PACU Licensed Registered Nurse (RN REQ)

Palmetto Surgery Center

Columbia, South Carolina

Palmetto Surgery Center runs at clinic pace, on scheduled patients.

Posted Aug 12

Shift and hours: Days5 shifts a week
Unit and setting: PACU
License: RN license
Term: Permanent

What it pays

Against similar roles: In range for South Carolina staff rolesSouth Carolina staff postings that state pay run $30/hr to $49/hr, the middle half $33/hr to $44/hr, across 226 postings.

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Weekends: No weekends
On call: No call

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Palmetto Surgery Center

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As a PACU RN here you pre-op and recover patients moving through a five-OR schedule of ENT, cataracts, plastic surgery, and dental procedures. The posted rhythm is Monday–Friday only—no nights, no weekends, no call—with the last patient cutoff in PACU…

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M-F only, no nights, weekends or call; last patient cutoff in PACU recovery by 3:15 p.m.

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We are a freestanding, ambulatory surgery center, surgeon owned and operated.

We work M-F only, no nights, weekends or call along with a cutoff for the last patient in the PACU recovery room by 3:15 p.m. We perform ENT, cataracts, plastic surgery and dental procedures in our 5 OR facility.

We are looking for a full time RN for our PACU position. This individual would pre-op patients prior to surgery and would recover patients post-operatively depending on which area is assigned.

We offer a competitive package of wage and benefits as well as a productivity bonus of $3.00 per case for every case that we perform over 400 per month. We have been averaging about 500 cases a month and expect continued growth as patients learn that surgery centers are more cost effective.

Please let us know if you would like to join our team.

Job Type: Full-time
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $36.00 - $39.00 per hour

Benefits

401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Flexible spending account
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance

Ability to Commute

Columbia, SC 29223 (Required)

Ability to Relocate

Columbia, SC 29223: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

What's around it?

In Columbia, SC

Columbia, SCFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 6% below the US average

Median rent: $1,204/mo
Household income: $55,529/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Columbia, SC

NeighborhoodsForest Acres is Niche’s 2026 #1 Columbia-area suburb (A+ overall, population 10,530): lively, with stores and restaurants, used by singles, professionals, and families (median home $186,900). Lexington (#2, A+ public schools, population 24,585, median $174,900) and Irmo (#3, lakeside and budget-friendlier at $123,600, peaceful neighbors) plus Chapin are the Lake Murray family defaults; Seven Oaks ($136,100) is another green, school-oriented option. Reddit locals point to the Avenues in Cayce/West Columbia for commute ease and nicer streets. In-town, Shandon, Heathwood, and Elmwood Park are tree-lined bungalows and Victorians near Five Points; Blythewood (~20 minutes north, median $265,100) is large-lot bungalows, contemporaries, and ranches for people willing to drive.

Forest Acres is Niche’s 2026 #1 Columbia-area suburb (A+ overall, population 10,530): lively, with stores and restaurants, used by singles, professionals, and families (median home $186,900). Lexington (#2, A+ public schools, population 24,585, median $174,900) and Irmo (#3, lakeside and budget-friendlier at $123,600, peaceful neighbors) plus Chapin are the Lake Murray family defaults; Seven Oaks ($136,100) is another green, school-oriented option.

Reddit locals point to the Avenues in Cayce/West Columbia for commute ease and nicer streets. In-town, Shandon, Heathwood, and Elmwood Park are tree-lined bungalows and Victorians near Five Points; Blythewood (~20 minutes north, median $265,100) is large-lot bungalows, contemporaries, and ranches for people willing to drive.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: niche.com Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: facebook.com Source 5: garonteam.com Source 6: quora.com

Getting aroundColumbia is car-dependent (Walk Score 35, Bike Score 35, Transit Score 0); the COMET bus runs but coverage is sparse, so owning a car is treated as necessary. Reddit locals flag the Avenues in Cayce and West Columbia as the best bet for an easier drive plus decent neighborhoods. Blythewood is about 20 minutes north of the city; Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is about 20 minutes from downtown. Healthcare is a major local employer (Prisma Health among others), but sources describe daily life as driving, parking, and mixed development—not hospital-adjacent transit.

Columbia is car-dependent (Walk Score 35, Bike Score 35, Transit Score 0); the COMET bus runs but coverage is sparse, so owning a car is treated as necessary. Reddit locals flag the Avenues in Cayce and West Columbia as the best bet for an easier drive plus decent neighborhoods.

Blythewood is about 20 minutes north of the city; Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is about 20 minutes from downtown. Healthcare is a major local employer (Prisma Health among others), but sources describe daily life as driving, parking, and mixed development—not hospital-adjacent transit.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: garonteam.com Source 4: discoversouthcarolina.com Source 5: extraspace.com Source 6: rent.com

OutdoorsCongaree National Park, 20–30 minutes southeast, is old-growth bottomland forest with boardwalk hikes, canoeing/kayaking, and birding (check flood conditions). In town, the Columbia Canal and Riverfront Park Trail (flat, 3–7 mile options), Riverfront Park, and the Gervais Street Bridge cover daily walks and skyline views; Riverbanks Zoo & Garden and Sesquicentennial State Park (trails, lake, cabins) are the family defaults. Lake Murray shapes weekends out of Irmo, Lexington, and Chapin. Blythewood adds Doko Meadows Park’s 2,500-seat amphitheater, Blythewood Park, and Cobblestone Park Golf Club (golf, pool, pickleball).

Congaree National Park, 20–30 minutes southeast, is old-growth bottomland forest with boardwalk hikes, canoeing/kayaking, and birding (check flood conditions). In town, the Columbia Canal and Riverfront Park Trail (flat, 3–7 mile options), Riverfront Park, and the Gervais Street Bridge cover daily walks and skyline views; Riverbanks Zoo & Garden and Sesquicentennial State Park (trails, lake, cabins) are the family defaults.

Lake Murray shapes weekends out of Irmo, Lexington, and Chapin. Blythewood adds Doko Meadows Park’s 2,500-seat amphitheater, Blythewood Park, and Cobblestone Park Golf Club (golf, pool, pickleball).

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: discoversouthcarolina.com Source 3: quora.com Source 4: reddit.com

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Columbia is a car-dependent capital where healthcare, state government, USC, and Fort Jackson anchor the job market, and housing still undercuts most coastal South Carolina cities. Nurses typically land in Forest Acres (lively shops and restaurants, Niche’s 2026 #1 suburb), Lexington or Irmo for Lake Murray and A+ schools, the Avenues in Cayce/West Columbia for a shorter drive, or Blythewood twenty minutes north for large lots and Blythewood High. Downtown’s Vista on Gervais Street, Five Points, and Shandon bungalows offer walkable food and Gamecocks energy; Soda City Market takes over Main Street on Saturdays. Outdoors run from the Columbia Canal trail and Riverbanks Zoo to Congaree National Park’s old-growth boardwalk and lake weekends. Expect high-90s humid summers, sparse COMET bus service (Walk Score 35), vehicle personal-property taxes, and city crime cited well above the national average—reasons most families skip the urban core for Lexington, Chapin, or Blythewood even when they work in town.

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As of 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: niche.com Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: garonteam.com Source 5: discoversouthcarolina.com Source 6: quora.com Source 7: extraspace.com Source 8: rent.com

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Columbia, SCFrom Census ACS 2024.