RN - Outpatient Surgery | OR, GI & Pain | Full Time

Sanford Health•Weston, WI

1d•$32 - $48

About The Position

The Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN) provides individualized nursing care to patients in outpatient settings by applying the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, outcomes and planning, implementation, and evaluation. The RN facilitates health care services in cooperation with the health care team and coordinates care, assesses and educates patients, and performs other nursing interventions. The RN collaborates with physicians and other interprofessional colleagues to plan, implement, and evaluate outpatient care. The role requires practice within nursing expertise and applicable scopes, standards, and ethics, using age- and population-specific standards appropriate to the assigned clinical setting. This full-time role is in outpatient surgery, GI, and pain services. The department operates Monday through Friday, with no weekends, holidays, or call. Scheduled hours are 32 per week, on eight-hour day shifts. Case volume is approximately 25% outpatient surgical cases, 65% GI cases, and 10% pain cases.

Requirements

Hold an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where practice occurs, or hold multistate licensure if practicing in a Nurse Licensure Compact state.
Obtain and maintain required department-specific licensure, competencies, and certifications.

Nice To Haves

Graduation from an accredited nursing program is preferred.
A bachelor's degree in nursing is preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate patient care in outpatient settings.
Assess patients and provide patient education.
Perform nursing interventions and apply the nursing process, including planning, implementation, and evaluation of care.
Collaborate with physicians and other interprofessional colleagues to plan, implement, and evaluate outpatient care.
Practice within the applicable Nurse Practice Act, administrative rules, nursing standards, professional ethics, and age- and population-specific standards.