Registered Nurse RN - PACU Recovery

HCA Houston Healthcare; Pasadena (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & Vision

401(k) with match

Tuition assistance

Counseling services

Job summary

HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast in Pasadena, TX, is seeking a Recovery Room/PACU Registered Nurse to manage immediate post-operative care, including airway support and monitoring, with on-call availability for select non-business hours. The role supports a Level III Trauma Center in a high-acuity surgical service line involving heart/vascular, orthopedics, neurosurgery, and bariatrics.

You will work with anesthesia and surgery teams to stabilize patients, perform wound care, administer

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited diploma, associates, or baccalaureate degree registered nursing program.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
• Current Texas RN license or Multi-State Compact License (Texas RN license required within 90 days).
• Current BLS, ACLS and PALS issued from American Heart Association required.
• 1 year of PACU recovery room experience as a licensed RN required.

Responsibilities

• Manage full clinical cycle by assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care from pre-admission through discharge.
• Administer medications, treatments, and procedures with physicians’ assistance.
• Observe patient conditions, document activities confidentially, and escalate significant changes or drug reactions.
• Respond to call lights, assist with personal hygiene, and respect diverse values.
• Promote a collaborative team environment with the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
• Participate in hospital performance initiatives to optimize patient safety and outcomes.

Education

Nursing degree (Diploma/Associate/Bachelor)

Job description

Work schedule: 10 or 12 hour shifts/Rotating Weekends; 30-minute commutable address to facility for On-Call.

Advance your peri anesthesia nursing career at HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast in Pasadena, Texas, as a Recovery Room / Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) Registered Nurse. Our high-acuity Surgical Services line provides comprehensive perioperative care across a diverse mix of complex procedures, including heart and vascular surgery, advanced orthopedics, neurological procedures, general surgery, and specialized weight loss procedures. As an essential member of our peri anesthesia team, you will manage immediate Phase I and Phase II post-operative recoveries, stabilizing patients following complex interventions within a facility equipped with a Level III Trauma Center. Our commitment to superior surgical outcomes and clinical safety is demonstrated by major national distinctions, including our accreditation by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (ACS CoC)—which designates us as an official ACS Surgical Quality Partner—our designation as an Accredited Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence, and an exceptional track record of clinical excellence recognized through 22 concurrent specialty awards from Healthgrades, including the top state ranking for specialized urological surgeries.

Job Summary And Qualifications

As a PACU Registered Nurse, you will play a critical role in the immediate post-operative care of surgical patients. Your responsibilities will include managing airway support, closely monitoring neurological and cardiac status, and responding promptly to any complications or side effects. You will provide initial wound care to the patients’ surgical site and ensure patient stability during recovery. You will collaborate with the surgical and anesthesia team. This role includes on-call availability during select non-business hours which will be discussed in the interview.

What you will do in this role

• Manages the full clinical cycle by assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating individualized care from pre-admission through discharge.
• Administers medications, treatments, and procedures accurately while assisting physicians with specialized examinations and tests.
• Observes patient conditions, documents activities confidentially, and escalates significant clinical changes or drug reactions through the chain of command.
• Responds promptly to call lights, assists with personal hygiene, and respects diverse cultural, psychosocial, and spiritual values.
• Promotes a collaborative team environment by sharing clinical knowledge and skills with the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
• Participates actively in hospital performance initiatives to optimize patient safety and clinical outcomes.

What qualifications you will need

• Graduate of an accredited diploma, associates, or baccalaureate degree registered nursing program.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
• 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 issued from American Heart Association required
• 1 year of clinical Recovery Room experience as a licensed RN required.

Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast, 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.

HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast is a full-service 340+ bed acute care hospital in Pasadena, Texas. We have been a leader of medical care in Pasadena for more than 50 years. With board-certified physicians, registered nurses and expert technicians, the community has come to rely on us for top-quality, comprehensive and compassionate healthcare. HCA Houston Southeast is the only hospital in Pasadena with both Chest Pain Center Accreditation with Primary PCI and Resuscitation by the American College of Cardiology and full accreditation by The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home.

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