Registered Nurse PACU OPSC

Rio Grande Regional Hospital; McAllen (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits for medical, Rx

Wellbeing support

Paid time off and family leave

401(k) with employer match

Tuition assistance and certification

Fertility and family-building benefits

Job summary

Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen, Texas is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Recovery to ensure high-quality, efficient care for post-anesthesia patients. You will join a supportive team that values patient care as a core mission and offers pathways to grow with mentorship and education.

Responsibilities include managing post-anesthesia patients, applying nursing processes, collaborating with the care team, and maintaining professional communication and leadership within the unit.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing; BSN is preferred.
• Minimum 1 year of RN Recovery Room experience.
• Current Texas RN license or Multi-State Compact; must obtain Texas RN license within 90 days.
• Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications.

Responsibilities

• Care for and manage the surgical patient in the post-anesthesia period.
• Apply the nursing process with critical thinking to independently deliver safe nursing care.
• Collaborate with the patient care team to achieve quality outcomes.
• Provide communication, confidence, and professionalism in unit and organizational activities.
• Demonstrate teamwork, adaptability, and act as a resource to the patient care team.
• Take accountability for delivering high-quality nursing care and promoting a positive image of nursing.

Skills

Nursing

Clinical assessment

Post-anesthesia care

Critical thinking

Education

RN license in Texas or multi-state compact

BSN preferred

Job description

Ready for a role that supports your unique calling in patient care and fits your life? At Rio Grande Regional Hospital, you’ll find clear pathways to advance backed by our unmatched nationwide transfer policy that lets you grow your career when the time is right for you. With mentorship opportunities, clinical education courses, professional certification support, and educational assistance, you will have all the resources you need to build the career of a lifetime.

Job Summary and Qualifications

We are seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Recovery for our facility to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and we are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do.

What You Will Do In Your Role

• You will care for and manage the surgical patient in the post-anesthesia period.
• You will consistently apply the nursing process, critical thinking skills, scientific judgment, technical skills and leadership to independently deliver safe nursing care to patients.
• You will collaborate with the patient care team to achieve quality patient outcomes.
• You will provide communication, confidence, and professionalism as evidenced by active engagement in unit and organizational activities.
• You will demonstrate team work, adaptability, and serve as a resource to the patient care team.
• You will have accountability for delivering quality nursing care services and for promoting a positive image of nursing.

What qualifications you will need

• Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing is required. BSN is preferred.
• 1 year of clinical experience as a Registered Nurse in a Recovery Room setting is required.
• Current Registered Nurse License in the State of Texas or Multi-State Compact License (Employees with RN Compact License are required to obtain Texas RN License within 90 days of hire date).
• Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS Certification are required.

Benefits

Rio Grande Regional Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

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

Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen, Texas has been serving the Rio Grande Valley for more than 30 years. Our full service hospital has 320+ beds and a team of more than 500 physicians representing 35+ specialties. Rio Grande Regional Hospital offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical services. Our Level III Trauma Center and we have extended our ER services into the Rio Grande Valley with our three remote ERs in McAllen/Mission, Edinburg, and San Juan. Our Women's Services include L&D and a 30+ bed NICU. We also have an entire children's hospital within our main facility to care for the children in our community. We work with Texas Transplant Institute, which serves local patients in need of organ, tissue or stem cell transplants. Our proven track record of serving the medical needs of the Valley communities we serve has led Rio Grande Regional Hospital being recognized for patient safety and clinical excellence time and time again.

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

"Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future."

Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

HCA Healthcare

We are interviewing candidates for our Registered Nurse OPSC opening.