PRN PACU Registered Nurse

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) with company match (3%–9%)

Education assistance

Job summary

HCA Healthcare, Inc. seeks a PreOp/PACU Nurse for our Jacksonville ambulatory surgery center. Provide safe postoperative nursing care until discharge and support the center’s mission and patient care standards.

You will ensure proper airway management, monitor vital signs, manage IV access, and perform comprehensive evaluations. A strong commitment to patient comfort and safety is essential.

Qualifications

• Nursing degree and active RN license in Florida.
• 1+ year of nursing experience in Preop/PACU or related surgical setting.
• BCLS certification required at employment (online not acceptable).
• ACLS within 30 days of hire.
• PALS if required by facility within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Prepare care area with supplies and equipment.
• Demonstrate airway management techniques.
• Monitor patient vital signs and respond per policy.
• Insert, maintain, and remove IV catheters and saline locks.
• Perform head-to-toe evaluation using approved scoring system.
• Check dressings and report abnormalities to surgeon.
• Provide a safe, comforting environment for patients and families.
• Ensure patients meet discharge criteria.

Skills

Patient care

Airway management

Vital signs monitoring

IV catheter insertion

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

RN License (FL)

ACLS Certification

PALS Certification

Job description

Do you have the PRN career opportunities as a PRN PACU Registered Nurse you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Jacksonville Surgery Center which is part of the nations leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Job Summary and Qualifications

We are seeking a PreOp/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 until the patient is dismissed from the facility. With your expertise, our center will 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 Preop, PACU, ER, 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

Jacksonville Surgery Center, 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

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and position.

Jacksonville Surgery Center is a leading provider of outpatient surgical services in the Duval County area. We arelocated in Jacksonville, Florida. Our trained staff perform over 400 cases amonth . Our procedures include colon/rectal, gastroenterology, gynecology, plastics,oral/maxillofacial, orthopedics, ophthalmology, ENT, podiatry and urologyprocedures. As a member of Surgery Ventures powered by HCA Healthcare,we follow our mission. Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement ofhuman life.

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 3.7billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensatedexpenses.

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

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