PACU RN — Collaborative Post-Op Recovery Expert

Commonspirit-Health; Longmont (CO); On-site; USD 72,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Longmont United Hospital in Colorado is seeking a Registered Nurse to join our PACU/Preop and Endoscopy teams. You will provide direct patient care, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, and participate in daily patient flow across multiple units, including GI and Infusion, with robotic assistance in surgery.

Requires an Associate Degree in Nursing, RN license, and ability to lift up to 50 lbs; preferred Bachelor’s in Nursing and one year of experience.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma required.
• RN license in state of employment.
• Physical requirements: Medium work, lift up to 50 lbs occasionally, up to 20 lbs frequently, and up to 10 lbs constantly.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient’s physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interview, and review of medical records.
• Evaluates patient’s response and intervenes to ensure optimal outcomes.
• Develop and implement patient plan of care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrate competency in IVs, incision/wound care, medication administration, catheterization, and specimen collection.
• Maintain patient charts and records in a thorough and confidential manner.
• Document ongoing status, interventions, patient response and outcomes accurately.
• Use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate errors, and support decision-making.
• Promote, advocate, and collaborate to protect health, safety, and rights of each patient.
• Provide patient/family education and evaluate teaching effectiveness.

Education

Associates Degree in Nursing

Nursing Diploma or by endorsement

Job description

Longmont United Hospital in Colorado is seeking a Registered Nurse to join our PACU/Preop and Endoscopy teams. You will provide direct patient care, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, and participate in daily patient flow across multiple units, including GI and Infusion, with robotic assistance in surgery.

Requires an Associate Degree in Nursing, RN license, and ability to lift up to 50 lbs; preferred Bachelor’s in Nursing and one year of experience.