PreOp/PACU Registered Nurse in Lebanon, TN

PreOp PACU Registered Nurse

Stroke response times nearly half of the national average. Cutting-edge SPOT Technology that detects sepsis earlier than the human eye. An Enhanced Surgical Recovery program that reduces opioid prescriptions and post-surgical readmissions. As a national learning health system, we're transforming care delivery, advancing clinical outcomes, and empowering our nursing teams in a collaborative effort to give people a healthier tomorrow. Join us! 

Job Summary and Qualifications 

Join our team as a Perioperative Nurse in our ambulatory surgery center. You will be responsible for planning, executing, and evaluating the nursing care rendered preoperatively and postoperatively until your patients are discharged. As a valued addition to our company, you will exhibit the values of Surgery Ventures powered by HCA Healthcare as a whole, as well as your individual center, providing quality care like family.

What you will do in this role:

• Prepare your patients’ care area adequately before case
• Ensure availability of necessary equipment and supplies for your patients’ procedure
• Conduct complete physical, and psychological assessment and evaluation of your patients’ history and diagnostic tests
• Administer pre-operative medications and intravenous therapy as prescribed
• You will exhibit proper technique for insertion, maintenance, and removal of IV catheters and saline locks
• Check dressings and/or operative site of your patients and report abnormalities to the surgeon
• Ensure your patients meet 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

Lebanon Center for Outpatient Surgery, 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. 

Lebanon Center for Outpatient Surgery is located in Lebanon, Tennessee. We are easy to reach from I‑40 and the Nashville International Airport. Our facility is new and includes two operating rooms and one procedure room. We are an ambulatory surgery center, and we expect to grow quickly in the coming months. Our specialties include ENT, General Orthopedics, Total Joint Replacement, Orthopedic Hand, Orthopedic Spine, General Surgery, Podiatry, and Pain Management. We are proud to be part of Surgery Ventures powered by HCA Healthcare, and we follow their mission. Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder 

Join a family that cares about every stage in your career! We are interviewing candidates for our PreOp PACU Registered Nurse opening. Apply today and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will reach out. 

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.