Registered Nurse PreOp PACU

About the Role

As our Registered Nurse, you will facilitate, communicate, and collaborate with the healthcare team and patient/family to meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the patient, advancing modern nursing through compassionate care. You will promote optimal patient health, well-being, and safety through the nursing process, adhering to patient care standards, guidelines, and the State Nurse Practice Act, while demonstrating personal accountability for relationship-based care and our organizational mission.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient’s physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interview, review of medical records, and clinical data.
• Evaluate patient’s response and intervene to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
• Develop and implement a patient plan of care and observe outcomes in accordance with nursing standards and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrate competency in a variety of therapeutic/diagnostic interventions including, but not limited to, IVs, incision/wound care, medication administration, catheterization, and specimen collections.
• Maintain thorough and confidential patient charts and records, documenting ongoing status, interventions, patient response, and outcomes in an accurate, timely manner.
• Use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making.
• Promote, advocate, and collaborate to protect the health and safety and rights of each patient.
• Provide patient/family education through assessment of learning readiness, needs, and ability; deliver teaching and evaluate its effectiveness.

Requirements

• Required: Associate's Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma (or by endorsement).
• Required: RN License in the state of employment.
• Preferred: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
• Preferred: One (1) year of experience in critical care.

About the Workplace

OrthoColorado Hospital is Colorado's only orthopedic specialty hospital, designed specifically for orthopedic patients. With a specialized facility and expert team, we provide unmatched experience and understanding of orthopedic patient needs, leading to better outcomes, increased patient satisfaction, and a reduced risk of infection or complications.

Located on the St. Anthony Medical Campus, OrthoColorado Hospital is a joint venture between physician investors and CommonSpirit Mountain Region. Our state-of-the-art facility features a 48-bed inpatient unit, including six intermediate care beds and eight operating rooms. All team members, from pre-operative care through recovery and inpatient nurses, are specialty-trained in orthopedics. Our renowned surgeons bring talent, knowledge, and experience in orthopedic specialties and subspecialties, enabling our team to deliver an unprecedented level of care and the best outcomes for our patients.

Pay

$33.15 - $59.67 per hour.