RN Gastroenterology - FT- 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) Gastroenterology to provide perianesthesia care at the Surgery Center of Highlands Ranch. The RN assesses patients before and after procedures, develops and implements individualized plans of care, monitors patient status, supports recovery from anesthesia, manages pain and medications, and provides education to patients or their designated support people. The role includes protecting patient rights and privacy, coordinating and transferring care, documenting nursing care, collaborating with other disciplines, and contributing to quality improvement, safety, and professional development.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
One year of preoperative or PACU experience.
Medical/surgical nursing experience.
Current state licensure in good standing to practice.
BLS or BCLS certification, or successful completion of the course within 90 days of employment.
ACLS certification, or successful completion of the course within 90 days of employment.
If pediatric care is included in the facility’s scope of services, PALS certification or successful completion of the course within 90 days of employment.

Responsibilities

Promote SCA Health’s mission, vision, and values.
Assess patients’ preoperative and postoperative status, including cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological, hemodynamic, pain, comfort, and mental status.
Interpret information accurately from noninvasive and invasive monitors.
Apply relevant scoring systems and discharge criteria for patient transfer according to organizational policy.
Develop and implement individualized perianesthesia plans of care.
Prepare for and manage patient recovery from general, monitored anesthesia care, regional, and local anesthesia.
Protect patients from injury related to positioning, thermal sources, and extraneous objects.
Communicate patient status throughout the perianesthesia continuum of care.
Provide acute pain and comfort management as needed.
Administer medications safely using the eight rights of medication administration.
Maintain wound integrity, tissue perfusion, and the status of relevant body systems and fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balances at or above baseline levels.
Promote normothermia and protect patients from infection.
Manage comorbid conditions and fluids as prescribed.
Assess patient or support-person knowledge and provide education about psychosocial responses, nutrition, medications, pain, wounds, and expected procedural responses.
Involve patients or their designated support people in decisions about care and rehabilitation.
Protect patient rights, dignity, privacy, and confidentiality, and provide age-specific, culturally competent, ethical care within legal standards.
Evaluate patient progress toward outcomes and transfer care as needed.
Provide accurate, concise, pertinent hand-off reports.
Delegate tasks in accordance with applicable nursing laws, regulations, and job descriptions.
Document nursing care completely, accurately, and legibly.
Collaborate with other disciplines and participate in quality review and performance improvement projects.
Participate in performance appraisals, team meetings, trainings, and daily safety huddles.
Use problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills to support effective working relationships.
Maintain required competencies and pursue professional growth.
Demonstrate fiscal responsibility, comply with facility policies and procedures, and perform other duties as assigned.