
Registered Nurse (RN) - Ambulatory Surgery Center PACU/Preop FT
Huntersville, NCFull-time$35.5–53.25/hrPosted 3 days agoStill listed 2 days ago
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Job overview
The Registered Nurse will provide and coordinate comprehensive patient care in the PACU and preoperative areas of Atrium Health Huntersville Surgery Center, an outpatient surgery center in Huntersville, North Carolina. The role uses the nursing process and evidence-based practice to deliver safe, therapeutic care and support a positive patient experience. Previous PACU experience is strongly preferred; ACLS is preferred.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
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Benefits
Full job description
Department:
70158 Atrium Health Surgery Center: Huntersville - Ambulatory Surgery Center
Status:
Full time
Benefits Eligible:
Yes
Hours Per Week:
40
Schedule Details/Additional Information:
Full Time Day Shift. Previous PACU experience strongly preferred for this role.
Pay Range: $35.50 - $53.25
Job Description Registered Nurse (RN) – Atrium Health Huntersville Surgery Center PACU/Preop Huntersville, NC, United States
Where You Will Work:
Atrium Health Huntersville Surgery Center, offers comfortable, intimate surroundings for outpatient surgery. We offer four outpatient surgery suites with state-of-the-art technology, coupled with fully equipped pre- and post-operative care areas. We focus on providing a high level of care in a private outpatient setting.
We’re Looking For:
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Completion of an accredited or approved program in nursing
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Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the teammate practices
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Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association
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ACLS preferred
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Previous PACU experience strongly preferred for this position
What You’ll Do:
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As a skilled and compassionate RN, you will play a pivotal role in providing and coordinating comprehensive patient care through the nursing process to deliver safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures.
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Using evidence-based practice, clinical decision making, compassion, and skills communication while leading efforts to create the safest patient environment and the best patient experience across the continuum.
About This Location:
This freestanding ASC located in North Charlotte, Huntersville, North Carolina offers the following surgical care:
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Ear, nose and throat procedures, such as tonsillectomies, pediatric ear tube placement and reconstruction of inner ear components to improve hearing
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Orthopedic procedures, including:• Knee arthroscopies (using a special scope to diagnose an injury to, or perform minor surgery on, the knee)
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Fracture repairs
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Shoulder reconstructions
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Rotator cuff repairs
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Foot and ankle surgeries
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Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction in the knee
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Eye procedures, including plastic, reconstructive and cataract surgeries
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Hernia repairs and gall bladder removals
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Breast biopsies
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Gynecology surgeries
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Plastic surgery, including breast reconstruction, reduction and augmentation
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Urology procedure
Be the Nurse Who Redefines Care. At Advocate Health, being a nurse means more than delivering exceptional clinical care—it means leading with purpose, compassion, and boldness. As part of our One Advocate Nurse community, you’ll join a unified team committed to lifting others up, embracing innovation, and creating inclusive spaces where everyone can thrive. You’ll be empowered to think boldly, collaborate with humility, and drive change through fearless curiosity. Whether you're at the bedside, in the community, or advancing care through research and education, you’ll help shape the future of health—because here, we’re redefining care for you, for us, for all. Your feedback matters. Every nurse’s voice is vital in shaping our culture and improving care. We value your insights and experiences because they help us grow stronger together.
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Our Commitment to You:
Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
Compensation
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Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
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Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
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Incentive pay for select positions
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Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Benefits and more
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Paid Time Off programs
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Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
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Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
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Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
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Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
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Educational Assistance Program
Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.
About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.
How this job compares
Set against the 59,151 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$35.5–53.25/hr
- North Carolina median$38–53/hr1,156 hourly ranges
- US median$38–54/hr24,640 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $44.38/hr, is 7% below the North Carolina median midpoint ($48/hr) — in the middle half of Registered Nurse hourly ranges in North Carolina.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 2,343 open Registered Nurse jobs in North Carolina and 59,151 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in North Carolina
- Advocate Health (this employer)504 open
- UNC Health Care365 open
- Novant Health325 open
- Experience
- Registered Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (28,809 postings).
- Education
- 4,624 of the 59,151 open Registered Nurse jobs (8%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 30, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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