Forensic ER Nurse Examiner (PRN) — Critical Care & Assessment

Intermountain Healthcare Inc.; Brighton (CO); On-site; USD 107,453,000 - 164,159,000; Full time

Job summary

Intermountain Health in Colorado seeks a Registered Nurse for the Emergency Department at Platte Valley Hospital in Brighton. You will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care using the nursing process and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to coordinate care in high‑stakes environments.

This PRN role requires current RN licensure, BLS, and, for forensics assignments, prior forensic nursing experience and completion of the forensic nursing course before starting.

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.

Responsibilities

• 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

Documentation

Professional Etiquette

Accountability

Patient Care Coordination

Communication

Patient Evaluation

Critical Thinking

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Job description

Intermountain Health in Colorado seeks a Registered Nurse for the Emergency Department at Platte Valley Hospital in Brighton. You will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care using the nursing process and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to coordinate care in high‑stakes environments.

This PRN role requires current RN licensure, BLS, and, for forensics assignments, prior forensic nursing experience and completion of the forensic nursing course before starting.