Peri-Anesthesia RN (Procedure Center) - Part Time (umphysicians)

Accessible. Advanced. Efficient. That’s how University of Minnesota Health representatives describe a new, 318,000-square-foot University of Minnesota Health Clinics and Surgery Center.

 

Ranked #2 in the state of Minnesota, our Ambulatory Surgery Center serves as a catalyst for the expansion of our extraordinary patient care and innovative research. Patient needs and the principles of access, innovation and cost-effective care have been incorporated at every level. Our Ambulatory Surgery Center strives for a collaborative, inclusive, and supportive environment where employees are able to find career growth as well as work-life balance. Our Ambulatory Surgery and Procedure Center has 10 operating rooms and 6 procedure rooms and last year we cared for almost 13,000 patients. 

The Procedure Ambulatory Care Registered Nurse is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability through the nursing process, for the pre-operative and post operative care of some procedure center patients in collaboration with other health care providers. The procedure center RN is also a key member of the intra-procedure team. Nurses with experience in Pre/Post and Procedure are encouraged to apply

 

What you will do as a Peri-Anesthesia RN (Procedure Center): 

• Develop and initiate plan of patient care using an outcome based approach ensuring application of age related growth 

• Coordinate, lead all aspects of, deliver, and delegate nursing care based on patient assessment/standards of care 

• Direct, evaluate, and supervise the work of assistive personnel in providing delegated nursing services and development principles 

• Document, reassess and alter plan of care based on patient’s response to nursing interventions on an ongoing basis, to ensure continuity of care

• Administer moderate sedation agents as per physician orders and sedation protocols

• Responsible for circulating cases to patients undergoing procedures in Gastroenterology (GI), Interventional Radiology, and Pain Management.

 

What you will need: 

• Current Minnesota RN Licensure, ACLS, and BLS certification

• Minimum of three years of Procedural Endoscopy, Outpatient Surgery, or PACU, ICU, ER experience required

• IV Conscious Sedation Proficiency