Registered Nurse, Operating Room - PRN

HUMBLE VASCULAR SURGICAL CENTER INC; Durango (CO); On-site; USD 47,031 - 74,390; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

401k with employer matching

Job summary

HUMBLE VASCULAR SURGICAL CENTER INC in Durango, Colorado is hiring a Registered Nurse to utilize the nursing process for quality patient care. Candidates should possess a current state RN license and preferably a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. This position offers an hourly pay of $34.14 to $54.00, with a competitive benefits package including health and dental insurance, and 401k matching.

All applicants must be ready to comply with immunization requirements and pass a pre-employment drug screening.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current state license and CPR certification.
• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing is required.
• Circulator experience is required; scrub experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality patient care according to established standards.
• Develop patient plans incorporating assessment and needs.
• Collaborate with healthcare team for patient wellness education.

Skills

Patient assessment

Care planning

Collaboration with healthcare team

Age-specific care

Research evaluation

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (preferred)

Graduation from an accredited nursing school

Job description

Job Summary

Utilizes the nursing process to provide quality patient care according to established standards of care which includes planning, implementing, evaluating and adjusting plan of care, and discharge planning based on expected patient outcomes.

Reports to

Director of Perioperative Services | RN Supervisor

Hourly range

$34.14 to $54.00 (posted hourly range excludes overtime and bonuses which are not guaranteed)

Essential Job Functions

• Admits, transfers, and discharges patients.
• Completes ongoing patient assessment and documents according to policy.
• Completes nursing assessment as appropriate for the patient's condition and within established time frames.
• Develops patient plan of care to include patient problems, goals, evaluations, and interventions.
• Reports symptoms and significant changes in patient’s condition to appropriate personnel in a timely manner.
• Assesses, collaborates, and coordinates patient’s discharge planning needs and readiness for discharge with other members of the care team.
• Demonstrates appropriate application of age‑specific standards, policies and procedures and guidelines in caring for child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Collaborates and works cooperatively with physicians and other members of the multidisciplinary healthcare team in formal and informal teaching of patients and/or family about their disease process, wellness promotion plan, and discharge planning.
• Demonstrates an awareness and relevance of research in nursing. Evaluates practices to identify areas for improvement or opportunities for research.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Animas Surgical Hospital offers a competitive benefits package including but not limited to: health, dental, vision, & life insurance. 401k with employer matching.

Animas Surgical Hospital is a drug free workplace and performs a pre‑employment drug screen which includes marijuana.

Minimum Requirements

Education

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing; Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred. Circulator experience required, scrub experience preferred.

Certification, Licensure

Current state license as a registered nurse; current CPR certification required.

Physical Requirements

Position requires lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling up to fifty (50) pounds while administering patient care; stooping, kneeling and/or crouching; standing and walking five (5) or more hours per day; reaching, grasping, and handling and/or feeling five (5) or more hours per day. Visual acuity to correctly distinguish skin tone variations, evidence of IV infiltration, infection and to read telemetry, blood pressure gauges, etc. Audio acuity to correctly distinguish various body sounds, i.e., respirators, heart sounds, bowel sounds and to discern sounds made by various types of machinery or equipment which would indicate dangerous or improper operation.

Working Conditions/Environmental Exposures

Environmental hazards such as chemicals, solvents, needles, needle containers, sharps, blood, body fluids, various infectious/communicable diseases, infectious medical waste, radiation, and/or radioactive materials and/or radioactive waste, proximity to moving mechanical parts. Protective clothing/equipment may be necessary.

Immunization Requirements

• Hepatitis B – Lab evidence of immunity (titer) to Hepatitis B or three doses Hep B vaccine at appropriate intervals.
• Influenza – Documentation of current seasonal flu vaccine (mandatory from November 1st through March 31st each year).
• Measles, Mumps, and Rubella – Lab evidence of immunity (titer) to Measles, Mumps, and Rubella or 2 doses of MMR vaccination.
• Varicella (chickenpox) – Lab evidence of immunity (titer) to Varicella or 2 doses of Varicella vaccine.
• Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Tdap) – Documented proof of immunization.
• Tuberculosis screening – Documentation of a two‑step TB skin test within the past year or lab verification of a negative TB Gold or T‑Spot tuberculin test within the past 6 months.
• Vaccine records or evidence of immunity are required prior to the first day of scheduled work.