PACU Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse - PACU

Mid-America Surgery Institute

Overland Park, KS 66209

Posted 9 months ago

  • Job Type(s)

    Full Time Part Time
  • Industry

    Healthcare
  • Job Description

    PACU Registered Nurse

    Description

    Introduction

    Do you have the career opportunities as a PACU Registered Nurse you want in your current role? We invest in what matters most to nurses like you at home, at work, and at every stage in your career. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Mid-America Surgery Institute which is a part of the nations leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare. Hours for this position will be 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM.

    Benefits

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

    • Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
    • Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
    • Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
    • 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
    • Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
    • Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
    • Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
    • Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
    • Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
    • Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
    • Colleague recognition program
    • Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
    • Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

    Learn more about Employee Benefits

    Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

    Do you want to work where you have a voice? Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to the care and improvement of human life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils, vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses at Mid-America Surgery Institute!

    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 until the patient is dismissed from the facility. With your expertise, our center will continue its 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 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:

    • Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing
    • Minimum 1 year of experience in a PACU, ER or ICU setting; preferably in an ambulatory surgery center
    • Active RN license as required by state of employment
    • Required valid BCLS Certification upon employment. ***online certification not acceptable
    • ACLS required
    • PALS as required by facility

    Ambulatory Surgery 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 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 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

    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 and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

  • Job Benefit(s)

    Education Assistance Flexible Spending Account Pet Insurance Paid time off Family leave Identity Theft Protection Stock Purchase Plan