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Registered Nurse - Emergency and Urgent Care

St Anthony Hospital

#Registered Nurse #Urgent Care #Emergency Care #RN License #Information Technology #Nursing Process #Patient Charts #Clinical Data #Magnet Designation #Level I Trauma Center #Patient Care Standards #State Nurse Practice Act

Other On Site 2-5 yrs$33 - $60 / HOURPosted 9 days agoCloses Jun 11

Location

Lakewood, Colorado

Salary

$33 - $60 / HOUR

Quick overview

The RN is responsible for facilitating and collaborating with the healthcare team to meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients. Key duties include assessing patient needs, implementing care plans, and performing various therapeutic and diagnostic interventions.

Requirements summary

Candidates must have an Associate Degree in Nursing or a Nursing Diploma and a valid RN license. A Bachelor's degree and one year of specialty-specific nursing experience are preferred.

associate degreebachelor degreeCare PlanningMedication AdministrationPatient AssessmentPatient EducationWound CareClinical DocumentationInterdisciplinary CollaborationSpecimen CollectionIV InsertionCatheterizationTrauma CareEmergency Nursing

Job description

Where You’ll Work Located in Lakewood, Colorado, St.
Anthony Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center where we provide a full range of medical specialties and health care services to Denver and the surrounding region through our state-of-the-art medical campus and home base for Flight For Life® Colorado.
With four trauma rooms including the T-10 room, a dedicated field-to-surgery suite ready 24/7 for trauma surgeons and specially trained teams, our staff can provide life-saving care to the most severely ill and injured patients.
In 2023, we received our exciting Magnet® designation!
We are so proud of our staff for this achievement, which is awarded to only 10 percent of hospitals around the world.
Numerous other awards, certifications, and accreditations have been granted to us from the American Heart Association; Chest Pain Center (CPC); American College of Cardiology; The Joint Commission’s National Quality Approval; the Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award; NAPBC Accreditation; American College of Radiology and many others.
At St.
Anthony Hospital, we combine a heritage of expert care with the latest in technology and innovation.
If you’re looking to be part of a fast-paced environment where you can practice to the top of your profession in trauma, cardiology, stroke, neurosciences, breast imaging, cancer/oncology care, surgery and more, we invite you to apply.
Job Summary and Responsibilities As our RN, you will assume responsibility for facilitating, communicating, and collaborating with the healthcare team and patient/family to meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the patient, advancing modern nursing through compassionate care.
Every day you will promote optimal patient health, well-being, and safety through the nursing process, adhering to patient care standards, guidelines, and the State Nurse Practice Act, and demonstrating personal accountability for relationship-based care and our organizational mission.
To be successful in this role, you will be a Registered Nurse with a commitment to compassionate, high-quality patient care, strong communication and collaboration skills, and the ability to apply the nursing process effectively within a supportive, mission-driven environment.
Assess patient’s physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interview, review of medical records & clinical data.
Evaluates patient’s response and intervenes to ensure optimal patient outcome.
Develop and implement patient plan of care and observe outcomes in accordance with nursing standards and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
Demonstrate competency in a variety of therapeutic/diagnostic interventions including, but not limited to, IV’s, incision/wound care, medication administration, catheterization, and specimen collections.
Thorough and confidential maintenance of patient charts and records.
Document ongoing status, interventions, patient response and outcomes in an accurate, timely manner.
Use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making.
Promote, advocate, and collaborate to protect the health and safety and rights of each patient.
Provide patient/family education through assessment of patient/family learning readiness, needs, and ability.
Provide teaching and evaluate effectiveness of teaching.
Job Requirements Required Associates Degree in Nursing required; Nursing Diploma or by endorsement Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required for new graduates, preferred for experienced RNs RN License required; Current state nursing licenses or valid RN license from a participating state in the National Licensure Compact Preferred Bachelors Degree in Nursing One (1) year experience Nursing skills and knowledge base specific to specialty