RN PACU PRN

HCA Healthcare; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) match

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Houston Metro Urology Surgical Center, part of HCA Healthcare, seeks a PACU RN for PRN shifts. You will provide postoperative nursing care, ensure patient safety, and support early discharge planning in a busy ambulatory setting.

We value caring for patients like family, accurate assessments, and timely responses. This role requires current RN licensure, BCLS, ACLS within 30 days, and PALS if applicable, with flexibility for PRN hours.

Qualifications

• RN with an Associate Degree or Diploma in Nursing.
• Active RN license in the employment state.
• BCLS online not acceptable; must be completed.
• ACLS required within 30 days of hire.
• PALS if required by facility within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

PACU Nursing

Airway management

Vital signs monitoring

IV catheter technique

Head-to-toe assessment

Discharge criteria

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

RN License (Active)

BCLS Certification

ACLS Certification

PALS Certification (if required)

Tools

ACLS

PALS

Job description

Do you have the PRN career opportunities as an RN PACU PRN you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Houston Metro Urology Surgical Center which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

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 untilthepatient 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

The available plans and programs include some or all of the following:

• 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

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and position

HMU Surgical Center

is located in Houston, Texas. We serve the residents of Houston and Harris Counties and surrounding communities in southeastern Texas. The center is designed for Urology Outpatient Surgery. Our facility uses the most modern surgical equipment available today. Our AAAHC accredited center performs over 550 cases a month. Services in cystoscopy, vasectomy, circumcisions, slings, prostate biopsy, BPH treatments, HIFU, lithotripsy, and TURP procedures. 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 of human 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 $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"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