PACU Registered Nurse

United Surgical Partners International, Inc; Clearwater (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Safety Harbor Surgery Center, part of USPI, is hiring a Preop/PACU Registered Nurse to join our ambulatory surgery team in Safety Harbor, FL. The PACU RN provides continuous, high-quality nursing care for patients emerging from general anesthesia or sedation, with emphasis on safety, comfort, and privacy.

Qualifications include graduation from an accredited RN program, active Florida RN license, BLS and ACLS (PALS if required), and 2 years of PACU or CC experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited RN School of Nursing.
• Active RN license in the state.
• BLS and ACLS Required, PALS if required by the center.
• 2 years experience in PACU or Critical Care preferred.
• Ability to make decisions based on nursing judgment.
• Able to prioritize and organize workload to meet the needs of patients and the unit.
• Strong communication skills, verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• Provide continuity and quality nursing care for all patients, with continual evaluation of the patient’s condition, providing safety, comfort, and privacy at all times.
• May assist physicians in procedure rooms with various tasks, conscious sedation, and sterile techniques as deemed appropriate.
• Provide total comprehensive patient care to patients emerging from general anesthesia and/or sedation; assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

Skills

Nursing judgment

Decision making

Communication skills

Education

RN degree

Job description

RN Preoperative PACU

Safety Harbor Surgery Center is hiring a Preop/PACU Registered Nurse

Welcome to Safety Harbor Surgery Center At Safety Harbor Surgery Center, we believe health and care are inseparable. Our mission is to care for every patient and their family as if they were our own. Each patient, each family, each and every time. Our technology allows surgeons to perform procedures in the specialty areas of: General Surgery, Gastroenterology, Ophthalmology and Retina, Pain Management, Urology

Job ID 92560-147 Date posted 07/23/2026

Preoperative PACU Registered Nurse (PACU RN) at Safety Harbor Surgery Center

The PACU Registered Nurse provides continuity and quality nursing care for all patients, with continual evaluation of the patient\'s condition, providing patient safety, comfort, and privacy at all times. May assist the physicians in the procedure rooms with various tasks, conscious sedation, and utilizing sterile techniques as deemed appropriate. Will provide total comprehensive patient care to patients emerging from general anesthesia and/or sedation; assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the patient and family in preparation for discharge

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited RN School of Nursing
• Active RN license in the state
• BLS and ACLS Required, PALS if required by the center
• 2 years experience in PACU or Critical Care preferred
• Ability to make decisions based on nursing judgment
• Able to prioritize and organize workload to meet the needs of patients and the unit
• Strong communication skills, verbal and written

What We Offer

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
• Life and AD&D coverage
• Availability of short- and long-term disability
• Flexible financial benefits including FSAs and HSAs
• 401(k) and access to retirement planning
• Paid holidays and vacation

Who We Are

At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and healthcare systems to provide first-class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner. USPI is committed to, and proud of our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.