SEASONAL PreOp PACU Registered Nurse PRN

HCA Healthcare; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 68,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Education assistance

Life insurance

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Join our team as a Perioperative Nurse in our ambulatory surgery center. You will be responsible for planning, executing, and evaluating the nursing care rendered preoperatively and postoperatively until your patients are discharged.

As a valued addition to our company, you will exhibit the values of Surgery Ventures powered by HCA Healthcare as a whole, as well as your individual center, providing quality care like family. What you will do in this role:

Qualifications

• Associate Degree in Nursing or RN Diploma or Higher required.
• 1+ year nursing experience in PACU/ICU or Surgery.
• Active RN license as required by state.
• BCLS Certification upon employment (online not acceptable).
• ACLS required within 30 days of hire.
• PALS if required by facility within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the patient care area before case.
• Ensure availability of equipment and supplies for the procedure.
• Conduct complete physical and history assessment and tests.
• Administer pre-operative medications and IV therapy.
• Insertion, maintenance and removal of IV catheters and saline locks.
• Check dressings and report abnormalities to surgeon.
• Ensure patients meet discharge criteria.

Skills

PACU experience

Nursing assessment

IV therapy

Discharge criteria

Preoperative care

Postoperative care

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing or RN Diploma

Active RN license

Tools

BCLS Certification

ACLS

PALS (if required)

Job description

SEASONAL RATE: $60/hr

PROGRAM DATES ARE OCT 1, 2026 TO DEC 31, 2026

Seasonal Program requirements:

• Current HCA Healthcare or HWS employees are not eligible to transfer into the seasonal program


• All Seasonal Staff are required to work a minimum of 24 hours per week / 48 hours per pay period during the seasonal period to qualify


• Seasonal Staff may be asked to float to another center within the same division/market if emergent staffing needs exist


• Seasonal Staff are PRN status employees and are subject to first call-off


• Seasonal Staff will not be eligible for benefits, except 401(k) and retirement contribution per the PRN policy


• Registered Nurses who are in the Seasonal program will have one opportunity to pass the clinical competency evaluation


• Schedules/shifts may vary based on center needs

Job Summary And Qualifications

Join our team as a Perioperative Nurse in our ambulatory surgery center. You will be responsible for planning, executing, and evaluating the nursing care rendered preoperatively and postoperatively until your patients are discharged. As a valued addition to our company, you will exhibit the values of Surgery Ventures powered by HCA Healthcare as a whole, as well as your individual center, providing quality care like family.

What you will do in this role:

• Prepare your patients' care area adequately before case


• Ensure availability of necessary equipment and supplies for your patients' procedure


• Conduct complete physical, and psychological assessment and evaluation of your patients' history and diagnostic tests


• Administer pre-operative medications and intravenous therapy as prescribed


• You will exhibit proper technique for insertion, maintenance, and removal of IV catheters and saline locks


• Check dressings and/or operative site of your patients and report abnormalities to the surgeon


• 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

HCA Healthcare, 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

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

Ambulatory Services Division is a growth-oriented business sector of HCA Healthcare. 140+ surgery centers across 16 states with 3,200 physician partners. We perform outpatient surgery cases in our single and multispecialty centers across HCA Healthcare. We are in more than 13 divisions. The size of our surgery centers creates a culture where everyone knows one another. We have a shared focus on providing the best possible experience for those that we serve.

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