Registered Nurse Procedure Center

About the role

The Procedure Center at the Anschutz Campus is a 9 room unit that treats children and adolescents for a wide range of conditions. The unit supports 18 different surgical and medical specialties and performs more than 6,600 cases a year. We are a unique, yet impressive team comprised of bachelor’s prepared nurses, certified surgical technicians, dental assistants, anesthesia technicians, anesthesia providers, advanced practice providers, physicians, and surgeons.

Responsibilities

• Recognize the patient or designee as the source of control and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient’s preferences, values, and needs.
• Delivers patient and family centered care incorporating the nursing process while providing developmentally appropriate, culturally sensitive, evidence based care.
• Actively anticipates changes in patient outcomes/ unit needs in the provision of care.
• Communicate and advocate patient values, preferences and expressed needs as part of implementation of care plan, evaluation of care and assessment of patient/family learning needs to the interdisciplinary team.
• Initiates and anticipates individualized care and education for patients/families across the continuum using an interdisciplinary approach.
• Function effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care.
• Presents own perspective and supporting evidence in patient care and team discussions.
• Collaborates with team members in shared decision making.
• Integrate best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient/family preferences and values for delivery of optimal health care.
• Identifies key concepts of research and evidence-based practice.
• Participates in structuring the work environment to facilitate integration of new evidence into standards of practice.
• Recognizes and communicates the need for revision of hospital and departmental policies procedures, practice guidelines, and/or measures for clinical practice evaluation.
• Recognizes the standard of care provided by the applicable professional organization and /or association.
• Use data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and use improvement methods to design and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of health care systems.
• Utilizes outcome data at the patient level to make care decisions.
• Participates in the quality improvement activities and uses quality measures to understand individual and unit performance.
• Minimize risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance.
• Utilizes and discusses policy, procedures, and guidelines to support practice.
• Communicates observations or concerns related to unsafe situations that pose a risk to patients, families or the health care team.
• Navigate and document in the EMR to support patient care.
• Works within scope of practice and delegates according to Nurse Practice Act.
• Participates in professional governance activities.
• Sets and achieves personal and professional development goals.

Requirements

• Current Colorado Registered Nurse (RN) license or RN license from multistate compact;
• BLS/CPR from the American Heart Association with at least six (6) months left before expiration is required upon hire.

Qualifications

• Education – Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Experience – One (1) year of nursing experience. Prefer candidates with at least three years of nursing experience. Previous Procedure Center and/or Operating Room Nurse experience strongly preferred.
• Equivalency – Applicants with an Associate's Degree in Nursing and who agree to obtain a BSN within three (3) years from their start/hire date may be considered in lieu of a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Master’s Entry to Practice Nursing (MEPN) may substitute for a BSN.

Skills

• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Knowledge of pediatric care and procedures.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Here, you matter. As a Children’s Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career. As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April. Children’s Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.

Pay

Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Schedule

This position is eligible for rotating shifts, including four 10-hour or five 8-hour shifts per week, with options for either 0700-1530 or 0700-1730 hours. Weeknight call required from end of shift until 1900 three to four times per month. Weekend call required from 0700-1530 once every four to six months. Rotating holiday call.

Relocation Assistance

This position is eligible for relocation assistance, if relocating from 100 miles or greater.

EEO Statement

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information.