Registered Nurse Preop

CommonSpirit Health•Colorado Springs, CO

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Penrose-St. Francis Health Services is seeking a Registered Nurse for their Preoperative department. This role involves facilitating, communicating, and collaborating with the healthcare team and patient/family to meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the patient. The nurse will promote optimal patient health, well-being, and safety through the nursing process, adhering to patient care standards, guidelines, and the State Nurse Practice Act. The position requires a commitment to compassionate, high-quality patient care, strong communication and collaboration skills, and the ability to apply the nursing process effectively within a supportive, mission-driven environment. The role includes assessing patient needs, developing and implementing care plans, performing therapeutic interventions, maintaining patient records, utilizing information technology, advocating for patients, and providing patient/family education. Daily duties include patient education, health assessment, clinical preparation (e.g., starting IVs, administering pre-op medications), verifying preoperative documentation, and coordinating safety handoffs. The department handles approximately 40 cases per day and has 16 OR Suites, 23 PACU Bays, and 17 Prep Op Beds, with Phase I & II recovery in the same areas. The schedule is 36 hours per week, consisting of 4x 9-hour shifts with variable start times and days based on surgical volume and unit needs. A weeknight and weekend call requirement is in place, approximately 2-4 weeknights and 1 weekend in an 8-week schedule, with a 30-minute call-back radius required.

Requirements

At least six months of direct RN experience
Associates Degree in Nursing; Nursing Diploma or by endorsement
RN License in state of employment
Medium Work exert/lift up to 50 lbs. force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs. frequently, and/or up to 10lbs. constantly

Nice To Haves

Previous Preop/PACU/ICU/Procedural experience highly preferred
Bachelors Degree in Nursing
One (1) year experience

Responsibilities

Assess patient’s physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interview, review of medical records & clinical data.
Evaluates patient’s response and intervenes to ensure optimal patient outcome.
Develop and implement patient plan of care and observe outcomes in accordance with nursing standards and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
Demonstrate competency in a variety of therapeutic/diagnostic interventions including, but not limited to, IV’s, incision/wound care, medication administration, catheterization, and specimen collections.
Thorough and confidential maintenance of patient charts and records.
Document ongoing status, interventions, patient response and outcomes in an accurate, timely manner.
Use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making.
Promote, advocate, and collaborate to protect the health and safety and rights of each patient.
Provide patient/family education through assessment of patient/family learning readiness, needs, and ability.
Provide teaching and evaluate effectiveness of teaching.
Patient education
Health assessment and physical exam
Clinical prep, like starting iv and administering pre op medications
Verifying preoperative documentation
Coordinating safety hand offs