Registered Nurse (RN) - Pediatrics PACU - Post Anesthetic Care
TriStar Centennial Medical Center
Nashville, TN
Days

Shift: Days (Rotating Weekends)

Description

Introduction

Do you have the career opportunities as a(an) PACU Nurse Womens Childrens you want in your current role? We invest in what matters most to nurses like you – at home, at work, and at every stage in your career. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join TriStar Centennial Medical Center which is a part of the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

***$8k Sign on bonus for qualified candidates -paid out in 20% payments every 6 months, over the course of 2 years (initial paycheck, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months) - 6 month commitment or you have to pay the initial payment back, no payback commitment after that point***

Benefits

TriStar Centennial Medical Center, 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

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Do you want to work where you have a voice? Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to the care and improvement of human life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils, vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses at TriStar Centennial Medical Center!

Job Summary and Qualifications

Women Children PACU Nurse 

• The Registered Nurse performs direct patient care within the scope of the Registered Nurse Practice Act. 
• Utilizes therapeutic communication in daily practice.
• Maintains a safe therapeutic environment.
• Identifies nursing problems as they relate to the individual needs of the patient. 
• Registered Nurse plans individualized patient care while utilizing an interdisciplinary approach.
• Participates in performance improvement activities.
• Provides care and coordinates participation that fosters the goals of the hospital’s mission and vision statement. 
• When acting in charge nurse role, registered nurses are responsible for day-to-day activities to ensure the delivery of quality patient care in a therapeutic environment.
• Make staff assignments based on patient need, acuity and the skill of the staff. 
• Serve as role models and clinical resource for the staff.
• Respond in a timely manner to requests for information or follow-up with physician, staff or patient issues. 

What you will do in this role: 

• You will monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients’ conditions. 
• You will consult and coordinate with team members of operative and other procedural areas for safe effective care of patients as well as “on time” case starts. 
• You will record patients’ medical information and vital signs. 
• You will order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patients’ condition. 
• You will modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients’ responses and conditions. 
• You will prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments. 

What qualifications you will need:

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 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 60 months of employment start date
• Registered Nurse: Current TN RN License or compact licensure. 
• Registered Nurse Diploma
• Experience working with critical care patients: ICU, ER, or PACU-- be completely comfortable managing patients on ventilators and multiple drips. 
• Minimum 2 years of nursing experience required. 

TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 740+ bed comprehensive facility. We offer medical and surgical programs. These include behavioral health and 24-hour emergency. These also include heart and vascular and imaging. These also include neurosciences, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics, rehabilitation, sleep disorder, and women's services. We are an affiliate of TriStar Health. TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 43-acre campus. We are home to TriStar Centennial Heart & Vascular Center. We are home to TriStar Centennial Women's Hospital. Our campus includes The Children's Hospital at TriStar Centennial, Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at TriStar Centennial Medical Center, TriStar Centennial Advanced Joint Replacement Institute and TriStar Centennial Parthenon Pavilion.

HCA Healthcare has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for ten consecutive years (2010-2019). In 2019, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our PACU Nurse Womens Childrens opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing apply today!

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.