PACU Nurse

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Education support

Job summary

HCA Healthcare, Inc. is seeking a PACU Nurse at Central Park Surgery Center in Austin to provide postoperative care and ensure safe, effective recovery for patients.

You will work within a collaborative team, manage airway, monitor vitals, insert IVs, assess patients, and help discharge patients according to policies. The role offers comprehensive benefits and opportunities for professional growth within a nationally recognized health system.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree in Nursing or RN Diploma or higher
• 1+ year nursing experience in PACU/ICU/Surgery
• Active RN license for 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

Responsibilities

• Prepare care area and ensure equipment and supplies are provided
• Demonstrate proper airway management techniques
• Monitor patients per policy (vital signs, temperature, cardiac, etc.)
• Insert, maintain, and remove IV catheters and saline locks
• Perform head-to-toe evaluation using approved scoring system
• Check dressings or operative site and report abnormalities
• Provide a safe and comforting environment for patients and families
• Ensure patients meet discharge criteria

Skills

Airway management

Vital signs monitoring

IV catheter insertion

Patient assessment

Discharge planning

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing or RN Diploma or higher

Job description

As aPACU Nurse, your voice to influence patient care is valued and empoweredat every turn –whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives.Youllhelp shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing.

Job Summary and Qualifications

We are seeking a 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 untilthepatient is dismissed from the facility. With your expertise, our center 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 PACU, 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

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

• Comprehensive benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, includingfree counselingand referral services
• Time away from workprograms 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
• Educationsupport through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor 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

Note:Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Central Park Surgery Center is part of the Surgery Ventures Group, powered by HCA Healthcare. We have cared for the Central Austin community since 1999, and we continue to earn high satisfaction ratings from patients, physicians, and staff. Our state‑of‑the‑art facility performs more than 300 cases each month. We offer orthopedic, podiatry, general, and pain specialty services. We are also conveniently located near Central Market.

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 patients 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

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.