Perioperative RN - Preop & PACU Care Expert

HCA Healthcare; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) match

Tuition assistance

Career growth programs

Job summary

Alaska Surgery Center, part of Surgery Ventures by HCA Healthcare, is hiring a Perioperative Nurse for our ambulatory surgery center in Alaska. You will plan, execute, and evaluate preoperative and postoperative nursing care until discharge, ensuring safety and high-quality patient care.

Responsibilities include preparing care areas, ensuring equipment availability, and performing comprehensive patient assessments with attention to history and diagnostics.

Qualifications

• RN licensure required in state of employment.
• ACLS required within 30 days of hire; BCLS certification upon employment.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute and evaluate nursing care preoperatively and postoperatively until discharge.
• Assist in preparing the care area and equipment for procedures.
• Assess patient history, diagnostic tests and comorbidity considerations.
• Administer pre-operative meds and IV therapy as prescribed.
• Maintain IV catheters and saline locks with proper technique.
• Monitor dressings and operative sites and report abnormalities to the surgeon.
• Ensure patients meet discharge criteria.

Skills

Active RN license

ACLS within 30 days

BCLS Certification

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing or RN Diploma or Higher degree

Job description

Alaska Surgery Center, part of Surgery Ventures by HCA Healthcare, is hiring a Perioperative Nurse for our ambulatory surgery center in Alaska. You will plan, execute, and evaluate preoperative and postoperative nursing care until discharge, ensuring safety and high-quality patient care.

Responsibilities include preparing care areas, ensuring equipment availability, and performing comprehensive patient assessments with attention to history and diagnostics.