RN PACU Nurse

HCA Healthcare; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Paid time off and family leave

Retirement and 401(k) with match

Education support and tuition options

Fertility and family-building benefits

Job summary

HCA Healthcare's Medical City Ambulatory Surgery Center in Dallas is seeking a PACU Nurse to provide postoperative care until discharge. You will ensure safe, compassionate care, manage airway and IV access, monitor vital signs, and align with our mission to advance nursing and patient outcomes.

The role requires an RN with 1+ year clinical PACU/ICU/surgery experience, active RN license, and certifications (BCLS, ACLS; PALS if required).

Qualifications

• Associate Degree in Nursing or RN Diploma or higher is required.
• 1+ years of nursing experience in a clinical PACU/ICU/surgery setting.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Prepare patients' care area and ensure equipment/supplies are provided.
• Demonstrate proper airway management techniques.
• Monitor patients according to policy (vital signs, temperature, cardiac, etc.).
• Insert, maintain, and remove IV catheters and saline locks.
• Perform and document head-to-toe evaluation using approved scoring system per HCA policy.
• Check dressings or operative site and report abnormalities to the surgeon.
• Provide a safe and comforting environment for patients and families.
• Ensure patients meet discharge criteria.

Skills

Airway management

IV therapy

Vital signs monitoring

Head-to-toe assessment

Discharge planning

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

RN Diploma or Higher degree in Nursing

Job description

As a RN PACU Nurse, your voice to influence patient care is valued and empowered at every turn -whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives. You'll help shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing.

Job Summary and Qualifications

We are seeking a 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 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 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

Medical City Ambulatory Surgery Center, 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 (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

"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

Medical City Ambulatory Surgery Center |Dallas (https://medicalcitysurgerydallas.com/) is located in north Dallas, Texas. Our center is AAAHC accredited. We are atop revenue producing center. We are a part of Surgery Ventures powered by HCA Healthcare. We perform over 350 procedures a month. Services in ENT, gastroenterology, gynecology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, podiatry and general surgery are offered.

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.

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.