PACU Registered Nurse

HCA Healthcare•Nashville, TN

22h•Onsite

About The Position

Centennial Surgery Center is seeking a PACU Nurse for its ambulatory surgery center. The nurse provides safe and effective postoperative nursing care until patients are dismissed from the facility, helping uphold the center’s mission and values. The role includes preparing the patient care area, managing airways, monitoring patients, documenting assessments, checking operative sites, and ensuring patients meet discharge criteria. Centennial Surgery Center is located in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, serves Middle Tennessee, and performs more than 700 cases per month. Its services include orthopedics, retina, urology, gynecology, plastics, podiatry, endoscopy, neurosurgery, and dental procedures. The center is part of the HCA Healthcare Ambulatory Surgery Division.

Requirements

Associate Degree in Nursing, RN Diploma, or higher degree in nursing.
At least 1 year of nursing experience in a clinical setting; PACU, ICU, or surgery experience is preferred.
Active RN license as required by the state of employment.
BCLS certification upon employment; online certification is not acceptable.
ACLS certification within 30 days of hire.
PALS certification within 30 days of hire if required by the facility.

Nice To Haves

Nursing experience in PACU, ICU, or surgery.

Responsibilities

Prepare patients’ care areas and ensure necessary equipment and supplies are available.
Demonstrate proper airway management techniques.
Monitor patients according to policy, including vital signs, temperature, and cardiac status.
Use proper techniques for insertion, maintenance, and removal of IV catheters and saline locks.
Perform and document head-to-toe patient evaluations using an approved scoring system in accordance with HCA policy and procedure.
Check patient dressings and operative sites and report abnormalities to the surgeon.
Provide a safe and comforting environment for patients and their families.
Ensure patients meet discharge criteria.

Benefits

Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine coverage.
Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
Paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan and flexible spending accounts.
Preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
Fertility and family-building benefits and adoption assistance.
Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans.
Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.