PACU PreOp RN PRN

Alpine Surgery Center; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) plan with match

Tuition assistance

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Alpine Surgery Center in Anchorage, AK is seeking a Perioperative Nurse (PRN) to provide preoperative and postoperative care in an ambulatory setting. You will plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care, ensuring patient safety and discharge readiness across the perioperative continuum.

Qualifications include an RN license, 1+ year PACU/surgery experience, and BCLS; ACLS within 30 days. This role offers PRN hours with a comprehensive benefits package aligned with HCA Healthcare standards.

Qualifications

• Active RN license required by the state of employment.
• 1+ year of nursing experience in PACU, ICU or Surgery.
• BCLS and ACLS within 30 days of hire; PALS if required.
• Associate or higher nursing degree required.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute and evaluate nursing care preoperatively and postoperatively until discharge.
• Prepare care area and ensure equipment and supplies are available.
• Conduct physical and psychological assessments and IV therapy as prescribed.
• Administer preoperative medications and monitor patient safety.
• Verify dressings and operative site; report abnormalities to surgeon.
• Ensure patients meet discharge criteria.

Skills

PACU nursing

IV therapy

Preop/postop assessment

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

RN Diploma or higher

Active RN license

BCLS Certification

ACLS within 30 days

PALS if required by facility within 30 days

Tools

None

Job description

Do you have the PRN career opportunities as a PACU PreOp RN PRN you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Alpine Surgery Center which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Job Summary and Qualifications

Join our team as a Perioperative Nurse in our ambulatory surgery center. You will be responsible for planning, executing, and evaluating the nursing care rendered preoperatively and postoperatively until your patients are discharged. As a valued addition to our company, you will exhibit the values of Surgery Ventures powered by HCA Healthcare as a whole, as well as your individual center, providing quality care like family.

What you will do in this role:

• Prepare your patients’ care area adequately before case
• Ensure availability of necessary equipment and supplies for your patients’ procedure
• Conduct complete physical, and psychological assessment and evaluation of your patients’ history and diagnostic tests
• Administer pre-operative medications and intravenous therapy as prescribed
• You will exhibit proper technique for insertion, maintenance, and removal of IV catheters and saline locks
• Check dressings and/or operative site of your patients and report abnormalities to the surgeon
• 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 hirePALS if required by facility within 30-days of hire

Benefits

Alpine Surgery Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include some or all of the following:

• Comprehensive benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and 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
• Education supportthrough 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 and position.

Alpine Surgery Center is an AAAHCaccredited center. We are in the heart of Anchorage, Alaska. Our facility offer patientsorthopedic recovery care. Located next to physical therapy for total joint patients. The centercompletes over 300 cases a month. Services are in orthopedic and pain management. We offer asafe, convenient, high quality alternative to hospitals.

HCA Healthcare has been named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institutefor over a decade.

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.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- 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