PACU Nurse

HCA Healthcare; Round Rock (TX); On-site; USD 68,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Counseling services

Paid time off

Job summary

HCA Healthcare’s Oakwood Surgery Center in the Round Rock area is seeking a PACU Nurse to provide postoperative care until discharge. You will help maintain a safe, comfortable environment and ensure patients meet discharge criteria, supporting our family‑like culture and mission.

The role requires RN licensure, 1+ year PACU/ICU/Surgery experience, and certification requirements (BCLS, ACLS within 30 days; PALS if required).

Qualifications

• RN license required by state of employment.
• 1+ years nursing experience in PACU/ICU or surgery preferred.
• ACLS within 30 days of hire; PALS if required by facility within 30 days.
• BCLS certification required at employment; online certification not acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Prepare patient care areas and ensure equipment and supplies are ready.
• Demonstrate proper airway management techniques.
• Monitor vitals and patient status per policy.
• Insert, maintain, and remove IV catheters/saline locks.
• Perform head-to-toe assessments using approved scoring systems.

Skills

RN License

PACU experience

Airway management

IV management

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

Job description

Stroke response times nearly half of the national average. Cutting-edge SPOT Technology that detects sepsis earlier than the human eye. An Enhanced Surgical Recovery program that reduces opioid prescriptions and post-surgical readmissions. As a national learning health system, we're transforming care delivery, advancing clinical outcomes, and empowering our nursing teams in a collaborative effort to give people a healthier tomorrow. 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

Columbia Oakwood 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 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.

Oakwood Surgery Center is part of the Surgery Ventures Group, powered by HCA Healthcare. We provide care to the northern suburbs of the Austin and Round Rock area, with a skilled team of registered nurses and techs. Our high performing, state of the art facility completes about 900 cases each month and has eight operating rooms and two endoscopy suites. We offer ophthalmology, retina, endoscopy, ENT, podiatry, urology, GYN, dental, oculoplastics, and orthopedic specialty services.

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

Join a family that cares about every stage in your career!

We are interviewing candidates for our PACU Nurse opening.

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.