Registered Nurse Surgical Unit

About the role

The Surgical Unit is a 72-bed unit serving a diverse patient population, including those from birth to early adulthood. We provide complex care in various specialties such as trauma, solid-organ transplant, burns, general surgery, plastics, urology, colorectal, bariatrics, neurology, neurosurgery, epilepsy monitoring, and more.

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.
• Deliver patient and family-centered care incorporating the nursing process while providing developmentally appropriate, culturally sensitive, evidence-based care.
• Anticipate 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.
• Initiate and anticipate 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.
• Apply communication practices that minimize risks across transitions of care.
• Present own perspective and supporting evidence in patient care and team discussions.
• Collaborate 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.
• Identify key concepts of research and evidence-based practice.
• Participate in structuring the work environment to facilitate integration of new evidence into standards of practice.
• Recognize and communicate the need for revision of hospital and departmental policies, procedures, practice guidelines, and/or measures for clinical practice evaluation.
• Recognize 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.
• Utilize outcome data at the patient level to make care decisions.
• Participate in quality improvement activities and use quality measures to understand individual and unit performance.
• Minimize risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance.
• Utilize and discuss policy, procedures, and guidelines to support practice.
• Communicate observations or concerns related to unsafe situations that pose a risk to patients, families, or the healthcare team.
• Navigate and document in the EMR to support patient care.
• Support organizational goals, advance the nursing profession, and enhance professional development by extending influence to professional and community groups.
• Work within scope of practice and delegate according to Nurse Practice Act.
• Participate in professional governance activities.
• Seek opportunities to participate in professional development activities.

Requirements

• One (1) year of nursing experience is required.
• Two (2) years of inpatient experience preferred.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree is required.
• Licenses and certifications: BLS/CPR from the American Heart Association with at least six (6) months left before expiration is required upon hire. Current Colorado Registered Nurse (RN) license or RN license from multistate compact is required.
• Current CPR certification is required.
• Compensation: Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience. Hourly Range: $38.34 to $57.51.
• Benefits: 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 advance your career.
• 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.

Qualifications

• 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).
• Master’s Entry to Practice Nursing (MEPN) may substitute for a BSN.

Skills

• Family-Centered Care
• Teamwork & Collaboration
• Evidence-Based Practice
• Quality Improvement
• Safety
• Informatics
• Leadership

Benefits

• Competitive pay and benefits package
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• Company-provided life and disability insurance
• Paid parental leave
• 403b employer match (retirement savings)
• A robust wellness program
• Access to professional development tools
• Annual employee bonus program
• Annual base pay increases based on performance

Pay

Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience. Hourly Range: $38.34 to $57.51.

Schedule

Full Time Night Shift (3-12hr shifts per week).

Benefits Information

• 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 advance your career.
• Annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance.
• Annual base pay increases based on performance.

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.