PACU Nurse PRN

Company: HCA Healthcare
Location: Aurora
Posted on: July 18, 2021

Job Description:

Description

The estimate displayed represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

Do you currently have an opportunity to make a real impact with your work? With over 2,000 sites of care and serving over 31.2 million patient interactions every year, nurses at Aurora Endoscopy Center have the opportunity to make a real impact. As a PACU Nurse PRN you can be a part of change.

It is an exciting time to be a nurse at HCA Healthcare! Come unlock your career potential and see how rewarding it can be to reach your personal and professional goals. Help to advance the practice of nursing and improve positive outcomes for your patients as a PACU Nurse PRN. We want your knowledge and expertise!

What you will do in this role:

• Prepare your patients’ care area adequately and ensure necessary equipment and supplies and provided
• You will demonstrate proper airway management techniques
• Monitor your patients according to policy (vital signs, temperature, cardiac, etc.).
• You will exhibit proper technique for insertion, maintenance, and removal of IV catheters and saline locks
• Perform and document head to toe evaluation of your patients utilizing an approved scoring system in line with HCA policy and procedure
• Check dressings and/or operative site of your patients and report abnormalities to the surgeon
• Provide a safe and comforting environment for your patients and family
• Ensure your patients meet discharge criteria

Qualifications you will need:

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a Preop, PACU, GI, ER or ICU setting; preferably in an ambulatory surgery center.
• Active RN license as required by state of employment.
• Required valid BCLS Certification upon employment. ***online certification not acceptable.
• ACLS required.
• PALS as required by facility.

Aurora Endoscopy Center located in Aurora, Colorado. We have a long and respected reputation as a provider of ambulatory surgical care. Today, our two procedure rooms offer the newest technology. Performing around 330 cases a month in gastrointestinal endoscopy services.  Our center is located near I-225 and E Iliff Ave.

HCA Healthcare has been named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for over a decade.  In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that leverages our size to make a real impact in our industry! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our PACU Nurse PRN opening. Submit your application today and help advance the practice of nursing.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. 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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