PACU Registered Nurse

Surgery Ventures; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and vision coverage

401(k) with match

Tuition assistance

Employee assistance program

Fertility and family building benefits

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Centennial Surgery Center in Nashville, part of HCA Healthcare, seeks a PACU nurse to deliver safe, patient‑centered postoperative care in our ambulatory setting. You will monitor vital signs, manage airways, assess and document patient status, and support discharge planning with a compassionate, family‑oriented approach.

Experience in PACU/surgery preferred; RN licensure required. Join a national learning health system that values collaboration and patient safety, offering comprehensive

Qualifications

• RN license required or as stated by state of employment.
• 1+ years in PACU, ICU or Surgery preferred.
• BCLS and ACLS within specified timelines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare care areas and ensure equipment and supplies.
• Demonstrate airway management techniques.
• Monitor patients per policy (vital signs, etc.).
• Insert, maintain and remove IV catheters and saline locks.
• Perform head‑to‑toe evaluations using approved scoring system.
• Check dressings and report abnormalities to surgeon.
• Provide a safe, comforting environment for patients and families.
• Ensure patients meet discharge criteria.

Skills

Postoperative care

Airway management

Vital signs monitoring

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing or RN Diploma

RN License

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, were 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 untilthepatient 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

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

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Note:Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Centennial Surgery Center 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 Worlds 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.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patients family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."

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.