PACU RN

United Surgical Partners International; Fletcher (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and Rx

Life and AD&D coverage

Disability insurance

FSAs and HSAs

401(k) retirement plan

Paid holidays and vacation

Job summary

Western Carolina Surgery Center is seeking a Full-Time PACU RN to provide continuity of nursing care for patients emerging from anesthesia. The role includes ongoing assessment, planning, and ensuring safety, comfort, and privacy while coordinating discharge preparation.

The ideal candidate will have an accredited RN education, NC license, BLS/ACLS, and PACU or critical care experience. The center emphasizes a collaborative, patient-focused environment with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited RN School of Nursing.
• Active RN license in the state.
• BLS and ACLS Required, PALS if required by the center.
• 2 years experience in PACU or Critical Care preferred.
• Ability to make decisions based on nursing judgment.
• Able to prioritize and organize workload to meet the needs of patients and the unit.
• Strong communication skills, verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• Provide total comprehensive patient care to patients emerging from general anesthesia and/or sedation.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patients and families in preparation for discharge.
• Monitor patient condition with continual evaluation to ensure safety, comfort and privacy.
• Assist physicians in procedure rooms with various tasks, conscious sedation, and sterile techniques when appropriate.

Skills

Clinical judgment

Communication skills

Patient safety

Time management

Team collaboration

Education

RN License NC

Tools

BLS Certification

ACLS Certification

PALS (as needed)

Job description

Full-Time PACU RN

Western Carolina Surgery Center is an AAAHC-accredited facility committed to providing a high-quality, service-oriented environment where patient care and comfort come first. Featuring one operating room and three treatment rooms, the center supports a variety of specialties including orthopedics, spine, podiatry, ENT, and ophthalmology. As a physician-owned facility, our providers are actively invested in delivering exceptional outcomes, creating a collaborative and patient-focused environment where healthcare is truly better together.

The PACU Registered Nurse provides continuity and quality nursing care for all patients, with continual evaluation of the patient's condition, providing patient safety, comfort, and privacy at all times. May assist the physicians in the procedure rooms with various tasks, conscious sedation, and utilizing sterile techniques as deemed appropriate. Will provide total comprehensive patient care to patients emerging from general anesthesia and/or sedation; assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the patient and family in preparation for discharge

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited RN School of Nursing
• Active RN license in the state
• BLS and ACLS Required, PALS if required by the center
• 2 years experience in PACU or Critical Care preferred
• Ability to make decisions based on nursing judgment
• Able to prioritize and organize workload to meet the needs of patients and the unit
• Strong communication skills, verbal and written

What We Offer

As an organization, one way we care for our communities and each other is by providing a comprehensive benefits package that includes the following, subject to employment status:

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
• Life and AD&D coverage
• Availability of short- and long-term disability
• Flexible financial benefits including FSAs and HSAs
• 401(k) and access to retirement planning
• Paid holidays and vacation

Who We Are

At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and healthcare systems to provide first-class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner.

USPI is committed to, and proud of our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.