Registered Nurse-Ambulatory Surgery Job in Denver, Colorado US
Registered Nurse-Ambulatory Surgery
Practices professional nursing by the performance of both independent nursing functions delegated medical functions in accordance w/ accepted practice standards. Such functions include the initiation performance of nursing care through health promotion, supportive or restorative care, disease prevention, diagnosis treatment of human disease, ailment, pain, injury, deformity, physical or mental condition using specialized knowledge, judgment, skill involving the application of biological, physical, social, behavioral science principles. CRS 12-38-103 (10). Makes members/patients their needs a primary focus of one's actions; develops sustains productive member/patient relationships. Actively seeks information to understand member/patient circumstances, problems, expectations, needs. Builds rapport cooperative relationship w/ members/patients. Considers how actions or plans will affect members; responds quickly to meet member/patient needs resolves problems. Essential Functions: - (Adopted from Colorado State Nurse Practice Act CRS 12-38-103) Evaluating health status through the collection assessment of health data CRS 12-38-103 (10) - Executing delegated medical functions which delivers aspects of care that implement are consistent w/ the medical plan as prescribed by a licensed or otherwise legally authorized physician or person acting under the physician's delegated authority - Administers intravenous therapy other medications - Providing therapy treatment that is supportive restorative to life well being either directly to the patient or indirectly through consultation with, delegation to (per Colorado State Board of Nursing rules regulations for delegation), supervision of, or teaching others - Referring to medical or community agencies per KP guidelines those patients who need further treatment, evaluation, or assistance - Review monitor therapy treatment patient plans - Initiate appropriate consultations and/or actions accordingly - Specialty Responsibilities Provide quality professional nursing care to patients undergoing surgical procedures in an ambulatory setting - Implement proper operating room procedures assist members of surgical team in the correct protocols for safe, proficient patient care - Circulating scrubbing on variety of surgical procedures - Evaluate anticipate needs of surgical team respond appropriately following established protocols, policies procedures - Assurance of surgical instrumentation availability proper functionality for usage in O.R. - Position requires working w/ interruptions; w/ hazardous waste; w/ hands in water; around moving equipment such as wheelchairs - May be required to lift patients using proper lifting techniques - In addition to defined technical requirements, accountable for consistently demonstrating service behaviors principles defined by the KP Service Quality Credo, the KP Mission as well as specific departmental/organizational initiatives - Also accountable for consistently demonstrating the knowledge, skills, abilities, behaviors necessary to provide superior culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, to purchasers, contracted providers vendors Qualifications: Basic Qualifications: - Minimum of 1 year current operating room experience - Applicant must be a graduate of board approved RN program completed a minimum of 750 clock hours of faculty planned clinical experience guided learning activities which required direct supervision by faculty, associate nursing instructional personnel (ANIP) or preceptor who is physically present or immediately accessible - ACLS certification procedural sedation competency required within 90 days of hire - National Provider Identifier (NPI) Taxonomy code required at time of hire - Currently licensed as a RN in the State of Colorado - Familiarity w/ personal mainframe computers their applications - Adequate knowledge of surgical instrumentation supplies, and - Knowledge of sterile techniques intra-operative medications - Demonstrated customer service skills, customer focus abilities the ability to understand KP customer needs Salary Range: $31.84 - $37.46 Hourly