PACU Registered Nurse

HCA Healthcare; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits for medical, Rx

Wellbeing support

Time away from work

Retirement resources

Education support

Additional benefits

Job summary

HCA Healthcare’s Centennial Surgery Center in Nashville seeks a PACU Nurse to provide high-quality postoperative care. You will help ensure safe patient recovery, manage airway and IV lines, monitor vital signs, and support discharge criteria in a fast-paced ambulatory setting.

We value nurses who contribute to our mission and participate in hospital councils and nursing initiatives. A strong RN license is required with ACLS within 30 days and PALS as needed.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or higher in nursing is required.
• 1+ years of nursing experience in a clinical setting (PACU/ICU or Surgery preferred).
• Active RN license in the state of employment.
• BCLS certification required at employment; online certification not acceptable.
• ACLS required within 30 days of hire.
• PALS if required by facility within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• 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.).
• Maintain IV catheters and saline locks as appropriate.
• Perform and document head to toe evaluation using an approved scoring system per HCA policy.
• Check dressings and/or operative site and report abnormalities to the surgeon.
• Provide a safe and comforting environment for patients and family.
• Ensure patients meet discharge criteria.

Skills

Nursing experience

RN license

BCLS

ACLS

PALS

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing or RN Diploma or Higher degree in Nursing

Job description

As a PACU Registered Nurse, your voice to influence patient care is valued and empowered at every turn –whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives. You'll help shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing.

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 untilthepatient is dismissed from the facility. With your expertise, our center continue its’ legacy of adopting 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

Centennial 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.

"Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future."

Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

HCA Healthcare

Centennial Surgery Center (https://centennialsurgery.com/) located in the heart ofdowntown Nashville, Tennessee. We serve Middle Tennessee. “Music City”is a major center for Healthcare. We perform over 700 cases a month. Services inorthopedics, retina, urology, gynecology, plastics, podiatry, endoscopy, neurosurgery, and dentalprocedures are available. We are a part of the HCA Healthcare Ambulatory SurgeryDivision.

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.

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.