PACU Registered NurseHCA Healthcare

As aPACU Registered Nurse, your voice to influence patient care is valued and empoweredat every turn whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives.You'llhelp shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing.

Job Summary and Qualifications

We are seeking a PACU Nurse for our ambulatory surgery center whodemonstratesthe values of our company by caringlikefamily. You will ensure safe and effective nursing carerenderedpostoperatively untilthepatient is dismissed from the facility. With yourexpertise, our centercontinueits legacy of employing nurses who contribute to the companys 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 willdemonstrateproper airway management techniques
• Monitor your patients according to policy (vital signs, temperature, cardiac, etc.).
• You willexhibitproper technique for insertion, maintenance, and removal of IV catheters and saline locks
• Perform and document head to toe evaluation of your patientsutilizingan 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
• ACLSrequiredwithin 30-days of hire
• PALS if required by facility within 30-days of hire

Benefits

Centennial Surgery Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• 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.

"Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursings future."

Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

HCA Healthcare

Centennial Surgery Center located in the heart ofdowntown Nashville, Tennessee. We serve Middle Tennessee. Music Cityis a major center for Healthcare. We perform over 700 cases a month. Services inorthopedics, retina, urology, gynecology, plastics, podiatry, endoscopy, neurosurgery, and dentalprocedures are available. We are a part of the HCA Healthcare Ambulatory SurgeryDivision.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the Worlds 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.

If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our PACU Registered Nurse opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing, apply today!

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.