Registered Nurse Preop PACU

The role

The Preop/PACU Registered Nurse provides individualized nursing care for patients and families. This role involves overseeing patient flow, administering medications, and performing interventions during post-operative emergencies.

What you will do

• Oversees the daily patient flow to optimize patient care, safety and satisfaction
• Provides patient education to facilitate plan of care, promote optimal wellness, and provide discharge instructions for home care
• Demonstrates ability to delegate and or provide care appropriately and according to all regulatory requirements
• Demonstrates competent PreOP/PACU nursing skills with all patient types and age groups with minimal supervision
• Administers medications, performs treatments, and assists in procedures as needed
• Completes patient documentation and paperwork with accuracy
• Work in both PreOP and PACU and take call independently
• Assume new assignments as directed with competence and necessary skillset aligned with ASPAN standards
• Identify abnormalities and perform necessary interventions during post-operative emergencies
• Delivers service by utilizing Relationship-Based Care to advocate for safety, patient preferences, and optimal communication

Required qualifications

• Completion of an accredited nursing program
• Working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing and speaking English
• 1 year of RN experience
• Ability to obtain and maintain a State of Colorado Registered Nurses license or from a valid compact state
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Minimum of Associates Nursing degree for positions hired after 7/1/2018

Nice to have

• Acute care experience preferred

Benefits

• Competitive wages
• Parental leave (4 weeks paid)
• Housing programs
• Childcare reimbursement
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Tuition Assistance
• Existing Student Loan Repayment
• Specialty Certification Reimbursement
• Annual Supplemental Educational Funds
• Up to five weeks in your first year of employment and continues to grow each year

About the company

Vail Health consists of an updated 520,000-square-foot, 56-bed hospital. This state-of-the-art facility provides care in Vail.