REGISTERED NURSE-FT

Essential Functions And Basic Duties

• Plans, implements, and evaluates patient care plans based on patient assessment to optimize outcomes and maximize available resources.
• Makes rounds, monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate.
• Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.
• Identifies barriers to effective communication based on psychosocial, literacy, financial, and cultural considerations.
• Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
• Effectively delegates patient care to ancillary staff.
• May precept student nurses and new hires.
• Employs critical thinking skills, decisive judgement, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment, and take appropriate action.
• Partners with the healthcare consumer to implement a patient-centered plan of care.
• Demonstrates caring attitudes and behaviors to develop therapeutic relationships.
• Uses evidence-based interventions and strategies to achieve optimal outcomes.
• Integrates critical thinking and technology solutions.
• Delegates according to the health, safety and welfare of the patients we serve.
• Demonstrates respect, equity, and empathy in actions and interactions with culturally diverse and vulnerable patients.

Position Specific Performance Expectations

• Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.
• Identifies barriers to effective communication based on psychosocial, literacy, financial, and cultural considerations.
• Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
• Effectively delegates patient care to ancillary staff.
• May precept student nurses and new hires.
• Employs critical thinking skills, decisive judgement, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment, and take appropriate action.
• Partners with the healthcare consumer to implement a patient-centered plan of care.
• Demonstrates caring attitudes and behaviors to develop therapeutic relationships.
• Uses evidence-based interventions and strategies to achieve optimal outcomes.
• Integrates critical thinking and technology solutions.
• Delegates according to the health, safety and welfare of the patients we serve.
• Demonstrates respect, equity, and empathy in actions and interactions with culturally diverse and vulnerable patients.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 16 years of age (21 for driving positions).
• Must be able to legally work in the United States.
• Must be able to pass a background check.
• Must be able to pass a drug screen and breath alcohol test (if applicable).
• Must complete employee health meeting.
• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Unencumbered RN License – Colorado or Compact State required.
• Current Certification BLS- required.
• ACLS – required within 1 year.
• PALS or ENPC – required within 1 year.
• Med/Surg experience preferred.