Local Contract Nurse RN - PACU - Post Anesthesia Care - $53-56 per hour

HealthTrust Workforce Solutions HCA is seeking a local contract nurse RN PACU - Post Anesthesia Care for a local contract nursing job in Austin, Texas.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 06/22/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 10 hours, days
• Employment Type: Local Contract

RN - DAY SURGERY OUTPATIENT (786) - 

13 WEEKS - 

DAYS - 10 hr shifts x 4 Day (combo of shifts 0530 to 1600 & 0830 to 1900) 

South Austin Hospital TX

Austin, TX 78704

• No call 

• No weekends 

Tell us about the unit(s):

• Number of Beds - 16
• Number of Staff – 25
• Type of staff:
  • Day Shift (0530 to 1600) – 1 Charge RN & up to 7 staff RNs, 1 PCT (07 to 1730), & 1 Unit Clerk (0800 to 1630).
  • Evening Shift (0830 to 1900)- 1 Charge & 3 Staff RNs
  • Late Evening Shift (1230 to 2100) – 1 RN
  • Weekend Day Shift (0600 to 1830)- 1 RN
  • Weekend Night Shift- none, covered by OR staff & PACU
• Patient Ratios – 2 patients per RN in Preop, Up to 3 Patients per RN in Phase 2 Postop. Utilizes a team nursing approach in postop area.
• Type of equipment – vital signs machine, glucometer
• EMR – Meditech

Must have : candidates without these skills will not be considered for the role.

• Previous Preop & Phase 2 Postop experience
• Competent & comfortable starting IVs

Preferred or nice to have : candidates with these skills will be considered first.

• Previous Meditech Experience
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List typical procedures performed on unit(s):   

• PreOp for procedures. Includes wide variety of procedures (open hearts to port placements & endoscopy patients).
• Phase 2 recovery/postop—discharge education & discharging patients home. Expected to work in a team environment.

• Scrub Color - navy (also option to wear Hospital OR scrubs)

About HealthTrust Workforce Solutions HCA

At HealthTrust Workforce Solutions, healthcare is not just about the four walls of a facility but about the people who provide and receive care. Our focus is on empowering healthcare professionals to deliver exceptional patient experiences by providing them with the necessary skills, tools, and support. We partner with healthcare facilities nationwide to ensure that the right professionals are in the right roles. We prioritize our clinicians by giving them a voice and access to opportunities to fulfill their mission of improving lives by providing quality patient care.

We are committed to our core values of Trust, Innovation, Adaptability, Courage, and Accountability. We are dedicated to positively impacting the healthcare industry by providing first-priority access to more than 200,000 jobs nationwide to our healthcare professionals. Join us and be part of the HealthTrust family, where you can make a difference every day.

We embrace our changing environment, and we maintain a culture that has a rich tradition of transforming itself to meet the challenges of the future.

MISSION STATEMENT

While putting great people in the right roles is essential, our mission is far greater. We want our clinicians to be part of the HealthTrust family, where healthcare professionals have a voice and are empowered with the right tools and opportunities to fulfill their personal mission of improving lives. Plus, as a preferred partner to thousands of top-performing hospitals, we provide our healthcare professionals with first-priority access to more than 200,000 jobs nationwide.

Benefits

• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Referral bonus
• Continuing Education
• Life insurance