RN Pre Op PACU ASC
Englewood, Colorado
Health system employer
Perioperative
Posted Jul 23
- Shift
- Rotating
- Unit
- PACU
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Rotating
- Term
- Per Diem
- On the floor
- Precepting expected
- Setting
- Ambulatory Surgery
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 1+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- $13/hr below the median
The median for PACU in Colorado is $50/hr, across 11 postings.
About this role
Provides top of scope practice in direct patient care utilizing the nursing process. Values a multidisciplinary team approach to achieve exceptional outcomes. Direct care includes practice in Perioperative, PACU (Post Anesthesia Care Unit) or Operating Room levels of care. AORN and ABPANC core curriculum and certifications standards are included in evidence-based care models.
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Requirements
- State licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
- Graduate of an accredited or state board of nursing approved Registered/Professional Nursing program if less than 3 years' experience
- State licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
- 6 months RN experience or completion of the UCHealth Fellowship program
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- BLS through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer with card in-hand before start date
- BLS or CPR card must be good through sixty days of hire
Benefits
- Performance bonus (3-Year Incentive Bonus)
- Performance-based pay increase (Annual Merit Pay Increase)
- Medical, dental and vision coverage
- 24/7 mental health and well-being support
- Discounted gym memberships and fitness resources
- Free Care.com membership
- Voluntary benefits: accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal plan, identity theft protection, pet insurance, auto and home insurance, employee discount programs
- Paid time off (PTO)
Place
- City
- Englewood, Colorado
- Median rent
- $1,668/mo
- Local household income
- $86,800/yr
- State price level
- 3% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Colorado index 103.1, where 100 is the national average.
Englewood sits just south of Denver, offering a quieter suburban feel with easy light-rail access to downtown. Swedish Medical Center anchors the local healthcare scene, making it a solid home base for nurses who want metro proximity without living in the city center.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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Operating Room is a specialty you move into. Periop programs often train from the ground up.
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