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PACU Licensed Registered Nurse (RN REQ)

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Palmetto Surgery Center

Columbia, South Carolina

Shift
Days
Unit
PACU

Posted Aug 12

What the listing says

Role

Schedule
Days · 5 a week
Weekends
No weekends
Term
Permanent
On the floor
No call
Setting
Ambulatory Surgery
Accepts
RN

Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.

Pay

Against the board
In range for SC staff roles

SC staff postings that state pay run $29/hr to $54/hr, the middle half $31/hr to $41/hr, across 118 postings.

About this role

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

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Requirements

  • RN

Place

City
Columbia, South Carolina
Median rent
$1,204/mo

rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024

Local household income
$55,529/yr

all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024

Metro price level
6% below the national average

Columbia area index 93.7, where 100 is the national average.

Columbia sits where the Saluda and Broad merge into the Congaree, and the Vista's converted brick warehouses hold the city's best kitchens. With a cost-of-living index of 93.7—about 6% below the national average—your RN salary stretches further, whether you're renting near Five Points or settling into Shandon's tree-lined streets.

Map showing the location of Columbia, SC
Approximate location in Columbia, SC. · © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap· Open the live map

Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.

How this role fits you

About the employer

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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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On your path

Operating Room is a specialty you move into. Periop programs often train from the ground up.

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