Job Schedule: Part-time
Pay Range: $38.89 - $58.71
Job ID: 24001818
Job Family: Education
Shift: 1 - Day
AdventHealth Avista in Louisville, Colorado is a comprehensive medical center that provides a full range of medical specialties and exceptional health care to the Louisville, Superior, Broomfield and surrounding Boulder area communities. A 114-bed full-service hospital, Avista provides first-rate Heart and Vascular and emergency care. Avista is home to a Joint and Spine Care Center specializing in hip and knee replacement and spine surgery. It is also widely recognized for its award-winning New Life Center, the Louisville and Boulder area's largest and most innovative birth center and home of the area’s largest Neonatal Intensive Care Nursery.
Every day, our fellow team members show up to work, unified by one shared mission: Extending the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ. As a faith-based health care organization, our story is one of hope as we strive to heal and restore the body, mind and spirit. Though our facilities are spread across the country, this unwavering belief binds us together. Across every office, exam and patient room, we’re committed to providing individualized, holistic care. This is our Christian mission, and it inspires us to help make communities healthier and happier.
All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:
Benefits from Day One
Paid Days Off from Day One
Student Loan Repayment Program
Career Development
Whole Person Wellbeing Resources
Mental Health Resources and Support
Shift : Day
Location: 100 Health Park Drive, Louisville, CO 80027
The community you’ll be caring for: AdventHealth Avista
The role you’ll contribute:
The Surgery Education Coordinator, through education and experience, has advanced knowledge of a specific patient population and uses clinical expertise, critical thinking skills, and theories and models of nursing practice to positively influence patient outcomes. Teaches the use of Nursing Process of Assessment, Planning, Improvement and Evaluation to Surgical Services staff to enable them to provide care to surgical care patients. Provides consultation to influence the interdisciplinary plan of care for patients, enhance the abilities of others, and effect change in the system. Establishes the annual education plan, competencies and CEUs for Surgical Services staff.
The Surgery Education Coordinator serves as an expert resource as demonstrated by participation and leadership in care coordination team meetings, individual consultations re: patient issues, providing education to patients/families/staff/community, and serving on varied hospital/system/community committees.
The value you’ll bring to the team:
Teaches the use of the Nursing Process of Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation to provide care to the surgical patient.
Teaches others how to assess the patient/medical record for information and data about all major physiologic and psychological factors related to care of the patient for a surgical procedure.This includes allergies, skin integrity, ROM, medication hx, previous surgeries, existing pain, understanding of the surgical procedure and other assessments based upon the specific type of surgery.
Teaches others how to plan for care of the surgery patient using the surgeon preference card as a guide and using the information from the assessment to individualize the care to the patient.
Teaches associates how to implement care of the surgical patient.Major implementationpractices include but are not limited to patient transfer and positioning, use of sterile and aseptic technique,fire and electrical safety, accounting for items used to avoid retained surgical items, universal protocol practices, equipment use and trouble-shooting, documentation of care and communication and coordination of care with all team members.
Evaluates care of the surgical patient against projected outcomes.
Teaches associates how to provide continuity of care by proper and timely reporting to receiving care givers.
Practices professional accountability by teamwork practices, communication practices and obtaining information and skill when deficits are recognized.
Fosters an environment supportive to associates speaking up and problem solving as appropriate.
Supportive of Shared Governance and help establish and maintain this within their scope of service.
Responsible for establishing the Surgical Services yearly education plan, competencies, CEU’s and organizing all department orientations with the support from department managers.
The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed :
Minimum qualifications :
Bachelor’s Degree
1 to 2 Years of Position-Related Experience
Preferred qualifications:
Master’s Degree
2 to 5 Years of Position-Related Experience
Licensure, Certification or Registration Required
Registered Nurse
Basic Cardiac Life Support
Licensure, Certification or Registration Preferred
This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.
Category: Education
Organization: AdventHealth Avista
Shift: 1 - Day
Req ID: 24001818
We are an equal opportunity employer and do not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age or disability/handicap with respect to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion, wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment.
Our promise to you:
Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.