PACU Nurse

HCA Healthcare; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) plan with match

Tuition and certification support

Stock Purchase Plan

Employee discounts

Job summary

HCA Healthcare’s Overland Park Surgery is seeking a PACU Nurse to join our ambulatory surgery center. You will provide safe postoperative nursing care until discharge, upholding our family-like values and commitment to high-quality patient outcomes.

Ideal candidates have an Associate Degree in Nursing, an active RN license, BCLS, ACLS within 30 days, and 1+ year PACU/ICU/surgery experience. We offer comprehensive benefits and opportunities within a respected national healthcare system.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree in Nursing or RN Diploma or Higher degree in Nursing Required.
• Active RN license as required by state of employment.
• BCLS Certification upon employment; ACLS within 30 days; 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, temp, cardiac, etc.).
• Insert, maintain, and remove IV catheters and saline locks.
• Perform head-to-toe evaluation using an approved scoring system.
• Check dressings or operative site and report abnormalities.
• Provide a safe and comforting environment for patients and family.
• Ensure patients meet discharge criteria.

Skills

PACU Nursing

Postoperative care

Airway management

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

RN Diploma or Higher

Job description

As the nation’s largest private employer of Registered Nurses, we’re honored by the trust of over 100,000 nurses and committed to supporting safe, high-quality care for which they can practice. That’s why more than 80% of our hospitals earn an A or B Leapfrog safety grade, rank in the top 5% nationally for patient outcomes through Health Grades, or are recognized as Magnet or Pathway to Excellence facilities. Join us!

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 until the patient 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

• 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

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

\"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it.\" - Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Overland Park Surgery

is an accredited center in Overland Park, Kansas. Our four surgical and procedural suites are equipped with the best monitors and equipment. Services in gastroenterology, gynecology, ophthalmology, orthopedic, ENT, podiatry, cosmetic, and urology procedures are offered. As a member of Surgery Ventures powered by HCA Healthcare, we follow our mission. Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life.

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.

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.