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CLICK ON LINK BELOW TO BE DIRECTED TO OUR WEBSITE FOR YOUR APPLICATION PROCESS:****Job Title Pre and Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) RN Job DescriptionnOUR CUSTOMER:nThe Veterans Administration Eastern Colorado Healthcare System (ECHS) is part of Americau2019s largest integrated health care system, providing care at various health care facilities, including medical centers and outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics).u00a0 Nationwide, the VA serves 9 million enrolled Veterans each year.nWork under this contract will be performed at all Eastern Colorado Healthcare System (ECHS) access points including Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC) and Community Living Centers (CLC) in numerous locations in Denver, Aurora, Lakewood, Golden, LaJunta, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Alamosa, Salida, Lamar, Burlington and Ft. Carson.nu00a0n*This Position Is Contingent upon Contract Award*nu00a0nPOSITION DESCRIPTION: nProvide the full range of PACU nursing services within the professional scope of practice for a variety of operative procedures.u00a0 Duties of the position include, but are not limited to:nHead-to-toe assessments. Knowledge of normal versus abnormal findings and reporting of abnormal findings to Charge Nurse and/or M.D., if warranted. nCritical thinking to intervene with appropriate intervention for urgent/emergent care. Care of acute and chronically ill patients. nKnowledge of hemodynamics. nBasic IV and central line skills.u00a0 nBasic understanding of cardiac monitoring equipment. nThe ability to identify and manage life-sustaining physiologic functions in unstable patients.nConduct postoperative patient evaluations, summon the appropriate specialist in emergency situations and provide nursing care as necessary throughout the postoperative episode. Ensure that all JCAHO standards for professional nursing care are met during performance of care.u00a0 nComplete appropriate medical record forms in compliance with VA guidelines and policies for each patient.u00a0 nVerify the content and correctness of all recorded entries in the patient record. nAll documentation/records/reports must meet or exceed established VA standards to include, but not limited to: timeliness, legibility, accuracy, content, and signature. The outpatient record shall be completed the same day the patient is seen.u00a0 nRespond to emergency codes as directed and summon appropriate backup from the clinical and hospital staff.u00a0 nDemonstrate sensitivity to cultural diversity, race, gender, and others individual differences in the workforce, in the Veteran population and in the Community. nOther duties, as assigned.u00a0 nJob RequirementsnMINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:nDiploma, Associates Degree or Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from an NLN accredited program, college or university (BSN preferred).nCurrent license to practice as a RN in any state. nShall have been actively practicing as a PACU nurse for the past two years. nTele-Health experience is required.u00a0 nCapable of performing both scrub and circulating functions within the operating room.u00a0 nHave and maintain current BCLS certification. nACLS certification is required.u00a0 nHave no health or physical disability restrictions that interfere with the performance of assigned duties.u00a0 nHave documented training and skills verification. nMust be authorized to work in the U.S.u00a0 nLocation Alamosa, CO - Alamosa, CO 81101 USAurora, CO - Aurora, CO 80010 US (Primary)Burlington, CO - Burlington, CO 80807 USColorado Springs - Colorado Springs, CO 80820 USDenver, Colorado - Denver, CO USFt. Carson, CO - Ft. Carson, CO 80902 USGolden, CO - Golden, CO 80401 USLaJunta, CO - LaJunta, CO 81050 USLakewood, CO - Lakewood, CO 80123 USLamar, CO - LaMar, CO 81052 USPueblo, CO - Pueblo, CO 81001 USSalida, CO - Salida, CO 81201 US Category Medical Shift Type,employmentType:[FULL_TIME],title:Pre and Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) RN - (BTL VA ECHS PACU.20) VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT COLORADO,url:****Technologies, Inc.,logo:****Care,Nurse,Other,Professional Services],industry:Government, Health Care, Nurse, Other, Professional Services,directApply:false,jobLocation:{@type:Place,address:{addressLocality:,addressRegion:Colorado,addressCountry:United States,postalCode:,streetAddress:}},baseSalary:{@type:MonetaryAmount,currency:USD,value:{@type:QuantitativeValue,minValue:,maxValue:,unitText:YEAR}}}
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