Clinical Nurse Flex Pre PACU Post

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Location Broomfield
Full/Part Time On Demand
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Provides Family-Centered Care as demonstrated byrecognizing the patient, family and/or designee as a full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient's preferences, values, and needs. Assumes active role in clinical education of patients, families and staff. Functions effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care. Integrates best current evidence with clinical expertise for delivery of optimal health care. Uses data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and uses improvement methods to test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of health care systems. Minimizes risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance. Uses information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making. Serves as an agent of change within the organization, as demonstrated by one of the following; involved in unit and/or organizational activities, professional development activities, maintain Magnet recognized certification,member of a professional organization and/ or active participant in community advocacy or volunteer activities.

Department Name:
North Campus Pre-Op, PACU, Post-Op
Job Status:
flex, not eligible for benefits
Shift:
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• EDUCATION - Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• EXPERIENCE - One year nursing experience. Previous Pre/PACU/Post-op experience preferred. Previous ICU and/or ED experience preferred.
• EQUIVALENCY- Applicants with an Associate's Degree in Nursing who agree to obtain a BSN within 3 years from their start date may be considered in lieu of a Bachelor of Science (BSN) in Nursing
• LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION(S) - Registered Nurse (RN) license; BLS/CPR from the American Heart Association with at least 6 months left before expiration is required upon hire. PALS required per unit expectations.

POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE

• Neonate - <30 days
• Infancy - >30 days to 1yr
• Toddlers - >1yr to 3yrs
• Pre-Schoolers - >3yrs to 5yrs
• School age - >5yrs to 13yrs
• Adolescent - >13yrs to 18yrs
• Adult - >18yrs to 65yrs

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential functions. (These examples do not include all of the functions which the employee may be expected to perform)

Family-Centered Care:
Recognize the patient or designee as the source of control and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient's preferences, values, and needs.

• Delivers patient and family centered care incorporating the nursing process while providing developmentally appropriate, culturally sensitive, evidence based care. Actively anticipates changes in patient outcomes/ unit needs in the provision of care.
• Care is guided by the Professional Practice Model throughout the continuum of care.
• Communicate and advocate patient values, preferences and expressed needs as part of implementation of care plan, evaluation of care and assessment of patient/family learning needs to the interdisciplinary team. Initiates and anticipates individualized care and education for patients/families across the continuum using an interdisciplinary approach

Teamwork & Collaboration:
Function effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care.

• Applies communication practices that minimize risks across transitions of care.
• Presents own perspective and supporting evidence in patient care and team discussions.
• Collaborates with team members in shared decision making.

Evidence Based Practice:
Integrate best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient/family preferences and values for delivery of optimal health care.

• Identifies key concepts of research and evidence based practice.
• Participates in structuring the work environment to facilitate integration of new evidence into standards of practice.
• Recognizes and communicates the need for revision of hospital and departmental policies procedures, practice guidelines, and/or measures for clinical practice evaluation.
• Recognizes the standard of care provided by the applicable professional organization and /or association.

Quality Improvement:
Use data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and use improvement methods to design and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of health care systems.

• Utilizes outcome data at the patient level to make care decisions.
• Participates in the quality improvement activities and uses quality measures to understand individual and unit performance.

Safety:
Minimize risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance.

• Utilizes and discusses policy, procedures, and guidelines to support practice.
• Communicates observations or concerns related to .