PACU Nurse PRN

TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center

Description

Do you have the career opportunities as aPACU Nurse you want in your current role We invest in what matters most to nurses like you – at home, at work, and at every stage in your career. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center which is a part of the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Benefits

TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life,careerand retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medicalcoverage thatcovers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and freeAirMedmedical transportation.

• Additionaloptions for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, movingassistance, pet insurance and more.

• Free counseling services and resources for emotional,physicaland financial wellbeing

• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock

• Family support through fertility and family building benefits withProgynyand adoptionassistance.

• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more

• Consumer discounts throughAbenityand Consumer Discounts

• Retirement readiness, rolloverassistanceservices and preferred banking partnerships

• Educationassistance(tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)

• Colleague recognition program

• Time AwayFromWork Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)

• Employee Health AssistanceFund thatoffers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Do you want to work where you have a voice Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to thecareand improvement of human life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils, vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses at TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center!

Job Summary and Qualifications

ThePACU Nurseperforms direct patient care within the scope of the Registered Nurse Practice Act.This individualutilizestherapeutic communication in daily practiceandmaintainsa safe therapeutic environment.The nurseidentifiesnursing problems as they relate to the individual needs of the patient.The nurse plans individualized patient care whileutilizingan interdisciplinary approachandparticipatesin performance improvement activities.The nurse providescare and coordinates participation that fosters the goals of the hospital’s mission and vision statement.

What you will do in this role:

• Receive post-surgical report from CRNA and circulator, including, but not limited to;airway patency,patient vital signs during procedure, type of anesthesia used, dressings, drains, and fluid intake/output.

• Handle maintenance of post-operative drainsincluding,JP,Hemovac,Pleurovac, andfoleycatheters.

• Handle maintenanceof patientairway, including oral airways, nasal airways, and ETT.

• Assess and treat pain based on parameters given by physician ordering pain medication, be alert for signs of overmedication and or anaphylaxis.

• Provide updates toappropriate individualsidentifiedby the patient.

• Oversee quality assuranceactivities, andcommunicating any concerns to the physician.

What qualifications you will need:

• Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing

• Currentlicensureas a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of Tennesseeorcompact staterequired

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support(ACLS)must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date

• Basic Life Support (BLS)required

• Pediatric AdvancedLife Support(PALS)must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date

• 1 year of ICU or PACURNexperience required

Serving our community for the past 40 years, TriStar Southern Hills has been a leader for a wide range of healthcare services. These include emergency services, cardiology ,orthopedicsand rehabilitation. TriStar Southern Hills is an Accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI and a Primary Stroke Center. There are more than 300 board certifiedphysiciansrepresentingmore than 20 specialties. Many have officeslocatedon our campus.

TriStar Southern Hills PACU isa 10-Bed unit that specializes in providing exceptional care immediately postoperatively for patients that undergo general surgery, ortho-spine surgery, total joint and other orthopedic surgeries, urology procedures, vascular surgery, gynecologic surgery, podiatric surgery, endoscopy procedures, non-open-heart cardiac catheterization procedures, TEE and Cardioversion procedures, and interventional radiological procedures.

HCA Healthcare has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies byEthisphereInstitute for ten consecutive years (2010-2019). In 2019, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated$3.7 billionin cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our PACU Nurse opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewingapplytoday!

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.