PACU Registered Nurse

HCA Healthcare; Draper (UT); On-site; USD 68,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Paid time off

401(k) with match

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Lone Peak Surgery Center in Draper, Utah is seeking a PACU Nurse to join our ambulatory care team. You’ll work with staffing support, modern monitoring technology, and robust resources designed to deliver safe, high‑quality postoperative care until discharge.

Qualifications include an Associate Degree in Nursing or RN Diploma, an active RN license, BCLS, ACLS within 30 days, and PALS if required by the facility. 1+ year PACU/ICU or surgery experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree in Nursing or RN Diploma (required)
• 1+ years nursing experience in PACU/ICU/Surgery preferred
• Active RN license as required by state
• BCLS certification upon employment (online certification not acceptable)
• ACLS required within 30 days of hire
• PALS required within 30 days if required by facility

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Compassionate care

Teamwork

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

RN Diploma

Job description

Strong staffing support when it matters most. Technology and tools that streamline patient monitoring and communication to help you work more efficiently. Robust supply chains to keep you fully equipped. Ongoing clinical education to improve your skills. As a Registered Nurse at Lone Peak Surgery Center, you’ll have all the staffing support, technology and resources you need to deliver safe, high-quality care—so you can focus on what you do best.

Job Summary and Qualifications

We are seeking a PACU Nurse for our ambulatory surgery centre 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.

What you will do in this role

• Prepare your patients’ care area adequately and ensure necessary equipment and supplies are provided.
• Demonstrate proper airway management techniques.
• Monitor your patients according to policy (vital signs, temperature, cardiac, etc.).
• Perform proper technique for insertion, maintenance, and removal of IV catheters and saline locks.
• Perform and document head-to-toe evaluation of your patients using 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 required within 30 days of hire if required by facility.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence.
• 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.

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.