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PACU Registered Nurse

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Loxahatchee, FL
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Active RN LicenseBCLS CertificationACLS CertificationPALS Certification

Job overview

The PACU Registered Nurse provides postoperative nursing care at Palms West Surgicenter until patients are dismissed from the facility. The role includes monitoring patients, managing airways and IV catheters, documenting assessments, reporting operative-site abnormalities, and ensuring discharge criteria are met. Candidates need professional nursing education, an active RN license, required certifications, and at least one year of PACU or ICU experience; ambulatory surgery center experience is preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Airway ManagementPatient MonitoringIV Catheter ManagementPatient AssessmentPostoperative Nursing

Qualifications

Professional Nursing Education1+ Year PACU or ICU ExperienceActive RN LicenseBCLS CertificationACLS CertificationPALS Certification

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a PACU Registered Nurse? At Palms West Surgicenter, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

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 company’s 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 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

Benefits

Palms West Surgicenter 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

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Palms West Surgicenter (https://palmswestsurgicenter.com/) islocated in Loxahatchee, Florida. We are one of the fasted growing areas in Palm Beach County. The area is known for its equestrian community. Our center is near great schools, arts, malls, zoos, and of course the beautiful AtlanticOcean. We have cared for our residents for more than 14 years. Services in the areas of gastroenterology, gynecology, lapbanding, lithotripsy, ENT, orthopedic, plastics, podiatry, and urology are provided. Our AAAHCaccredited center performs over 700 procedures a month. We are a member of the HCA Healthcare Ambulatory SurgeryDivision.

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 thedelivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our PACU Registered Nurse opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring!

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.

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