PreOp/PACU Nurse-ASC

Atlas Healthcare Partners•Greeley, CO

5d•$33 - $57•Onsite

About The Position

Banner Surgery Center – Greeley, formerly Mountain Vista Surgery Center, is managed by Atlas Healthcare Partners and serves patients and physicians in the Greeley, Colorado community. The center has three operating rooms and one procedure room and provides care across specialties. Atlas Healthcare Partners and Banner Health partner to manage and operate Banner Surgery Centers, with a focus on patient care, customer service, and the values of Integrity, Culture, Teamwork, Respect, and Results. The PreOp/PACU Nurse assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient nursing care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The nurse is accountable for the quality of nursing services provided personally or by staff under their direction, and applies specialized nursing knowledge and skills to assess patient data and provide age-appropriate care. The role may provide relief charge coverage for staff and departmental workflow at some locations.

Requirements

Associate’s degree or diploma in Nursing, or higher.
Current, valid RN license in the state of practice, a temporary RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure for the current state of practice.
BLS certification.
ACLS certification.
For Core (full-time/part-time) roles: at least one year of licensed RN experience in PreOp/PACU, such as ICU or ED; alternatively, licensed RNs without PreOp/PACU experience must be enrolled in the Perianesthesia Academy and successfully complete it within four months.
Newly licensed RNs must be enrolled in the Perianesthesia Academy and successfully complete it within four months.
For PRN roles: at least two years of licensed RN experience in PreOp/PACU.
PALS certification within 90 days of the start date if assigned to ASC services pediatrics.

Nice To Haves

PreOp/PACU licensed RN experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and post-operative planning needs; review patient history and physical, diagnostic and laboratory information, and report abnormal results to appropriate clinicians.
Complete patient assessments and reassessments according to patient needs and organizational policy.
Formulate and initiate individualized plans of care, including discharge plans, in collaboration with patients, families, physicians, and the multidisciplinary team; revise plans as patient needs change.
Implement plans of care through direct care, coordination, delegation, and supervision of the health care team, following physician orders, policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.
Promote continuity of care by communicating patients’ status accurately and completely to other caregivers.
Evaluate patient and family responses to care and teaching, patient progress toward goals, and the effectiveness of teaching; revise care plans as needed.
Document assessments, planning, interventions, evaluations, patient responses, and physician orders legibly, accurately, and in a timely manner in the patient record.
Provide evidence-based care and may participate in clinical research activities.
Participate in facility shared leadership and in education, role development, and orientation for personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors; support others through precepting and mentoring when appropriate.
Contribute to excellent patient outcomes and improvement of nursing quality indicators through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care; activities may include participation in professional organizations.
At some locations, provide relief charge coverage for staff and departmental workflow.
Perform duties in accordance with organizational policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and applicable professional standards.
Provide customers with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating organizational core and leader behaviors.