Introduction
Are you looking for a place to deliver excellent care patients deserve? At Parkland Medical Center we support our colleagues in their positions. Join our Team as a(an) Registered Nurse Ambulatory Care Unit and access programs to assist with every stage of your career.
Benefits
Parkland 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.
Are you a continuous learner? With more than 94,000 nurses throughout HCA Healthcare, we are one of the largest employers of nurses in the United States. Education is key to excellence. As a majority owner of Galen College of Nursing, which joins Research College of Nursing and Mercy School of Nursing as educational facilities within the HCA Healthcare family, we make it easier and more affordable to gain certifications and job skills. Apply today for our Registered Nurse Ambulatory Care Unit opening and continue to learn.
Job Summary and Qualifications
Position Summary
The ACU/PACU nurse will monitor all post op patients who enter the ACU and PACU post surgery or other invasive procedures. Competencies include ACLS, airway and cardiac monitoring expertise, emergency care and the ability to care for all patient populations. Call may be an integral part of the position. The PACU works closely with the anesthesia department and assists in coordination of patient care.
Essential Functions include but are not limited to:
Incorporates appropriate assessments and intervention skills in all interactions and delivery of nursing care
Communicates with patients, team members and management in an accurate, timely manner
Documents in a complete, timely manner; appropriately uses computer charting/ordering
Applies critical thinking skills and considers alternatives
Develops and maintains human care relationships
Acknowledges the impact illness/hospitalization has on patients and families; adapts care management for diverse populations and environments' advocates for needs of clients; provides care in an ethical and legal manner
Recognizes the importance of teamwork among care providers
Adapts care management for diverse populations and environments
Acknowledges limits of experience and capability and requests assistance appropriately
Verbalizes scope of practice for self and others, delegates and assigns care, coordinates care within multi-disciplinary team
Incorporates teaching in delivery of care with a focus on health promotion
Provides information to patient, assesses for barriers to learning, uses colleagues as a resource as appropriate, provides counseling about health behaviors
Applies know of the patient populations served within unit; provides age-appropriate care, applies knowledge of expected norms in planning care (ie VS, lab values, assessment, etc.)
Applies new data to improve care
Integrates technical, psychological, social, intellectual and physical skills
Demonstrates the unit-specific skills required for assigned role and service area
Maintains the integrity of sterile field
Maintains required competencies based on high-risk/low-volume/problem-prone areas
Promotes internal and external customer satisfaction
Builds and promotes a culture of service excellence and continuous improvement
Works as scheduled and is compliant with Attendance and Tardiness Policy
What qualifications you will need:
Education & Qualifications:
Required: Registered Nurse with New Hampshire license or Compact License when applicable; American Heart Association BLS; American Heart Association ACLS; American Heart Association PALS
Preferred: BSN or higher degree in Nursing; one year of nursing experience
Effective March 2016 new hire RNs with an ADN will be strongly encouraged to achieve a BSN within four years of hire
Located in Derry, NH, Parkland Medical Center is a regional acute-care hospital offering 86 beds and a Level III Trauma Center. HCA Healthcare owns the facility, along with three other hospitals, two freestanding emergency rooms, an ambulatory surgery center, and an urgent care center in New Hampshire. The organization employs 2,600 colleagues and 554 physicians, provides $15.8 million in uncompensated care, and pays $43.8 million in taxes annually. HCA Healthcare's other New Hampshire hospitals include Portsmouth Regional Hospital and Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester, as well as freestanding emergency rooms in Seabrook and Dover. In 2023, a third freestanding emergency room will open in Plaistow.
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.
"Good people beget good people." - Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
If growth and continued learning is important to you, we encourage you to apply for our Registered Nurse Ambulatory Care Unit 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 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.