Preop Recovery RN

JOB TITLE: SDS Nurse

GENERAL SUMMARY OF DUTIES: 

Assists in provision of nursing care to patients in an Ambulatory Surgical Center setting. Assumes total responsibility for patient care in accordance with physician's orders and centers policies.  Duties include preop - checking in patients, vital signs, IV starts, medication administration.  PACU - recovering patients directly out of surgery, medication administration, critical care thinking.  Postop - Medication administration, preparing patients for discharge, discharge teaching.  Prescreen - calling patients for upcoming surgeries going through health history, giving instructions.  Also helping turn over rooms to get ready for the next patients, etc.  Schedule is full-time hours with varying hours and variable days, including 2-3 "closer" shifts. Must have the ability to flex start time 2 hours earlier or later depending on the surgery day and start times.  No weekends, no holidays, no on-call, no overnight hours.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Graduate of Accredited School of Nursing; current State of Utah RN License.  
• BLS required.  
• ACLS preferred.  
• Surgical Services experience, preferred

Our organization is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, creed, sex, religion, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, parental status, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic testing results or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.  This practice relates to all personnel matters such as compensation, benefits, training, promotions, transfers, layoffs, etc.  Furthermore, our organization is committed to going beyond the legal requirements of equal employment opportunity to take positive actions which ensure diversity in the workplace and result in a multi-cultural organization.