RN PACU POH

Wesley Healthcare; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical coverage

401(k) Plan with matching

Education assistance

Colleague recognition program

Time Away From Work Program

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

A healthcare organization based in Wichita, Kansas, is looking for a PACU Registered Nurse. Your role involves critical post-operative care, including managing airway support and monitoring patients' conditions. You must possess a valid Registered Nurse license, and certifications in ACLS, BLS, and PALS are required within specified time frames. This position offers a collaborative work environment and opportunities for professional development, as well as comprehensive benefits including medical coverage and education assistance.

Qualifications

• ACLS must be obtained within 90 days of employment.
• BLS must be obtained within 30 days of employment.
• PALS must be obtained within 90 days of employment.
• Valid Registered Nurse license is required.
• Registered Nurse Diploma is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Manage airway support and monitor vital signs.
• Provide initial wound care and monitor patient stability.
• Collaborate with surgical and anesthesia teams.
• Be available for on-call responsibilities.
• Assess and document patient conditions.

Skills

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS)

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

Registered Nurse license

Education

Registered Nurse Diploma

Job description

RN PACU POH – Wesley Medical Center

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Submit your application for the opportunity below: RN PACU POH Wesley Medical Center.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long‑term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing.
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service).
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock.
• Family support through fertility and family‑building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more.
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and other programs.
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships.
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships).
• Colleague recognition program.
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long‑ and short‑term disability coverage and leaves of absence).
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee‑only coverage to full‑time and part‑time colleagues based on income.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

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 teams. This role includes on‑call availability during select non‑business hours, which will be discussed in the interview.

Position Details

• Self/Preferential Scheduling posted four weeks in advance.
• Supportive, visible leadership that promotes a collaborative, respectful team culture where nurses are empowered to ask questions, seek help, and provide valuable input.
• Staffing support from Certified Nurse Assistance, Patient Care Techs, Charge Nurses, and an RN float pool internal to HCA Healthcare that is available as a staffing resource as needed.
• Rounding with unit leaders, including charge nurses, to ensure your voice is heard for patient care suggestions.

What you will do in this role

• Deliver high‑quality, patient‑centered care while managing evidence‑based practices and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Be an integral member of a dynamic interdisciplinary team – consisting of the provider(s), therapy, and more.
• Consistently apply the nursing process, critical thinking skills, scientific judgment, technical skills and leadership to independently deliver safe nursing care to patients.
• Assess patient condition, monitor throughout your shift, and document changes in patient condition along with the care provided thoroughly.
• Educate patients and families/caregivers about the patient’s medical condition, treatment and follow‑up measures.

What qualifications you will need

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date.
• Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Registered Nurse Diploma.

For over 100 years, Wesley Healthcare has provided exceptional care to thousands of families in Wichita and throughout Kansas and Northern Oklahoma. Wesley Medical Center is a member of the Wesley Healthcare network within Greater Wichita and has been an HCA Healthcare hospital since 1985.

Our physicians treat more than 24,000 patients annually, making Wesley Medical Center the most preferred hospital in Kansas and northern Oklahoma. Additionally, our obstetricians and childbirth staff deliver more than 6,000 babies each year, more than any hospital in a 13‑state region.

Home to Wesley Children’s Hospital, the region’s first and Wichita’s only children’s hospital, we care for children in a unique space designed specially for kids and their families. And as a Level I Trauma Center and the only Level II Pediatric Trauma Center in Kansas, we are prepared to treat any medical emergency, any time of day.

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.

“There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it.” – 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.