Registered Nurse, Preoperative and Recovery Room Ambulatory Surgery

Regions Hospital; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Regions Hospital in Minnesota is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Pre/Post/PACU – Same Day Surgery to deliver professional nursing care in a fast-paced perioperative setting.

This .5 FTE position provides 40 hours every two weeks, with eight-hour shifts from 5:30 am to 11:00 am, and no nights, weekends, holidays, or on-call. We offer comprehensive benefits and opportunities to collaborate with surgeons and anesthesia teams.

Qualifications

• Nursing degree (ADN or BSN) required.
• Two years of nursing experience in recovery room or ICU.
• Licensed RN in Minnesota.
• BLS certification; ACLS preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess, prepare, and monitor patients in preoperative and PACU settings.
• Educate patients and families about procedures and discharge instructions.
• Collaborate with surgeons and anesthesia team for safe anesthesia emergence.
• Document nursing assessments and care plans.

Skills

BLS Certification

ACLS Certification

Licensed RN in MN

Education

Associates or BSN in Nursing

Job description

Job Description

Posting Title: Registered Nurse, Pre/Post/PACU – Same Day Surgery

Job Duties

Under the direction of the Director and Team Leader the registered nurse will assess, perform, document, and evaluate professional independent nursing practice. Job duties will include the following:

• Prepare patient, family member and/or significant other for procedure by educating on preoperative requirements, confirms planned procedure and answers questions
• Admit patient to the preoperative area, assesses patient and prepares the patient for surgery and/or planned procedure
• Receive and monitor patient’s condition post procedure
• Works collaboratively with surgeons and anesthesia team to assure safe, timely emergence from anesthesia
• Educate patients, family member and/or significant other by instructing them about procedure, medications, physician’s discharge orders and their continued care after discharge
• Other duties as assigned

Job Duties

Under the direction of the Director and Team Leader the registered nurse will assess, perform, document, and evaluate professional independent nursing practice. Job duties will include the following:

• Prepare patient, family member and/or significant other for procedure by educating on preoperative requirements, confirms planned procedure and answers questions
• Admit patient to the preoperative area, assesses patient and prepares the patient for surgery and/or planned procedure
• Receive and monitor patient’s condition post procedure
• Works collaboratively with surgeons and anesthesia team to assure safe, timely emergence from anesthesia
• Educate patients, family member and/or significant other by instructing them about procedure, medications, physician’s discharge orders and their continued care after discharge
• Other duties as assigned

Work Schedule

This is a .5 FTE (40hours/2 weeks) benefits eligible. No nights, holidays, weekends or call. Eight-hour shifts with varying start times from 5:30am to 11:00am.

Required Qualifications

• Associates OR Bachelor's degree in Nursing
• Two years of nursing experience in recovery room and/or related field such as ICU
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse with the State of Minnesota
• BLS Certification
• ACLS Certification preferred

Benefits

Our benefits include medical insurance, dental insurance, 401k with match, disability insurance, and tuition reimbursement. We offer an on-site employee fitness center as well as an on-site employee clinic to make it more convenient for our staff to get the care they need. We also have a Center for Employee Resilience that provides support and evidence-based practices to bring relief and build resiliency.

Regions is a qualified non-profit employer under the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Regions is also proud to be a Yellow Ribbon Company.

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