PACU Registered Nurse
PACU Registered Nurse
Tampa, Florida
Overview
When you join USPI, you’re joining a caring, compassionate team who provides excellence in patient care across all of our facilities. As part of our staff, you’ll work with a high level of professionalism and commitment to our patients by providing safe, efficient patient care throughout their health experience. We follow the highest standard for nursing excellence, quality patient care, and innovation.
- Job Type: Full Time
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Success Profile
What makes a successful PACU Registered Nurse at our location? Check out the traits we’re looking for and see if you have the right mix.
- Team player
- Multi-Tasker
- Positive
- Compassionate
- Analytical
- Detail-Oriented
Culture
The culture of USPI revolves around our mission of treating each and every one of our patients, and their families, as if they were our own family members – each patient, each family, each and every time. We also believe in:
- Working with compassion and respect for others and each other, supporting our communities and advocating for our patients
- Acting with integrity and the highest ethical standards – always
- Delivering results through accountability and transparency
- Embracing inclusiveness for all people in our workplace and in the communities we serve
Benefits
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Healthcare
Medical, dental, vision, healthcare/dependent FSA, life and disability insurance
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401(k) Retirement Plans
Secure your future with plans that also include employer discretionary match
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Tuition Reimbursement
Up to $1,500 maximum reimbursement per year
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Paid Time Off
Up to 15 PTO days per year and 6 paid holidays
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Work/Life Balance
Benefits such as paid holidays and vacation help you keep a healthy work-life balance
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Compensation
Competitive salaries
Responsibilities
At Pediatric Surgery Center, Florida we provide first-class surgical services for local communities and recognize our employees as our number one assets. We focus on offering a high quality, ambulatory care alternative to a hospital for surgical procedures. Pediatric Surgery Center is designed to meet both the emotional and medical needs of children and their families before, during and after a procedure. Specialty areas include ENT, GI, General Surgery, Ophthalmology, and Dental.
PACU Nurse Responsibilities:
- Monitoring post-operative patients' levels of consciousness during recovery from anesthesia.
- Measuring and recording patients' vital signs.
- Closely observing patients for signs of side effects of anesthesia medication.
- Treating pain, nausea, and other post-operative symptoms of anesthesia.
- Updating charts, patient files, and medical records.
- Collaborating with the medical team on post-operative patient care and facilitating timely specialized interventions.
- Providing comfort and reassurance to distressed post-operative patients and concerned family members.
- Educating patients and their families on post-surgery care, as well as answering questions.
Required Skills:
- Demonstrate and promote positive customer relationships with the medical staff, patients and their families, and with other employees.
- Demonstrate an ability to adapt to changing trends.
- Demonstrate the willingness to share knowledge and experience with others.
- Promote the environment that recognizes the worth and rights of patients, families, and staff.
- Attend educational and mandatory in-services, Quality Assurance activities, Infection Control activities and participate in department staff meetings.
- Continue own growth and development through appropriate educational resources.
- Perform other job duties and assist other employees as needed.
- Accountable to support and uphold the Facility’s mission in all aspects.
- Adhere to and monitor all OSHA Safety Standards throughout the Facility and grounds.
USPI complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.
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Required Experience:
- Graduate of an accredited Registered Nursing Program
- Current State of Florida licensure required
- One year experience in PACU, ICU, or Emergency Room preferred
- One year Pediatric care preferred
- CPR certification required
- PALS certification recommended
Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or
employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin,
age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or
expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will
make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities
unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.
Tenet participates in the E-Verify program.
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