RN Clinical Coordinator Pre Op/PACU

CommonSpirit Health; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health is seeking an RN Clinical Coordinator for the Pre Op and PACU units in Denver. This role involves coordinating clinical activities, ensuring high-quality patient care, and requires a minimum of one year of clinical experience as a Registered Nurse. The ideal candidate will thrive in a supportive team environment, contributing to the healing power of humankindness.

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K with generous match

Tuition Reimbursement

Student Loan Forgiveness

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of direct clinical experience as a Registered Nurse.
• Registered Nurse license required.
• PACU experience or strong clinical background is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate clinical and department activities for the unit.
• Ensure high-quality care delivery to each patient.
• Act as a vital link between physicians and the care team.

Skills

Clinical judgment

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Associates Degree in Nursing

BSN, preferred

Tools

Nursing Specialty Certification, preferred

Job description

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Welcome To CommonSpirit Health Mountain Region

CommonSpirit Health Mountain Region is committed to building healthier communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen—both inside our hospitals and out in the community. With locations throughout Colorado, Utah, and Kansas, we deliver the same high standard of care to our employees as we do to our patients. Our 20 hospitals, emergency and urgent care centers, home care and hospice, Flight for Life Colorado TM , telehealth and over 240 physician practices and clinics offer endless opportunities! Here, you can grow your career and impact the people in the communities you serve.

CommonSpirit Health is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit, faith-based health systems, with a team of over 150,000 employees and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians. CommonSpirit operates more than 2,200 care sites and 140 hospitals, serving some of the most diverse communities across the nation, letting humankindness lead the way.

Overview

Qualified external applicants with at least six months of direct RN experience are eligible for a $20,000 sign-on bonus!*

Based on your location you may also be eligible for an additional relocation bonus up to $8,000!

• To be eligible for the sign-on bonus, you must be hired into a full-time or part-time position; PRN positions are not eligible. Some exclusions apply. Apply to chat with a recruiter about the details!
  
  

Embrace your purpose and unique talents now, and put them to work. We value individuals with exceptional skills, but your dedication to a greater cause is what we cherish the most. Our organization thrives on this ethos, providing a supportive team environment with resources to help you succeed, guided by leaders who genuinely care about your growth and achievements.

Duties

As an RN Clinical Coordinator you will actively support the department director/manager by coordinating clinical and department activities for the unit. You will not serve as a supervisor or manager; instead serve as a clinical nurse and resource to the staff, authorize work procedures and assign duties, shift charge, as well as:

• Demonstrating strong clinical judgment and ensuring high-quality care delivery to each patient.
• Acting as a vital link between physicians and the patient care team to facilitate seamless communication and collaboration.
• Maintaining communication and promote cooperation with unit staff and other departments.
• Provides input and recommendations to the director/manager on coaching, mentoring and performance management of associates.
• Assumes responsibility and accountability for facilitating, communicating, and collaborating with both the healthcare team, and the patient/family to identify and meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the patient.
• Act as a professional role model for all staff by demonstrating ethical/legal/professional nursing.
• Promotes the optimal health, well-being, and safety of the patient through use of the nursing process and in accordance with patient care standards, guidelines, and the State Nurse Practice Act.
• Actively serves on unit as a registered nurse and may take patient assignments based on unit and patient needs and acuity.
• Being personally, accountable for relationship-based care, organizational mission, and core values.
• Previous PACU experience or strong clinical background required**
• Previous PACU/ICU/ED experience required**
  
  

Day To Day Duties

• Recover all cases both Phase I & II.
• Approx. 30+ cases per day
• Recovery of both Phase I & II in same area.
• RNs will cover both pre-op and PACU areas with 3-4 total on each shift.
• Staff is expected to float between Pre Op/ PACU
• RNs in pre-op/ PACU are responsible for pre op calls, PATs, transports in addition to the clinical aspects of pre-op and PACU care.
• Unit does see a few recoveries from other departments but is rare
  
  

OR Suites-17

PACU Bays- 12 Bays

36 Prep Op Beds

Phase I & II recovered in same areas

Schedule- 36 hrs/Week- Variable Shifts/Days of Week- PEr surgical volume adn current unit needs. TBD during interview with Manager

Call Required-1 shift during the week (11p-730a) and one day during the weekend (7p-7a) per month

60Min Call Back radius

Qualifications

In addition to bringing humankindness to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:

Education

• Associates Degree in Nursing (Nursing Diploma or by endorsement) required
• BSN, preferred
  
  

Licensure

• RN License to practice in state of employment as applicable, required
• Nursing Specialty Certification, preferred
  
  

Experience

• Minimum of 1 year of direct clinical experience as a Registered Nurse.
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Medium Work - (Exert up to 50lbs force occasionally, and/or up to 20lbs frequently, and/or up to 10lbs constantly)
  
  

Your Connected Community

At CommonSpirit Mountain Region, we believe in the healing power of humanity and serving the common good through our dedicated work and shared mission to celebrate humankindness.

The surgical unit itself has 17 rooms including the trauma room, a hybrid room, designated cardiac OR and a Cystoscopy room. We have two DaVinci Xi Robotic systems allowing us to provide robotically assisted procedures in general, urology, gynecology and thoracic specialties. Currently there are 17 different specialties provided here at SAH including trauma, neuro, ortho, general, cardiac, vascular, ENT, plastics, urology, GYN, thoracic, and more. Our caseload for 2019 was 5,859 procedures in this unit alone. We have one specialized team for cardiac, all other associates are cross-trained for all remaining specialties allowing for increased knowledge base of surgical procedures, skill level and ability to cover any patient care needs.

We provide safe, quality patient care to all those in need and exceptional customer service to our providers as well. The surgical department is fully invested in the team approach to patient care including nurses, surgical technologist, surgeons, anesthesiologists, certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNA), support specialists, unit clerks, anesthesia techs, supply chain management, facilities and biomed. We support one another and encourage further education, internal promotions and a work-life balance. We look for those who have a vested interest in our department’s mission. Candidates must have a positive attitude, open communication skills, be hard-working, dedicated and accountable.

Our Total Reward Offerings

Be sure to consider our generous benefits as part of your overall compensation! Designed with your well-being in mind, our benefits include:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401K with generous match
• Daycare FSA that can include a company contribution
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Forgiveness and more!
  
  

View more on our benefits HERE.

Pay Range

$37.31 - $59.51 / hour

Shift: Days

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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