RN PACU
Pensacola, Florida
As a PACU Registered Nurse, you will play a critical role in the immediate post-operative care of surgical patients. This one is per diem, so you pick up the shifts you want. HCA Florida West Hospital is hiring for its own floors, with no agency in between.
Posted Oct 14
- Unit and setting
- PACU · Hospital post-operative care of surgical patientsSurgical patients in immediate post-operative care
- License
- RN license (RN) Registered Nurse
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- Registered Nurse (RN) (RN) Registered Nurse
- Certification
- ACLS within 90 days of startAfter hire · within 90 days of employment Advanced Cardiac Life Spt must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date
- Certification
- BLS within 30 days of startAfter hire · within 30 days of employment Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
- Certification
- PALS within 90 days of startAfter hire · within 90 days of employment PALS Pediatric Adv Life Supt must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date
- Education
- Associate Degree or RN Diploma Associate Degree, or Registered Nurse Diploma
What it pays
Benefits
- BenefitsMedical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicineComprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
- BenefitsFree counseling and referral servicesWellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- BenefitsPaid time off, paid family leave, disability coverage and leaves of absenceTime away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
- Benefits401(k) with 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service
- BenefitsTuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and Galen College of Nursing partnershipEducation support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- BenefitsFertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
More benefits (19)
- Dental insurance
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Health insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Adoption assistance
- Loan assistance
- Flexible spending account
- Life insurance
- Family leave
- Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine benefits
- Paid time off, paid family leave, short- and long-term disability
- 401(k) with 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay based on years of service
- Flexible spending accounts
- Tuition assistance and student loan assistance
- Certification support
- Adoption assistance and fertility and family building benefits
The role and schedule
- Floating
- Floats to other units
- Day to day
- Manage airway support managing airway support
- Day to day
- Closely monitor neurological and cardiac status closely monitoring neurological and cardiac status
- Day to day
- Respond promptly to complications or side effects responding promptly to any complications or side effects
- Day to day
- Provide initial wound care to the surgical site You will provide initial wound care to the patients’ surgical site
- Day to day
- Ensure patient stability during recovery ensure patient stability during recovery
- Day to day
- Collaborate with the surgical and anesthesia team You will collaborate with the surgical and anesthesia team.
- Day to day
- Deliver high-quality, patient-centered care Deliver high-quality, patient-centered care while managing evidence-based practices and continuous improvement initiatives
- Day to day
- Independently deliver safe nursing care to patients independently deliver safe nursing care to patients
- Day to day
- Assess patient condition and monitor throughout shift Assess patient condition, monitor throughout your shift
- Day to day
- Document changes in patient condition and care provided document changes in patient condition along with the care provided thoroughly
- Day to day
- Educate patients and families/caregivers about condition, treatment and follow-up Educate patients and families/caregivers about the patient’s medical condition, treatment and follow-up measures
- On call
- On-call during select non-business hours This role includes on-call availability during select non-business hours which will be discussed in the interview.
- Scheduling
- Self-scheduling offered
- Details
- 515-bed facility HCA Florida West Hospital is a 515-bed facility.
- Details
- Self/preferential scheduling posted four weeks in advance Self/Preferential Scheduling posted four weeks in advance
- Details
- Staffing support from CNAs, patient care techs, charge nurses and an RN float pool
- Details
- Rounding with unit leaders, including charge nurses Rounding with unit leaders, including charge nurses, to ensure your voice is heard on suggestions for patient care
The workplace
You pull into a Pensacola campus that has been a full-service acute care hospital serving Northwest Florida for more than 40 years — the same place that used to be West Florida Healthcare and now operates as HCA Florida West…
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How is patient load handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
Operating Room is a specialty you move into. Periop programs often train from the ground up.
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Strong staffing Support when it matters most. Technology and tools that streamline patient monitoring and communication to help you work more efficiently. Robust supply chains to keep you fully equipped. Ongoing clinical education to improve your skills. As a Registered Nurse at HCA Florida West Hospital, you’ll have all the staffing support, technology and resources you need to deliver safe, high-quality care—so you can focus on what you do best.
Job Summary and Qualifications
As a PACU Registered Nurse, you will play a critical role in the immediate post-operative care of surgical patients. Your responsibilities will include managing airway support, closely monitoring neurological and cardiac status, and responding promptly to any complications or side effects. You will provide initial wound care to the patients’ surgical site and ensure patient stability during recovery. You will collaborate with the surgical and anesthesia team. This role includes on-call availability during select non-business hours which will be discussed in the interview.
Position Details
- Self/Preferential Scheduling posted four weeks in advance
- Supportive, visible leadership that promotes a collaborative, respectful team culture where nurses are empowered to ask questions, seek help, and provide valuable input
- Staffing Support from Certified Nurse Assistance, Patient Care Techs, Charge Nurses, and an RN float pool internal to HCA Healthcare that is available as a staffing resource as needed
- Rounding with unit leaders, including charge nurses, to ensure your voice is heard on suggestions for patient care
What you will do in this role
- Deliver high-quality, patient-centered care while managing evidence-based practices and continuous improvement initiatives
- Be an integral member of a dynamic interdisciplinary team – consisting of the provider(s), therapy, and more.
- Consistently apply the nursing process, critical thinking skills, scientific judgment, technical skills and leadership to independently deliver safe nursing care to patients
- Assess patient condition, monitor throughout your shift, and document changes in patient condition along with the care provided thoroughly
- Educate patients and families/caregivers about the patient’s medical condition, treatment and follow-up measures
What qualifications you will need
- Advanced Cardiac Life Spt must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date
- Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
- PALS Pediatric Adv Life Supt must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date
- (RN) Registered Nurse
- Associate Degree, or Registered Nurse Diploma
Benefits
HCA Florida West Hospital, 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
HCA Florida West Hospital is a 515-bed facility. We are proud to be the area's leading health care facility in quality outcomes performance. We are the area's first Accredited Chest Pain Center and Breast Imaging Center of Excellence.
Our hospital is the first in the state of Florida to have earned Atrial Fibrillation with Electrophysiology Services Accreditation. We have an Advanced Primary Stroke Center. We provide a specialized Emergency Department tailored to the needs of seniors and children.
We have a Kid’s ER dedicated to our youngest patients. We are the area’s only comprehensive CARF-accredited physical rehabilitation hospital. Our facility has a behavioral health facility.
We offer services including cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, oncology, and orthopedics. Other services that we offer include robotic-assisted surgery, critical care, and neurology/neurosurgery. We also offer urology, gastroenterology, obstetrics, and pulmonary and rehabilitative medicine.
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 cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"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 Healthcare
If growth and continued learning is important to you, we encourage you to apply for our RN PACU opening. Our team will promptly review your application. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities apply today!
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.
What's around it?
Pensacola, FLFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 2% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,322/mo
- Household income
- $74,212/yr, all local households, not nurse pay