PACU Registered Nurse

HCA Healthcare; West Valley City (UT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) match

Tuition assistance

Dental benefits

Job summary

HCA Healthcare's Utah Surgical Center in West Valley City is seeking a PACU Registered Nurse to provide postoperative care and support to patients until discharge. The role emphasizes safe, family-centered nursing and adherence to facility policies.

Minimum 1+ year experience in PACU/ICU/surgery is preferred, with active RN license and required certifications. The center offers comprehensive benefits and is part of the HCA Healthcare family, recognized for patient outcomes and safety.

Qualifications

• RN license in good standing required.
• BCLS certification required at hire (online not acceptable).
• ACLS required within 30 days of hire; PALS if facility requires within 30 days.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the patient care area and ensure equipment and supplies are ready.
• Demonstrate proper airway management techniques.
• Monitor patient vitals and status per policy.
• Insert, maintain, and remove IV catheters and saline locks as needed.
• Perform head-to-toe evaluation using approved scoring system.
• Check dressings and report abnormalities to surgeon.
• Provide a safe and comforting environment for patients and families.
• Ensure patients meet discharge criteria.

Skills

Nursing

Patient care

Airway management

Postoperative care

Vital signs monitoring

IV therapy

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

Job description

As the nation’s largest private employer of Registered Nurses, we’re honored by the trust of over 100,000 nurses and committed to supporting safe, high-quality care for which they can practice. That’s why more than 80% of our hospitals earn an A or B Leapfrog safety grade, rank in the top 5% nationally for patient outcomes through Health Grades, or are recognized as Magnet or Pathway to Excellence facilities. 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

Utah Surgical 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

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

"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

Utah Surgical Center located in West Valley City, Utah. Our mission is to care for you as if you were our own family. We are AAAHC accredited. The center performs over 400 procedures a month. Services provided are in ENT, endoscopy, gynecology, ophthalmology, orthopedic, plastics, podiatry, and urology. We do total joint replacements. We are a member of the HCA Healthcare Ambulatory Surgery Division.

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.

Be a part of an organization that leverages our size to make a real impact in our industry! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our PACU Registered Nurse opening. Submit your application today and help advance the practice of nursing.

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.