PACU Nurse

Hourly Wage Estimate: $71.50 - $98.32 / hour

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Ready for a role that supports your unique calling in patient care and fits your life? At Los Gatos Surgical Center, you’ll find clear pathways to advance backed by our unmatched nationwide transfer policy that lets you grow your career when the time is right for you. With mentorship opportunities, clinical education courses, professional certification support, and educational assistance, you will have all the resources you need to build the career of a lifetime.
Job Summary and Qualifications We 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 company’s 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:
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 Los Gatos Surgical Center, 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.
Los Gatos Surgical Center is located in thecity of Los Gatos in Northern California. Our AAAHC accredited center strives to provide thehighest quality of care. We have the most up to date equipment. Our caseload per monthis over 650 cases. Services in specialties like gynecology, general and vascular, orthopedic and podiatry,ophthalmology, gastroenterology, urology and plastics are available. The center was establishedin 1984. Los Gatos Surgical Center is a partnership with physician’s and HCA Healthcare, thenation’s leading provider of healthcare services.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in c
"Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future."
Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC
Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive
HCA Healthcaret
Join a family that cares about every stage in your career! We are interviewing candidates for our PACU Nurse opening. Apply today and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will reach out.
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