RN Pain Management PT - Surgery Center of Highlands Ranch

SCA Health•Highlands Ranch, CO

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About The Position

SCA Health is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) Procedural for pain management at the Surgery Center of Highlands Ranch. The RN develops and implements individualized perioperative plans of care, monitors patients during recovery from moderate sedation and monitored anesthesia care, evaluates progress toward care outcomes, and provides safe, patient-centered care. The role also functions as a scrub person during operative and other invasive procedures, supporting the surgical team and maintaining a safe, sterile environment.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Current state nursing licensure in good standing.
Complete Basic Life Support (BLS) or Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) within 90 days of employment, or provide documentation of current certification.
Complete an Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) course within 90 days of employment, or provide documentation of current certification.

Nice To Haves

One year of Pre/Post, operating room, and/or medical/surgical nursing experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and evaluate individualized perioperative patient plans of care.
Protect patients from injury and infection, maintain aseptic technique, follow standard precautions, and comply with Universal Protocol, site validation, and time-out procedures.
Operate equipment safely, report and help correct unsafe conditions, and handle specimens according to facility policy.
Administer medications safely using the eight rights of medication administration.
Manage recovery from moderate sedation and monitored anesthesia care, assess patient status at required intervals, and provide appropriate monitoring and nursing care.
Perform interventions to maintain tissue perfusion and the functioning of body systems and fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balances at or above baseline levels.
Help ensure patients return to normothermia and protect them from infection.
Assess patient or support-person knowledge and provide education about psychosocial responses, nutrition, medications, pain management, and expected responses to procedures.
Involve patients or designated support persons in care and rehabilitation decisions while protecting patient rights, dignity, privacy, and confidentiality.
Provide age-specific, culturally competent, ethical care within legal standards of practice.
Transfer care when applicable and provide accurate, concise, pertinent hand-off reports.
Delegate tasks in accordance with applicable nurse practice requirements, state laws, and job descriptions.
Document episodes of care accurately, completely, legibly, and on time.
Communicate and collaborate effectively with team members and stakeholders, serve on a multidisciplinary care team, and use problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills.
Participate in quality review and performance improvement projects, team meetings, training, and daily safety huddles; maintain required competencies.
Comply with SCA and facility policies and procedures, regulatory and accreditation standards, and professional guidelines.
As a scrub person, protect patients from procedural hazards; perform accounting procedures to prevent unintended retained surgical items; and maintain wound and tissue perfusion and protection from surgical site infection.
Assemble supplies and equipment, prepare and organize sterile supplies and instruments, and provide instruments and supplies to the surgical team.
Maintain a fire-safe environment and follow facility radiation-safety policies and procedures.
Clean and prepare surgical instruments for processing and transport them to decontamination areas.
Assist with post-procedure cleaning of the procedure room and prepare it for subsequent patients.