PreOp PACU Nurse

HCA Healthcare•Denver, CO

About The Position

Rose Surgical Center is seeking a PreOp PACU Nurse for its ambulatory surgery center. The nurse provides safe and effective postoperative nursing care until patients are dismissed from the facility, supporting the center’s mission and values through compassionate patient care. Rose Surgical Center is a licensed, AAAHC-accredited multispecialty facility east of downtown Denver, Colorado. Its services include general surgery, GI, gynecology, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, orthopedics, ENT, pain management, plastics, podiatry, and urology. The position includes preparing patient care areas and ensuring equipment and supplies are available; managing airways; monitoring patients; performing IV catheter and saline-lock procedures; completing and documenting head-to-toe evaluations; checking dressings and operative sites; reporting abnormalities to surgeons; creating a safe, comforting environment for patients and families; and ensuring patients meet discharge criteria. Required qualifications include an associate degree in nursing, RN diploma, or higher; at least one year of clinical nursing experience; an active RN license as required by the state; and BCLS certification upon employment. ACLS is required within 30 days of hire, and PALS is required within 30 days if required by the facility. The employer describes a total rewards package that may include medical, prescription, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine coverage; wellbeing and counseling services; paid time off and family leave; disability coverage; retirement and savings resources; education assistance; and additional family, insurance, legal, and consumer benefits. Eligibility may vary by location.

Requirements

Associate degree in nursing, RN diploma, or higher degree in nursing.
At least one 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

Clinical nursing experience in PreOp, PACU, Pain, GI, ER, ICU, or Surgery is preferred.

Responsibilities

Prepare patient care areas 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.
Insert, maintain, and remove IV catheters and saline locks using proper technique.
Perform and document head-to-toe patient evaluations using an approved scoring system consistent with 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 plans.
Wellbeing support, including 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 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.