PACU RN
Golden, Colorado
Peaks Region - 12911 West 40th Avenue , Lutheran Hospital

RN - PACU

Location

Golden, Colorado

Contract Length

13 weeks

Schedule

• Evenings
• 3 x 12-hour shifts per week
• Weeknight and weekend on-call required

Role Overview

• Provides pre-op and PACU nursing care
• May float to other departments within scope of competency and qualifications based on business need
• May be placed on-call during a regularly scheduled shift

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Colorado
• PACU - Post Anesthesia Care (1 year of experience)
• PACU - Post Anesthesia Care experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• ACLS issued by American Heart Association
• PALS issued by American Heart Association
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Preoperative experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Registered Nurse
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing

Key Responsibilities

• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care
• Evaluates health status through ongoing collection and assessment of health data
• Provides health teaching and counseling
• Provides therapy and treatment supportive of life and well-being
• Executes delegated medical functions
• Refers patients for further evaluation or treatment as needed
• Reviews and monitors therapy and treatment plans
• Documents care in accordance with hospital and regulatory guidelines