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Introduction

Medical City Surgical Hospital Alliance is committed to investing in the latest technology enabling nurses to work more efficiently. Are you passionate about delivering patient-centered care? Submit your application for RN PACU position and spend more time at the bedside with the patient.

Benefits

Medical City Surgical Hospital Alliance, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.

• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.

• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing

• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock

• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.

• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more

• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts

• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships

• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)

• Colleague recognition program

• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)

• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

You contribute to our success let us contribute to yours! Whether you choose to focus on bedside care, a leadership or C-suite role, shape business and operational outcomes, or work to deliver clinical excellence behind the scenes in data science, case management or transfer centers. Unlock your potential at Medical City Surgical Hospital Alliance!

Job Summary and Qualifications

• Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; following hospital and nursing standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations.

• Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.

• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.

• Provides safe and effective care of the post-anesthesia patient, collaborating with nurse supervisors/managers, physicians, technicians, and allied health practitioners.

• Performs and documents patient assessments and reassessments following Nursing and Departmental P/P, using appropriate techniques for data collection and analysis, at regular and indicated intervals and following ASPAN guidelines

• Assesses for potential medication, latex, and environmental/skin allergies. Ensures appropriate precautions are enacted.

• Applies principles of growth and development and age specific norms in the assessment process.

• Assessment and reassessment of infants, children, and adolescents consider expected findings based on age and development status in determining possible variations; educational needs; family/guardian expectation for and involvement in care are integral to process.

• Assessment and reassessment of older adults consider the normal physiologic changes associated with the aging process and those that may be a result of chronic, debilitated disease processes.

• Notifies responsible practitioners of significant changes in patient condition, facilitates management of follow-up care.

• Assesses patient comfort/anxiety level, provides support measures appropriate to the age and culture of the patient. Assesses readiness for treatment/care.

• Utilizing data collected in the assessment and in collaboration with other health care providers, formulates a plan of care, and updates as needed to achieve the optimal patient outcome.

• Prioritizes and performs interventions based on critical thinking and technical skills assimilated from assessment, reports and information communicated by other health care providers to achieve optimal patient outcome.

• Ensures adherence to principles of asepsis throughout the perioperative continuum.

• Systematically ensures documentation of physician orders and their completion.

• Selects, applies, implement hospital approved care path, protocols, order sets.

• Administers medications using accurate calculations against age specific guidelines.

• Provides IV therapy.

• Uses specialized equipment, medications, and supplies safety and effectively, with adaptations according to patient age, size and developmental need.

• Participates in IVCS only if credentialed.

• Applies special precautions supervising care provided to sedated patients to minimize potential for injury.

• Assists physicians with bedside procedures according to current procedural guidelines.

• Provides patient/family education in collaboration with the healthcare team.

• Achieves the expected patient outcomes or revises plan of care and implementation of care based on the results of the prescribed plan of care.

• Evaluates and records patient response to interventions (esp. pain management, safety precautions)

• Ensures that problems arising are promptly communicated and resolved.

• Provides accurate and complete report to incoming nursing unit staff.

• Applies universal precautions according to potential exposure routes. Wears indicated protective barriers without supervision or reminders.

• Demonstrates effective hand washing, performed at task appropriate intervals.

• Maintains environmental control through constant surveillance for breaks in aseptic/sterile techniques, clean/dirty linen and trash management procedures.

• Uses hospital approved cleaning solutions, chemicals, and procedures effectively and according to manufacturer’s recommendations for safety.

• If indicated, performs appropriate instrument decontamination and transport.

What qualifications you will need:

• Associate’s degree in nursing required; BSN preferred. BSN will be required within 3 years of employment

• Minimum of two years’ experience in PACU is required. Willing to consider a minimum of one year in CCU or ICU.

• Licenses, Registrations and/or Certifications RN license eligible to practice in the State of Texas; BLS, ACLS required from an HCA approved vendor; PALS within 90 days.

• Professional Nursing Organization membership encouraged.

• Certification in nursing specialty preferred.

Committed to the care and improvement of human life, Medical City Healthcare aims to deliver excellence - providing the highest quality, cost-effective healthcare in the communities it serves. With the resources and experience of HCA Healthcare, including 186 hospitals in the United States and England, Medical City Healthcare is one of the North Texas region's largest and most comprehensive healthcare providers and includes 16 hospitals, about 5000 working physicians, and more than 17,000 employees in Dallas-Fort Worth.

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.

"Across HCA Healthcare’s more than 2,000 sites of care, our nurses and colleagues have a positive impact on patients, communities and healthcare.

Together, we uplift and elevate our purpose to give people a healthier tomorrow."- Jane Englebright, PhD, RN CENP, FAAN

Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive

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

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.