RN PACU PRN

Company: Surgery Center of Anchorage
Location: Anchorage
Posted on: May 12, 2022

Job Description:

Description IntroductionDo you have the career opportunities as an RN PACU PRN 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 Surgery Center of Anchorage which is a part of the nations leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.BenefitsWe are committed to providing benefits that matter to nurses. At Surgery Center of Anchorage, our benefits package offers eligible colleagues an attractive benefit package that includes medical, wellbeing, dental and vision benefits along with some unique benefits including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Flexible Spending
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Personal Leave
• 401K(100% annual match - 3% to 9% of pay based on years of service)
• Academic AssistanceandReimbursementsfor Tuition and Student Loans
• Employee Discountsincluding Tickets, Retail, Mental Health Apps, Education Apps, Identity Theft Protection etc.
• Home,Auto, andPet Insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• Short Term&Long Term Disabilitycoverage
• AdoptionAssistance
• Legal Benefitsand lots more!Learn more about Employee BenefitsDo 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 Surgery Center of Anchorage!Job Summary and QualificationsWe are seeking a PACU Nurse for our ambulatory surgery center who demonstrates the values of our company by caring like family. You will ensure safe and effective nursing care rendered postoperatively until the patient is dismissed from the facility. With your expertise, our center will continue its legacy of employing nurses who contribute to the companys mission and vision. 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 PACU 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 has been caring for residents of Alaska since 2010. Our centermaintains the highest performance standards. We have been awarded accreditation by The JointCommission. We perform over 324 procedures a month. Services in ENT, colorectal,gastroenterology, plastics, urology, gynecology and general surgeries are offered. As amember of the HCA Healthcare Ambulatory Surgery Division, we follow our mission.Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life.HCA Healthcare has been named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institutefor over a decade.HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the Worlds Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for thedelivery 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-FounderIf this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our RN PACU PRN 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 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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