
• BCLS certification required at employment; online certification not acceptable.
• ACLS required within 30 days of hire.
• PALS if required by facility within 30 days.

Responsibilities

• Prepare care area and ensure equipment and supplies.
• Demonstrate airway management techniques.
• Monitor vital signs and patient status per policy.
• Insert, maintain, and remove IV access.
• Perform head-to-toe evaluation using approved scoring system.
• Check dressings and report abnormalities to surgeon.
• Provide a safe, comforting environment for patients and families.
• Ensure discharge criteria are met.

Skills

PACU nursing

Endoscopy

RN license

Airway management

Vital signs monitoring

Education

ADN or Nursing Diploma

Tools

EMR

Job description

Hourly Wage Estimate: $34.67 - $49.59 / hour

Learn more about the benefits offered ( https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards ) for this job.

The estimate displayed represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

Ready for a role that supports your unique calling in patient care and fits your life? At Aurora Endoscopy Center, you’ll find clear pathways to advance backed by our unmatched nationwide transfer policy that lets you grow your career when the time is right for you. With mentorship opportunities, clinical education courses, professional certification support, and educational assistance, you will have all the resources you need to build the career of a lifetime.

Job Summary and Qualifications

We are seeking an Endoscopy PACU Nurse for our ambulatory surgery center who demonstrates the values of our company by caring like family. You will ensure safe and effective nursing care rendered postoperatively until the patient is dismissed from the facility. With your expertise, our center will continue its’ legacy of employing nurses who contribute to the company’s mission and vision.

What you will do in this role:

• Prepare your patients’ care area adequately and ensure necessary equipment and supplies and provided

• You will demonstrate proper airway management techniques

• Monitor your patients according to policy (vital signs, temperature, cardiac, etc.).

• You will exhibit proper technique for insertion, maintenance, and removal of IV catheters and saline locks

• Perform and document head to toe evaluation of your patients utilizing an approved scoring system in line with HCA policy and procedure

• Check dressings and/or operative site of your patients and report abnormalities to the surgeon

• Provide a safe and comforting environment for your patients and family

• Ensure your patients meet discharge criteria

Qualifications you will need:

• Associate Degree in Nursing or RN Diploma or Higher degree in Nursing Required

• 1+ years of nursing experience in a clinical setting, preferably in Preop, PACU, Pain, GI, ER, ICU or Surgery

• Active RN license as required by state of employment

• BCLS Certification upon employment. ***online certification not acceptable

• ACLS required within 30-days of hire

• PALS if required by facility within 30-days of hire

Benefits

Aurora Endoscopy Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services

• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services

• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence

• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling

• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Aurora Endoscopy Center (https://aurora-endoscopy.com/) located in Aurora, Colorado. We have a long and respected reputation as a provider of ambulatorysurgical care. Today, our two procedure rooms offer the newest technology. Performing around 330cases a month in gastrointestinal endoscopy services. Our center is located near I-225 and E IliffAve.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for thedelivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future."

Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

HCA Healthcare

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.