Post Anesthesia Care Nurse

CHI; Hot Springs (AR); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

CHI St Vincent Hot Springs is seeking a Post Anesthesia Care Nurse to provide compassionate care in the recovery room. This role involves preparing patients for surgical procedures, administering necessary medications, and developing nursing care plans. A sign-on bonus of $25,000 is available for eligible hires, along with excellent benefits.

Benefits

Sign on bonus of $25,000

Health, dental, and vision benefits

Paid vacation

Adoption assistance

Qualifications

• 6 months of acute care experience is required.
• BLS certification through the American Heart Association is required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare patients for surgical procedures.
• Administer medications as directed by physician.
• Develop and implement nursing care plans for surgical patients.

Skills

Compassion

Patient Care

Medication Administration

Education

Unencumbered license to practice in the State of Arkansas

Job description

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• Prepare patients for surgical procedures
• Administer medications as directed by physician
• Develop and implement nursing care plan for surgical patients
• Demonstrate a high level of compassion for patients
  
  

Responsibilities

• Prepare patients for surgical procedures
• Administer medications as directed by physician
• Develop and implement nursing care plan for surgical patients
• Demonstrate a high level of compassion for patients
  
  

We are offering a sign on bonus of $25,000 to hires who meet the eligibility requirements. We also offer additional pay for participation in our clinical ladder as well as referral bonuses, excellent benefits, and relocation assistance.

Qualifications

• Unencumbered license to practice in the State of Arkansas
• 6 months of acute care experience is required (new graduates or nurses who have never worked in an acute care setting are hired through our residency training program)
• Previous outpatient/pre op experience is preferred, but not required
• BLS through the American Heart Association is required
  
  

While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you with benefits that include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, adoption assistance, and more!

Overview

As a PACU Nurse at CHI St Vincent Hot Springs, you will use skills in the recovery room and it doesn’t stop there. Most patients never realize the part you played in getting them through one of their most vulnerable moments. Honoring your commitment to care for others is thanks enough. Our leadership is visible and the hospital is expanding its services. Call is required and is based on shift and patient volume.

Every day you will go over consent forms, answer questions about the procedure, do preoperative assessments, and prepare patients for various surgical procedures.

While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you with benefits that include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, adoption assistance, and more.

About Us

CHI St Vincent Hot Springs is a 280 bed faith-based, non-profit, Magnet Accredited facility providing quality health care to patients and communities from all over the State of Arkansas. As the only level II trauma center in the southwest part of the state, CHI St Vincent Hot Springs is the regional referral center for cardiology, trauma, neuro, ortho, oncology and critical care/pulmonary. We have also been voted as one of Arkansas Best Places to Work by Arkansas Business since 2019. We have earned top patient safety ratings from Leapfrog and was recently named as one of the Nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals in Fortune and PINC AI.

If you are committed to social justice, health equity, and prepared to deliver care in new, innovative ways, you belong with us

Pay Range

$31.75 - $42.83 /hour

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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