PreOp PACU Nurse PRN

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Lee's Summit (MO); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

PTO & family leave

401(k) plan with match

Employee stock purchase plan

Tuition and certification support

Fertility and family building benefits

Life insurance

Job summary

Lee’s Summit Surgicenter, part of HCA Healthcare, seeks a Perioperative Nurse for PRN coverage. You will plan, implement, and evaluate preoperative and postoperative nursing care, ensuring patient safety and comfort throughout the perioperative process.

Responsibilities include preparing the patient care area, ensuring necessary equipment, performing assessments, and administering pre-operative medications and IV therapy.

Qualifications

• RN license in good standing
• ADN or higher degree in Nursing required
• 1+ years nursing experience in PACU/ICU/Surgery preferred
• BCLS certification required at employment
• ACLS required within 30 days of hire
• PALS if required by facility within 30 days of hire

Responsibilities

• Prepare patients’ care area before case
• Ensure availability of equipment and supplies for procedures
• Perform complete physical and history assessments
• Administer pre-operative medications and IV therapy
• Maintain IV catheters and saline locks
• Check dressings and operative site and report abnormalities
• Verify discharge criteria are met

Skills

Compassionate care

Clinical assessment

Safety focus

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

Job description

Do you have the PRN career opportunities as a PreOp PACU Nurse PRN you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Lee’s Summit Surgicenter which is part of the nations leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Job Summary and Qualifications

Join our team as a Perioperative Nurse in our ambulatory surgery center. You will be responsible for planning, executing, and evaluating the nursing care rendered preoperatively and postoperatively until your patients are discharged. As a valued addition to our company, you will exhibit the values of Surgery Ventures powered by HCA Healthcare as a whole, as well as your individual center, providing quality care like family.

What you will do in this role:

• Prepare your patients’ care area adequately before case
• Ensure availability of necessary equipment and supplies for your patients’ procedure
• Conduct complete physical, and psychological assessment and evaluation of your patients’ history and diagnostic tests
• Administer pre-operative medications and intravenous therapy as prescribed
• You will exhibit proper technique for insertion, maintenance, and removal of IV catheters and saline locks
• Check dressings and/or operative site of your patients and report abnormalities to the surgeon
• 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

Lee’s Summit Surgicenter, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include some or all of the following:

• Comprehensive benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from workprograms 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 supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor 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 and position.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do" - Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our PreOp PACU Nurse PRN opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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