PACU Manager

St. David's Medical Center; Pflugerville (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus up to $15,000

Job summary

St. David’s Medical Center in Austin, TX, seeks a PACU Manager to oversee day-to-day operations of the post-anesthesia care unit. You will plan staffing, supervise nurses, and ensure patient flow while meeting performance goals.

The role requires an RN license, BSN, ACLS/BCLS, and leadership experience in a surgical setting. St. David’s offers a comprehensive benefits package and a sign-on bonus of up to $15,000. Opportunities for professional development and career advancement are available.

Qualifications

• Oversee day-to-day PACU operations and staffing.
• Review personnel performance and set goals.
• Revise manuals and protocols with input.
• Monitor facility conditions and address issues.
• Participate in process improvement.
• Model desired leadership behaviors.
• Maintain professional growth through continuing education.
• Participate in budget and inventory control.
• Foster staff development.

Responsibilities

• Oversee staffing assignments to ensure adequate coverage.
• Review personnel performance and set goals.
• Revise manuals and protocols with input.
• Monitor facility conditions and address issues.
• Participate in process improvement.
• Model desired leadership behaviors.
• Maintain professional growth through continuing education.
• Participate in budget and inventory control.
• Foster staff development.

Skills

Staff supervision

Process improvement

Budget management

Inventory control

Staff development

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN)

Registered Nurse (RN) License

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)

Job description

Introduction

Last year alone, HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours impacting our communities. As a(an) PACU Manager with St. David's Medical Center, you can be a manager in an organization that is devoted to giving!

Benefits

This position is offering a Sign-On Bonus of up to $15,000!

St. David's Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Come join our team as a(an) PACU Manager. We care for our communities and employees! HCA Hope Fund in fourteen years reached a historic milestone: $50 million in help to our colleagues in need. Last year, HCA Healthcare and our colleagues donated $13.8 million dollars to charitable organizations.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Nurse Manager is a working manager, who is responsible for day-to-day operations of the PACU.

• You will oversee the planning, directing and controlling of the staffing assignments in accordance with objectives and policies to insure effective coverage of the department, and maintain productivity targets.
• You will review and approve personnel performance appraisals including the establishment of goals for each employee.
• You will regularly review/revise departmental manuals, policies/procedures, and appropriate standing orders and protocols, with appropriate input.
• You will observe condition of facilities and take corrective action to solve existing or potential problems.
• You will participate in Process Improvement activities.
• You will support management decisions by acting as a change agent through role modeling.
• You will maintain current professional growth through independent study and continuing education programs.
• You will participate in budget and inventory control.
• You will participate in staff and self-development

What qualifications you will need:

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• Basic Cardiac Life Support
• Registered Nurse
• Bachelors Degree
• Two years’ experience in a supervisory/charge nurse position in Surgery/Day Surgery

St. David’s Medical Center, part of St. David’s HealthCare, is a comprehensive medical facility with three locations: St. David’s Medical Center, Heart Hospital of Austin, and St. David’s Georgetown Hospital. Located in Central Austin, St. David’s Medical Center features a 371-bed acute care hospital and a 64-bed rehabilitation hospital, offering a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services.

The hospital provides a full spectrum of women's services, including a renowned Level IV maternity unit, maternal-fetal medicine, and a high-risk maternal and neonatal transport team. It also boasts the region’s largest Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and offers outpatient breast imaging services through Solis Mammography, which is situated on-site. Additionally, the facility includes a 24-hour emergency department and a comprehensive stroke center.

St. David’s Medical Center specializes in treating high-acuity surgical patients, offering complex procedures such as spine surgeries, total joint replacements, advanced surgical oncology, bariatric surgery, and general surgery. It is also home to the esteemed Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute. The hospital has earned accreditation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a Magnet® hospital, the highest and most prestigious distinction a healthcare organization can achieve for nursing practice and quality patient care.

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 the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Become a manager with an organization that invests in your career while giving to the community. We are seeking distinguished applicants for our PACU Manager opening. Help HCA Healthcare create healthier tomorrows for patients and communities.

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.