Job Description:The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of patients. The staff RN utilizes the nursing process by use of technology, therapeutic intervention, evidence-based practice and coordination of care with other health team members.
Are you a skilled and compassionate Registered Nurse looking to make a difference in post-anesthesia care? St. Marys Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado, is seeking a Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) RN to provide exceptional care to patients recovering from surgical procedures.
Employee Perks:St. Marys Hospital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:Competitive salary
and performance-based incentives.
Health, dental, and vision insurance .
Retirement plans
with employer matching.
Generous paid time off
and parental leave.
Tuition reimbursement
and professional development programs.
Flexible scheduling
to support work-life balance.
Wellness programs
and employee assistance resources.
Local Attractions Entertainment:
Grand Junction, Colorado, is home to exciting attractions and cultural experiences, including:Bananas Fun Park
- A lively amusement center with laser tag, go-karts, and mini golf.
EUREKA! McConnell Science Museum
- Interactive exhibits that make science fun for all ages.
Canyon View Park
- A scenic outdoor space with unique play equipment and a zipline.
Western Colorado Botanical Gardens
- A beautiful garden featuring diverse plant life.
Museum of the West, Museums of Western Colorado
- A fascinating look into the regions history.
Get Air Trampoline Park
- A fun-filled indoor trampoline park for all ages.
Downtown Grand Junction
- A vibrant area with shops, restaurants, and entertainment.
Cross Orchards Historic Site, Museums of Western Colorado
- A well-preserved historic site with engaging exhibits.
You:You bring your body, mind, heart and spirit to your work as an Post Anesthesia Care Nurse.Youre generous with your compassion, your empathy and especially your voice, because your opinion matters.Youre equally comfortable with patients, families, colleagues, mentors and technology.You know how to move fast. You know how to stay organized. You know how to have fun.Youre great at what you do, but you want to be part of something even greater. Because you believe that while individuals can be strong, the right team is invincible.
Us:St. Marys Medical Center is part of Intermountain Health, a faith-based, nonprofit healthcare organization that focuses on person-centered care. Our 346-bed regional medical center is in Grand Junction, one of the most beautiful places on earth. Our mission is to bring health and hope to the poor, the vulnerable, our communities and each other.
Benefits are one of the ways we encourage health for you and your family. Our generous package includes medical, dental and vision coverage. But health is more than a well-working body: it encompasses body, mind and social well-being. To that end, weve launched a Healthy Living program to address your holistic health. Healthy Living includes financial incentives, digital tools, tobacco cessation, classes, counseling and paid time off. We also offer financial wellness tools and retirement planning.
We:Together well align mission and careers, values and workplace. Well honor each others dignity and surpass the standards we set. Well encourage joy, demand safety and take pride in our integrity.Well laugh at each others jokes (even the bad ones). Well hello and high five. Well celebrate milestones and acknowledge the value of spirituality in healing.Were proud of what we know, which includes how much there is to learn. And instead of placing blame well learn and grow together.
Your day:As a Post Anesthesia
Nurse you know that every day is different, which is why you need to know how to:Recognize and address patients psychological and physical needs
Foster continuity and quality of care with the best interest and well-being of patients and their families in mind
Assess a patients medical status upon admission
Assist in developing individualized treatment plans
Comply with evaluation, treatment and documentation guidelines
Oversee care delivered by LPNs and/or CNAs
Participate in clinical team conferences
Continually expand your knowledge
Help improve our facility and safety programs
Follow hospital, regulatory and professional guidelines, policies and procedures
Communicate compassionately and effectively
Your next move:Now that you know more about being a Post Anesthesia Nurse on our team we hope youll join us. At St. Marys Medical Center youll reaffirm every day how much you love this work, and why you were called to it in the first place.
Join our highly skilled team and call one of Colorados best kept secrets your home. Enjoy diverse year round recreation including skiing, rafting the CO River, hunting, fishing the 400 lakes on beautiful Grand Mesa, mountain biking, golf, and hiking. Embrace the awe inspiring landscapes of the Colorado National Monument and enjoy the bountiful gifts of Colorados wine country. Advance your career with us at St. Marys and discover the magic that is Western Colorado.
Essential Functions:Assess:
Performs appropriate assessment of physical, social, and psychological status (including cognitive, communicative, and developmental skills as appropriate). Seeks and evaluates information acquired from other members of interdisciplinary team: patient, family, physician, non-nursing disciplines, support staff, others.
Plan:
Uses assessment information and critical thinking skills to collaboratively develop individualized plan of care. Actively seeks patient, family, team, and physician involvement to develop plan of care including needed education. Collaboratively plans and prepares patients for further support needs once the current episode of care outcomes are met (i.e., teaching, referrals, and follow-up).
Implement:
Directs the interdisciplinary care team via delegation, coordination, and collaboration as appropriate. Provides or delegates care consistent with plan of care, guidelines of care and professional licensure provisions. Demonstrates the ability to set priorities and to coordinate and organize patient care delivery through effectively managing time, supplies, and resources.
Evaluate:
Evaluates patient response to interventions through review of achievement of goals, clinical outcomes, patient, and family satisfaction. Revises plan of care as indicated and reassesses changes as appropriate.
Professionalism:
Promotes nursing profession and participate in development of others.Integrates legal and ethical standards into practice, complies with regulatory standards, practices within scope of licensure, provides accurate timely documentation, and understands legal implications of care delivery.
Skills:Patient Care Delivery
Nursing Fundamentals
Interdisciplinary Teams
Documentations
Professional Etiquette
Accountability
Patient Care Coordination
Communication
Patient Evaluation
Critical Thinking
Physical Requirements:Minimum Qualifications:Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in state of practice. Valid compact licenses must be transferred to the state of practice within 60 days of the start of employment.
RNs with less than 12 months of experience must obtain their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) within four (4) years of their hire date.
Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.
Preferred Qualifications:Bachelors degree in nursing (BSN). Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required as of the job descriptions last update on 4/27/2025. Employees hired or promoted prior to this date will be held to the minimum requirements that were in place at the time of their promotion or hire.
Physical Requirements:Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)
May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.
For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.
Location:St. Marys Regional HospitalWork City:Grand JunctionWork State:ColoradoScheduled Weekly Hours:30The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.$36.35 - $54.53We care about your well-being - mind, body, and spirit - which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
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