RN PACU PRN

HCA Healthcare; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 78,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

PTO & family leave

401(k) match

Education support

Stock purchase plan

Disability coverage

Job summary

HCA's St. Mark's Hospital in Salt Lake City seeks a PACU Registered Nurse to deliver high-quality post-anesthesia care. You will monitor airway, neurological and cardiac status, manage early wound care, and ensure patient stability during recovery, collaborating with the surgical and anesthesia teams.

This full-time role requires PACU experience, active RN license in Utah, BLS, and ACLS certifications. On-call availability is discussed during interview, with scheduling posted in advance and

Qualifications

• Must have an active RN license in Utah.
• ACLS and BLS certifications must be obtained within specified time frames after start date.
• One or more years of PACU experience required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, patient-centered care while applying evidence-based practices and continuous improvement.
• Be an integral member of a dynamic interdisciplinary team – provider(s), therapy, and more.
• Consistently apply the nursing process, critical thinking, scientific judgment, and leadership to deliver safe nursing care.
• Assess patient condition, monitor during shift, and document changes in condition and care.
• Educate patients and families about the medical condition, treatment and follow‑up measures.

Skills

PACU experience

Nursing leadership

Critical thinking

Education

RN license

BLS certification

ACLS certification

Job description

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.

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 on suggestions for patient care

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:

• (RN) Registered Nurse
• Basic Cardiac Life Support, or Associate Degree, or Bachelors Degree must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Advanced Cardiac Life Spt must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date
• One or more years of PACU experience required

Benefits

St. Mark's Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. 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

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and position.

For 150 years, St. Mark’s Hospital (https://mountainstar.com/locations/st-marks-hospital/) has provided a full‑spectrum of healthcare services to Salt Lake City and its surrounding communities. As Utah's first hospital, St. Mark's team members uphold a rich tradition of patient-centered, top-quality care at our 308 plus bed hospital. St Mark's drives the development of some of the region’s finest clinical service areas such as neurosciences, trauma, orthopedics, cardiac care and robotic surgery. St. Mark's was named to the Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals® list. This is the eighth time this hospital has been recognized with this honor as one of the top performing Teaching Hospitals in the U.S.

St. Mark's has expanded emergency access to the communities we serve with two free standing emergency centers, Taylorsville Emergency Center (https://mountainstar.com/locations/st-markshospital/) and West Valley Emergency Center (https://mountainstar.com/locations/st-marks-hospital/). Both locations have 10 plus patient rooms are staffed 24/7 by experienced board-certified emergency room physicians, nurses and support teams from St. Mark's Hospital. In addition to ER care, both facilities give comprehensive imaging services, including computerized tomography (CT scan), Xray, and ultrasound as well as a fully‑equipped medical laboratory.

Nestled at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains, St. Mark's sits in a picturesque and ideal location. From our hospital doors it's a quick commute to Salt Lake's urban and cultural benefits, and a short drive to outdoor adventures and Utah's glorious national parks.

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.

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HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

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