HCA Healthcare

PACU Nurse

Posted on: 10 Mar 2021

Boerne, TX

Job Description

Description

SHIFT: No Weekends
SCHEDULE: Full-time

Do you have the career opportunities as a Preoperative Nurse you want in your current role? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Ambulatory Surgery Division, part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

We are committed to providing our employees with the support they need. We offer an array of medical, dental, and vision packages as well as several add-on perks to make your benefits package truly customizable. Some of the unique benefits we offer include:

* Tuition Reimbursement and Student Loan Repayment Programs
* Paid Personal Leave
* 401k (100% annual match 3%-9% of pay based on years of service)
* Identity Theft Protection discounts
* Auto, Home, and Life Insurance options
* Adoption Assistance
* Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

We are seeking a Preoperative Nurse for our center to ensure that we continue to provide patients with high quality, efficient care. Did you get into our industry for these reasons? We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply now!

Join our team as a Preoperative Nurse in our ambulatory surgery center. You will be responsible for planning, executing and evaluating the nursing care rendered preoperatively.

What you will do in this role:

* Prepares patient care area adequately and ensures availability of necessary equipment and supplies.
* Demonstrates proper airway management techniques (oral airway, extubation, pulse oximetry monitoring, O2 administration, etc.)
* Understand principals of hemodynamic monitoring and monitors patient according to policy (vital signs, temperature, cardiac, etc.).
* Recognizes signs and symptoms of patients condition that indicate potential post procedure or anesthesia related complications and report to anesthesiologist immediately.
* Monitors and maintains proper intravenous intake and output.
* Exhibits proper technique for insertion, maintenance, and removal of IV catheters and saline locks.
* Performs head to toe assessment of patient and evaluates patient utilizing approved scoring system upon admission and as indicated by policy.
* Documents patient assessment upon admission.

Boerne Surgery Center is very proud to be a new addition to the community. It is a brand new facility providing ambulatory surgical care in the San Antonio community. We offer a state of the art facility with the newest technology in our 3 operating room suites and 2 procedure rooms. Our specialties include Orthopedic, General, Ophthalmology, GI, Colorectal, and spine. HCA Healthcare has been

continually named a Worlds Most Ethical Company by Ethisphere since 2010. We are a brand new facility located outside of the busy city with a small intimate staff.

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Preoperative Nurse opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

Qualifications

Qualifications you will need:

* Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing
* Minimum 2 years 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

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.

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HCA Healthcare

Nashville, TN

HCA Healthcare, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides health care services. The company operates general, acute care hospitals that offer medical and surgical services, including inpatient care, intensive care, cardiac care, diagnostic, and emergency services; and outpatient services, such as outpatient surgery, laboratory, radiology, respiratory therapy, cardiology, and physical therapy services. It also operates psychiatric hospitals, which provide therapeutic programs comprising child, adolescent and adult psychiatric care, and adolescent and adult alcohol and drug abuse treatment and counseling.

In addition, the company operates outpatient health care facilities consisting of freestanding ambulatory surgery centers, freestanding emergency care facilities, urgent care facilities, walk-in clinics, diagnostic and imaging centers, rehabilitation and physical therapy centers, radiation and oncology therapy centers, physician practices, and various other facilities. As of December 31, 2018, it owned and operated 179 hospitals and 123 freestanding surgery centers located in 20 states and the United Kingdom. The company was formerly known as HCA Holdings, Inc. HCA Healthcare, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.