PACU Registered Nurse PRN
About The Position
Greenview Surgery Center is seeking a PACU Registered Nurse to provide safe and effective postoperative nursing care until patients are discharged from the facility. The nurse prepares the patient care area and ensures necessary equipment and supplies are available; provides airway management; monitors patients in accordance with policy; performs and documents patient assessments using an approved scoring system; checks dressings and operative sites and reports abnormalities to the surgeon; and provides a safe, comforting environment for patients and families. The nurse ensures patients meet discharge criteria. Greenview Surgery Center is an ambulatory surgery center in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and part of Surgery Ventures powered by HCA Healthcare. The center performs more than 275 cases per month and provides ENT, endoscopy, gastroenterology, gynecology, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, orthopedics, plastics, and urology services. The center is AAAHC certified.
Requirements
- Associate degree in Nursing, RN diploma, or higher degree in Nursing.
- At least 1 year of nursing experience in a clinical setting.
- 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 is preferred.
- PreOp/PACU experience is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Prepare the patient care area and ensure necessary equipment and supplies are provided.
- Demonstrate proper airway management techniques.
- Monitor patients according to policy, including vital signs, temperature, and cardiac status.
- Use proper technique for insertion, maintenance, and removal of IV catheters and saline locks.
- Perform and document a head-to-toe evaluation using an approved scoring system in accordance with HCA policy and procedure.
- Check dressings and operative sites and report abnormalities to the surgeon.
- Provide a safe and comforting environment for patients and families.
- Ensure patients meet discharge criteria.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services.
- Free counseling and referral services.
- Paid time off and 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.
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
