RN PreOp PACU

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Free counseling

Paid time off

401(k) with match

Education assistance

Job summary

HCA Healthcare, Inc. is seeking a RN PreOp PACU for an ambulatory surgery center in Houston, TX.

You will help prepare patients for surgery by gathering medical histories, communicating with physician offices, and assembling complete clinical records under supervision. You will perform preoperative phone calls, maintain office supplies, manage patient data spreadsheets, and ensure documentation is up to date and regulatory compliant.

Qualifications

• RN Licensure required.

Responsibilities

• Retrieve voicemail messages and return calls promptly.
• Maintain adequate supplies for the office area.
• Perform preoperative phone calls to collect preadmission information and provide pre-operative instructions.
• Maintain departmental excel spreadsheets regarding progress with patient data collection and telephone communications.
• Compile patient charts to ensure all required documentation is available, up to date, and compliant with regulations.

Skills

RN Licensure

Job description

As a RN PreOp PACU, 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 Preoperative Screening RN for our ambulatory surgery center. As a part of our team, you will contribute to HCA mission and values by ensuring that your patient is prepared and cleared for surgery. Under the direction of the clinical preoperative screeners, you will assist with the collection of your patient’s information, communicate with physician offices, complete medical history, and assemble a clinical record for your patient.

What you will do in this role:

• You will retrieve voicemail messages and return calls promptly

• Maintain adequate supplies for your office area

• Perform preoperative phone calls to your patients to collect preadmission information and provide appropriate pre-operative instructions

• Maintain departmental excel spreadsheets regarding progress with your patient’s data collection and telephone communications

• Compile your patient chart to ensure that all required documentation is immediately available, up to date, and conforming to regulations

Qualifications you will need:

• RN Licensure

Benefits

• 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.

HMU Surgical Center (https://hmusc.com/) is located in Houston, Texas. We serve the residents of Houston and Harris Counties andsurrounding communities in southeastern Texas. The center is designed for Urology OutpatientSurgery. Our facility uses the most modern surgical equipment available today. Our AAAHCaccredited 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 ofSurgery Ventures powered by HCA Healthcare, we follow our mission. Above all else, we arecommitted 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 thedelivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- 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.