Registered Nurse (RN)
VitalCore Health Strategies · Golden, CO · 4 wk ago
On-siteHealthcareFull-time
About the role
VitalCore Health Strategies (VCHS), an industry leader in Correctional Health Care, has an opening for a Registered Nurse at Jefferson County Detention Facility in Golden, Colorado. We pride ourselves on retaining and acquiring hardworking ethical individuals who are committed to providing quality services. Employment with VitalCore provides employees with above industry wages, an extensive benefits package, and a guaranteed annual incentive payment.
Responsibilities
- Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
- Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions and side effects.
- Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
- Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' condition.
- Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
- Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
- Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
- Direct or supervise less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel or supervise a particular unit.
- Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments.
- Instruct individuals, families, or other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention, and childbirth as well as develop health improvement programs.
- Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, or supplies and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained.
- Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
- Additional duties as assigned by facility.
Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
- Must have at least 1 year experience in an acute care setting.
- Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of employment.
- Possesses an active CPR certification.
- Remains knowledgeable about specific state laws and regulations governing practice.
- Satisfactory completion of initial and annual clinical competencies to demonstrate aptitude as assigned by role.
Benefits
- Holiday Pay: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Health Savings Account
- Life Insurance
- Short Term/Long Term Disability
- Identity Theft Protection
- Pet Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program and Discount Center
- 401K & Plan Matching
- PTO
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- Annual Incentive Bonus
Schedule
- Multiple Shifts
- Full Time
- PRN