PACU Registered Nurse

HCA Healthcare; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) matching

Tuition assistance

Job summary

HCA Healthcare's ambulatory surgery center in San Antonio, TX is hiring a PACU Nurse who provides compassionate, high‑quality postoperative care aligned with our mission and values. You will ensure safe nursing care, monitor vitals, manage IV access and medications, and support timely discharge while coordinating with the surgical team and family.

Required: nursing degree from an accredited program, active RN license in Texas, BCLS certification (online not accepted), ACLS and PALS as required,

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing.
• Minimum 1 year of PACU/ER/ICU experience, preferably ambulatory surgery.
• Experience with adults and pediatrics.
• Willingness to cross train to Preop.
• Active RN license required by state.
• Required BCLS certification (online not acceptable).
• ACLS required.
• PALS as required by facility.

Responsibilities

• Prepare your patients’ care area adequately and ensure necessary equipment and supplies and provided
• Demonstrate proper airway management techniques
• Monitor your patients according to policy (vital signs, temperature, cardiac, etc.).
• 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

Skills

RN license

ACLS

PALS

BCLS

Job description

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized.

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 until the patient is dismissed from the facility. With your expertise, our center will 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

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing
• Minimum 1 year of experience in a PACU, ER or ICU setting; preferably in an ambulatory surgery center
• Experience with adults and pediatrics
• Willingness to cross train to Preop
• Active RN license as required by state of employment
• Required valid BCLS Certification upon employment. ***online certification not acceptable
• ACLS required
• PALS as required by facility

Benefits

Methodist Ambulatory Surgery-Medical 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

Methodist Ambulatory Surgery Center- Medical Center is located in the heart of San Antonio's Medical Center. Our facility is accredited by The Joint Commission and is a top revenue producing facility for Surgery Ventures powered by HCA Healthcare. We perform over 750 cases a month in ophthalmology, ENT, gynecology, pediatric urology, GI, general surgery, podiatry, and dental.

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 the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

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.