Registered Nurse PACU Recovery Room

Description

Do you have the career opportunities as a Registered Nurse PACU Recovery Room 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 Heart Hospital of Austin 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 Heart Hospital of Austin!

As a Registered Nurse (RN) in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), you will play a critical role in the immediate post-operative care of surgical patients. Your responsibilities will include managing airway support, closely monitoring neurological and cardiac status, and responding promptly to any complications or side effects. You will provide initial wound care to the patients’ surgical site and ensure patient stability during recovery.

You will collaborate with the surgical and anesthesia team. This role includes on-call availability during select non-business hours which will be discussed in the interview.

• You will complete an age-appropriate assessment on each assigned patient and create a specific plan of care upon patient arrival
• You will obtain supplies, equipment, and medication needed for patient care
• You will monitor the patient throughout the recovery phase
• You will identify and correct airway obstructions, ensure uninterrupted oxygen therapy, and extubate patients
• You will administer IV therapy
• You will recognize and report variations in patient condition to the appropriate individuals (physician, anesthesiologist, clinical nurse coordinator)
• You will monitor patients for adverse reactions prior to transport from Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
• You will make rounds to check equipment cleanliness and appropriate storage
• You will monitor narcotic and medication control

What qualifications you will need:

• Minimum of 1 year of clinical nursing experience as a Registered Nurse (RN) in PACU, ED, IMC, PCU or Critical Care- required
• Associate’s degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) – preferred
• Current State of Texas Registered Nurse (RN) license or Compact Registered Nursing License. If Compact License, Texas license must be obtained within 90 days of hire
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification per St. David’s Healthcare policy
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification per St. David’s Healthcare policy

Heart Hospital of Austin, 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

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Note:

Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

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