Registered Nurse Pre-Op PACU

CommonSpirit Health • Lakewood, CO

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse in Pre-Op/PACU facilitates communication and collaboration among the healthcare team, patient, and family to meet patients’ physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. The role promotes patient health, well-being, and safety through the nursing process, adherence to patient care standards and the State Nurse Practice Act, and accountable, relationship-based care.

The nurse assesses patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs; evaluates responses to care and intervenes to support optimal outcomes; and develops and implements care plans with the interdisciplinary team. The role includes performing therapeutic and diagnostic interventions, maintaining confidential and accurate patient records, using information technology to support care and decision-making, advocating for patient safety and rights, and educating patients and families while evaluating the effectiveness of teaching.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in Nursing, nursing diploma, or equivalent qualification by endorsement.
• Registered Nurse license in the state of employment.
• One year of experience in critical care, PACU, or Pre-Op.
• Commitment to compassionate, high-quality patient care.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to apply the nursing process effectively.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interview, and review of medical records and clinical data.
• Evaluate patients’ responses and intervene to ensure optimal outcomes.
• Develop and implement patient care plans, observe outcomes, and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team in accordance with nursing standards.
• Perform therapeutic and diagnostic interventions, including IVs, incision and wound care, medication administration, catheterization, and specimen collection.
• Maintain patient charts and records thoroughly and confidentially.
• Document ongoing patient status, interventions, responses, and outcomes accurately and promptly.
• Use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making.
• Promote, advocate for, and collaborate to protect each patient’s health, safety, and rights.
• Assess patient and family readiness, needs, and ability to learn; provide education and evaluate its effectiveness.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration with the healthcare team and patient/family to address patients’ needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree