Registered Nurse PACU

CommonSpirit Health • Colorado Springs, CO • 5h ago

Job Summary and Responsibilities

Depending on your location, you may be eligible for up to $8,000 in relocation assistance!

Nurses are at the heartbeat of our organization and your time will be spent in a supportive, team environment with resources to help you flourish and leaders who care about your success. We offer Certification pay and a Clinical Career Ladder to help you grow and recognize your contributions to clinical excellence!

Here, you will help advance modern nursing by providing your skills, experience, and commitment to compassionate care. The impact you will make in our faith-based, mission-driven culture will cultivate excellence and achieve professional fulfillment united in humankindness.

As a Registered Nurse (RN) you will assume 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.

Promote 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.

Demonstrate personal accountability for relationship-based care, organizational mission, and core values.

Previous PACU/ICU/Procedural experience highly preferred

Day to Day duties:

Recover all cases both Phase I & II.

Approx. 45-50+ 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 form other departments but is rare

OR, Pre Op, PACU and SPD are all centrally located on the same floor

OR Suites-16

PACU Bays-23

Prep Op Beds-17

Phase I & II recovered in same areas

Schedule- 40 hrs/Week- Variable start times adn days of the week er volume and current unit needs

Call required - weeknights/ weekends and Holidays - Approx. 2-4 weeknights and 1 weekend in a 8 week schedule.

Schedule is made every 6 weeks by the manager

Job Requirements

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

Education Requirements

Associates Degree in Nursing required; Nursing Diploma or by endorsement

Bachelors Degree in Nursing preferred

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required for new graduates, preferred for experienced RNs

Experience Requirements

One year experience preferred

Nursing skills and knowledge base specific to specialty

Licenses/Certification Requirements

RN License required; Current state nursing licenses or valid RN license from a participating state in the National Licensure Compact

Physical Requirements

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

Where You'll Work

Penrose-St. Francis Health Services is a full-service, 712-bed acute care provider in Colorado Springs comprising Penrose Hospital, St. Francis Hospital and St Francis Hospital - Interquest. St. Francis Hospital opened in 2008 to keep pace with the growing needs of the Colorado Springs' community on the north side of the city. St. Francis Hospital features 340-beds and offers a modern Birth Center, Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Cancer Center, Emergency Department, Level III Trauma Center, Imaging Services, Acute Inpatient Rehab, Surgical Services and Critical Care Unit. It also serves as southern Colorado's home base for the Flight For Life Colorado air medical transport service. It's an incredible time to join us as we celebrate recognition with Magnet Hospital designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for superior quality in nursing care. With more than 300 days of annual sunshine, mild winters and easy-to-access recreational areas including Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods and some of Colorado's top destination resorts, you will enjoy an incredible lifestyle while having the career you've always wanted.

Pay Range

$33.15 - $59.67 /hour

We are an equal opportunity employer.

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