PRN Overnight Recovery Care RN - South Denver Surgery Center
Employment Type : Full-Time
South Denver Surgery Center, is seeking a motivated Registered Nurse to join our overnight recovery team. You will be responsible for post-operative care and stabilization for the return to the home environment.
Post-operative Duties
- Responsible for patient’s care; holistic postoperative care, considering all needs, including pain, education, escort/family members, psychosocial needs, utilizing preference cards, and acting under established protocols, practices, and standing orders.
- Responsible for the patient’s post-operative care and stabilization; holistic
preparation for return to the home environment, considering all needs, including post-discharge care, escort/family members, educational and psychosocial needs, utilizing preference cards and acting under established protocols, practices, and standing orders.
- Performs thorough and accurate continual patient assessment, anticipating potential problems and reporting pertinent assessments to the anesthesiologist, supervisor, and/or surgeon appropriately.
- Documents actions in medical record completely and accurately in a timely manner.
- Keeps safety of patient, self, and others a primary concern at all times; acts appropriately in an emergency situation.
- Acts as discharge nurse when assigned, giving holistic and thorough discharge education.
- Demonstrates good nursing knowledge base and rationale for actions, including cardiac monitoring.
- Supervises and directs, as delegated, the activities of non-professional personnel.
- Utilizes equipment and supplies effectively and efficiently, assisting with stocking, replenishing, and preparation of supplies.
- Performs other related duties as assigned by supervisors.
Required Skills:
- Must be willing to work overnight 12 hour shifts.
- Must be a Registered Nurse with an unrestricted license in the state of Colorado
- Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- Must have at least 2-5 years' previous experience in PACU
- Previous experience in an ambulatory surgical center preferred
- Previous experience in Orthopedics, Spine and Pain management is a plus.
- Must have current BLS and ALS.
- Must possess a strong knowledge of surgical procedures and management of the surgical patient
- Understanding of aseptic techniques and their implementation
- Ability to quickly adapt to changing condition of the patient when needed
- Must be an excellent team player and have the ability to communicate with staff, patients and physicians
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