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HCA Healthcare

PreOp PACU Nurse - Float Pool

HCA Healthcare, Pflugerville, Texas, us, 78691

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Introduction Do you have the career opportunities as a PreOp PACU Nurse - Float Pool 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 HCA Healthcare which is a part of the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Do you want to work where you have a voice? Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to the care and 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 HCA Healthcare!

Job Summary and Qualifications As the Float Pool PreOp/PACU Nurse, you will contribute to the company’s mission and vision by utilizing the nursing process in planning, executing, and evaluating the nursing care rendered preoperatively and postoperatively until your patient is dismissed from the facility.

What you will do in this role:

You will rotate to other ambulatory surgery center facilities

Prepare patient care area adequately before case and ensure availability of necessary equipment and supplies

Initiate intravenous therapy as prescribed, utilizing aseptic technique utilizing appropriate IV start kit, catheter and fluid

Ensure that medication is labeled appropriately

Administer pre-operative medications as prescribed and utilize safety medication practices

Monitor your patient until he/she is transferred to the OR

Recognize signs and symptoms of your patient’s condition that indicate potential post procedure or anesthesia related complications and report to the anesthesiologist immediately

Monitor and maintain proper intravenous intake and output

Document patient assessment upon admission

Check dressings and/or operative site and report abnormalities to the surgeon

Assure that patient meets all discharge criteria

Qualifications you will need:

Associate Degree in Nursing or RN Diploma or Higher degree in Nursing Required

1+ years of nursing experience in a clinical setting, preferably in PACU, ICU or Surgery

Active RN license as required by state of employment

BCLS Certification upon employment. ***online certification not acceptable

ACLS required within 30-days of hire

PALS if required by facility within 30-days of hire

Benefits HCA Healthcare, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

Comprehensive benefits

for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services

Wellbeing support,

including free counseling and referral services

Time away from work

programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence

Savings and retirement resources , including a 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

Education support

through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

Additional benefits

for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

"Nurses play a pivotal role and are the backbone of healthcare delivery. At HCA Healthcare, we are dedicated to ensuring nurses have necessary tools and resources to provide world-class patient care, advocating for the profession and helping to shape the future of nursing."

Sammie Mosier, DHA, MA, BSN, NE-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive, HCA Healthcare

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

We are interviewing apply today!

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.

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