Summary:
We are seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse to join our Pre-OP/PACU team. Our RNs provide competent and skilled nursing care to patients throughout the three stages of perioperative care by performing the following job responsibilities.
Essential Job Responsibilities:
· Communication of processes and planned treatments with patient and significant others to gain cooperation, understanding, and trust and allay apprehension while reaching mutual consent in care approach.
· Communicates patient education based on individualized needs of the patient, as requested by Physician and/or facility policy to optimize the patient’s preparation for surgery and continued care upon discharge.
· Directs care of the patient in accordance with physician orders, including astute assessment of patient responses to medical treatment, therapeutic response to prescribed medications, ability to recognize significant conditions and adverse reactions, and effectively communicates patient's condition, progress, and reaction to drugs, treatments, and or significant change in condition with physician, peers & family.
· Obtains concurrent vital signs to detect deviations from expected normal values and assesses condition for changing patient status and independently intervenes with appropriate care.
· Detects changes in patient condition, using six sensory perceptive awareness to rapidly assess, provide nursing diagnosis with appropriate lifesaving interventions as prescribed by BCLS, ACLS or PALS standards.
· Conducts comprehensive health history interviews, ordering diagnostic tests as directed by anesthesia orders, interprets results and determines when consultation by anesthesia or another specialist is required.
· Plans and delivers direct patient care based upon evidence-based standards, facility policies, procedures, protocols or processes.
· Maintains awareness of specific needs of patient including but not limited to: comfort; pain relief; anxiety relief; cultural and spiritual diversity; age specificity; protection of natural reflexes until emergence from anesthesia; prevention of surgical site infection; hydration; thermoregulation; hemodynamics; accurate point of care diagnostic testing; and plans interventions accordingly.
· Verifies patient identification; patients understanding of planned procedure by cross reference to signed consent; correct procedure site, side, & supplies; allergies and special needs before proceeding with planned procedure.
· Accurately communicates continuum of direct patient care verbally and in writing of initial assessment of baseline medical and surgical history, allergies and physical conditions and re-assessments of treatments, medications administered, and general patient progress.
· Prepares patient for surgery/procedure based on physician preferences and the anticipated needs of the patient with awareness of workflow efficiencies and time management.
· Consistently performs hand hygiene practices for the prevention of infection.
· Applies experiential knowledge for making decisions specific to efficiencies and time management to optimize workflow.
· Concurrently participates in facility quality assessment and performance improvement activities identified by the organization.
· Protects patient privacy during direct patient contact and abides to HIPAA standards upholding the privacy and security of PHI and ePHI.
· Other responsibilities may be assigned.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job responsibilities at the minimum level of competent and proficient or expert is preferred.
Education/Experience:
· Nursing degree (B.S.) from four-year accredited School of Nursing
· Current license from State Board of Nursing
· Current BCLS certification, or will obtain within 30 days of hire
· Current ACLS certification, or will obtain within 30 days of hire
· Current PALS certification, or will obtain within 30 days of hire
· Advanced knowledge in critical thinking, and applied critical care nursing practice
· Specialized knowledge, skill and abilities in empirical & practical perioperative nursing.
· Specific knowledge, skill and abilities in aseptic techniques, use and application of surgical instrumentation and specialty surgical equipment & supplies
· Documentation of care and prepare written instructions
Work Environment:
While performing the duty of this job, the employee is repeatedly exposed to potentially infectious material, and biological bodily fluids. This job is Category I of the OSHA definitions. Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals and pharmaceutical waste and risk of radiation. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Physical Demands:
The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand stationary; walk; have use of hands & fingers, touch or feels; reach with hands and arms; speak, listen, and smell. The employee is frequently required to sit and stoop, kneel, push, pull, crouch, or crawl.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $36.00 - $42.00 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 20 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
Standard shift:
Weekly schedule:
Experience:
- Nursing: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- BLS Certification (Preferred)
- RN (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
Ability to Relocate:
- Boulder, CO: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)
Work Location: In person