Part-Time Night Position

• Monday-Friday
• No Weekends, No Holidays
• Max 3:1 nurse to patient ratio
• 12-24 hours/week with opportunity for more

Summary: RN provides competent and skilled nursing care to patients post-operatively following total joint and/or multi-level spine surgeries.

Essential Job Responsibilities with demonstrated competency:

• Communication of processes and planned treatments with patient and significant others to gain cooperation, understanding, and trust and allay apprehension while reaching mutual consent in care approach.
• Communicates patient education based on individualized needs of the patient, as requested by Physician and/or facility policy to optimize the patient’s preparation for surgery and continued care upon discharge.
• Directs care of the patient in accordance with physician orders, including astute assessment of patient responses to medical treatment, therapeutic response to prescribed medications, ability to recognize significant conditions and adverse reactions, and effectively communicates patient's condition, progress, and reaction to drugs, treatments, and or significant change in condition with physician, peers & family.
• Obtains concurrent vital signs to detect deviations from expected normal values and assesses condition for changing patient status and independently intervenes with appropriate care.
• Conducts comprehensive health history interviews, ordering diagnostic tests as directed by anesthesia orders, interprets results and determines when consultation by anesthesia or other specialist is required.
• Plans and delivers direct patient care based upon evidence-based standards, facility policies, procedures, protocols or processes.
• Maintains awareness of specific needs of patient including but not limited to: comfort; pain relief; anxiety relief; cultural and spiritual diversity; age specificity; protection of natural reflexes until emergence from anesthesia; prevention of surgical site infection; hydration; thermoregulation; hemodynamics; accurate point of care diagnostic testing; and plans interventions accordingly.
• Accurately communicates continuum of direct patient care verbally and in writing of initial assessment of baseline medical and surgical history, allergies and physical conditions and re-assessments of treatments, medications administered, and general patient progress.
• Applies experiential knowledge for making decisions specific to efficiencies and time management to optimize workflow.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job responsibilities at the minimum level of competent and proficient or expert is preferred. The requirements listed above are representative of the abilities, knowledge, and skill required for employment.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience:

• Associate degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year accredited School of Nursing or
• Baccalaureate degree (B.S.) from four-year accredited School of Nursing
• Current license from State Board of Nursing
• Current BLS certification required
• Current ACLS certification required (to administer Moderate Sedation or PACU position)
• Current PALS certification required
• Advanced knowledge in critical thinking, and applied critical care nursing practice
• Specialized knowledge, skill and abilities in empirical & practical perioperative nursing.
• Knowledge in aesthetic practice of nursing.
• 1-year experience in acute surgical care required.'

'This Company Describes Its Culture as: Detail-oriented -- quality and precision-focused

• Outcome-oriented -- results-focused with strong performance culture
• People-oriented -- supportive and fairness-focusedContract Length:
• Varies

Full Time Opportunity:

• Yes

EMR Used:

• Do Not Use Any EMR

Qualifications:

• RN
• BLS
• ACLS
• Current State Nursing License

Nurse Patient Ratio:

• 1:3

Relocation Assistance Provided:

• No

Work Remotely

• No

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From $34.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Medical specialties:

• Orthopedics
• Perioperative Care
• Surgery

Physical setting:

• Ambulatory surgery center

Standard shift:

• Night shift

Weekly schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Are you willing to relocate to Colorado Springs, CO?

Experience:

• Acute care: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• RN (Required)
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