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Registered Nurse Preop/PACU

To us, it's about living life to the fullest while serving our patients, teammates, neighbors and friends. We are dedicated and passionate in everything we do, seeking challenge and appreciating the routes that got us here. Whether our path is clinical or not, we all came to find balance and meaning in our lives within the work we are passionate about and the adventures we live.

Vail Health has become the world’s most advanced mountain healthcare system. Vail Health consists of an updated 520,000-square-foot, 56-bed hospital.  This state-of-the-art facility provides exceptional care to all of our patients, with the most beautiful views in the area, located centrally in Vail. 

In addition to the hospital, Vail Health has many access points including:

  • Howard Head Sports Medicine offers physical therapy services at 10 locations and works closely with our internationally renowned orthopedic partners at The Steadman Clinic and Vail-Summit Orthopedics & Neurosurgery.
  • Vail Health also owns interest in multiple joint venture ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) throughout the region.
  • Colorado Mountain Medical, Beaver Creek Medical Center, urgent care clinics in Vail, Dillon, Avon and Eagle, Edwards medical campus and Eagle Healthcare Center.
  • The Shaw Cancer Center and Sonnenalp Breast Center are the region’s only fully accredited cancer treatment center and comprehensive breast center. 
  • Vail Health is also leading the way in serving our communities’ behavioral health needs with outpatient behavioral health services at the Edwards Community Health Campus, and the Precourt Healing Center, a 28-bed in-patient behavioral health facility, opening in 2025.
 
POSITION PURPOSE:
The Preop/PACU Registered Nurse assumes responsibility and accountability for providing compassionate and individualized nursing care for patients and their families in collaboration with providers, staff and other members of the team to achieve optimal patient.
 
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
  1. Oversees the daily patient flow to optimize patient care, safety and satisfaction
  2. Provides patient education to facilitate plan of care, promote optimal wellness, and provide discharge instructions for home care
  3. Demonstrates ability to delegate and or provide care appropriately and according to all regulatory requirements
  4. Demonstrates competent PreOP/PACU nursing skills with all patient types and age groups with minimal supervision
  5. Administers medications, performs treatments, and assists in procedures as needed; consistently adhering to patient safety guidelines
  6. Completes patient documentation and paperwork with accuracy
  7. Ability to work in both PreOP and PACU and take call independently
  8. Ability to assume new assignments as directed with competence and necessary skillset aligned with ASPAN standards
  9. Ability to identify abnormalities and perform necessary interventions during post-operative emergencies
  10. Delivers excellent service by utilizing Relationship-Based Care to advocate for safety, patient preferences, and optimal communication through partnering with patients and families
  11. Role models the principles of a Just Culture
  12. Perform other duties as assigned. Must be HIPAA compliant

This description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience:
  • One year PreOP/PACU experience required.
License(s):
  • Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Colorado or from a valid compact state required.

Certification(s):

  • Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), required.
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), required.
Education:
  • Minimum of Associate Nursing Degree for positions hired after 07/01/2018.

Application Close Date:

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis for this position.

 

PRN (POOL) benefits include: Wellbeing reimbursement funds and 403(b) contribution eligibility 

Pay is based upon relevant education and experience per hour.

Hourly Pay:
$35—$59.33 USD

Some roles may be based outside of our Colorado office (remote-only positions). Roles based outside of our primary office can sit in any of the following states: AZ, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, KS, MA, MD, MI, MN, NC, NJ, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI. Please only apply if you are able to live and work primarily in one of the states listed above. State locations and specifics are subject to change as our hiring requirements shift.

Relocation and housing assistance may be available.

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