PACU Nurse

Salary: $29.80 - $41.60 an hour
Full-time Days (Rotating Weekends)

Description

Sign-On Bonus available for qualified RN candidates! 

Do you have the career opportunities as a PACU 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 TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center which is a part of the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare. 

Benefits 

TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center 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 TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center! 

Job Summary and Qualifications 

The PACU Nurse performs direct patient care within the scope of the Registered Nurse Practice Act. This individual utilizes therapeutic communication in daily practice and maintains a safe therapeutic environment. The nurse identifies nursing problems as they relate to the individual needs of the patient. The nurse plans individualized patient care while utilizing an interdisciplinary approach and participates in performance improvement activities. The nurse provides care and coordinates participation that fosters the goals of the hospital’s mission and vision statement. 

What you will do in this role: 

• Receive post-surgical report from CRNA and circulator, including, but not limited to; airway patency, patient vital signs during procedure, type of anesthesia used, dressings, drains, and fluid intake/output.

• Handle maintenance of post-operative drains including, JP, Hemovac, Pleurovac, and foley catheters.

• Handle maintenance of patient airway, including oral airways, nasal airways, and ETT.

• Assess and treat pain based on parameters given by physician ordering pain medication, be alert for signs of overmedication and or anaphylaxis.

• Provide updates to appropriate individuals identified by the patient.

• Oversee quality assurance activities, and communicating any concerns to the physician.

What qualifications you will need: 

• Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing 

• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of Tennessee or compact state required 

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date 

• Basic Life Support (BLS) required 

• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date 

• 1 year of ICU or PACU RN experience required 

Serving our community for the past 40 years, TriStar Southern Hills has been a leader for a wide range of healthcare services. These include emergency services, cardiology, orthopedics and rehabilitation. TriStar Southern Hills is an Accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI and a Primary Stroke Center. There are more than 300 board certified physicians representing more than 20 specialties. Many have offices located on our campus. 

TriStar Southern Hills PACU is a 10-Bed unit that specializes in providing exceptional care immediately postoperatively for patients that undergo general surgery, ortho-spine surgery, total joint and other orthopedic surgeries, urology procedures, vascular surgery, gynecologic surgery, podiatric surgery, endoscopy procedures, non-open-heart cardiac catheterization procedures, TEE and Cardioversion procedures, and interventional radiological procedures. 

HCA Healthcare has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for ten consecutive years (2010-2019). In 2019, 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 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.