New Graduate Nurse Residency

Surgery Partners, Inc; Durango (CO); On-site; USD 46,838 - 74,390; Full time

Job summary

Animas Surgical Hospital in Durango, Colorado, is seeking a registered nurse to assess, plan, organize, and evaluate patient care on an assigned unit. Under supervision of department manager, the RN provides nursing process-based care, admits/transfers/discharges patients, conducts assessments, and coordinates discharge planning with the care team.

The role emphasizes age-specific care and collaboration with physicians.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Current state RN license; CPR certification; ACLS, PALS or TNCC as required.
• Ability to perform lifting up to 50 pounds and manual tasks.

Responsibilities

• Uses the nursing process to provide quality patient care and discharge planning.
• Admits, transfers, and discharges patients.
• Completes ongoing patient assessments and documents per policy.
• Develops patient plans of care with goals, evaluations, and interventions.
• Reports changes in patient condition promptly to the care team.
• Collaborates with physicians and team for patient education and discharge planning.
• Demonstrates age-specific care for pediatric to geriatric patients.

Skills

Nursing process

Patient care

Education

RN licensure (state)

Job description

Job Summary

Under the direction of the department manager or supervisor, this position assesses, plans, organizes, and evaluates all aspects of patient care for assigned unit/patients.

Hourly Range

$34.14 - $54.00 (rate does not include overtime or bonuses which are not guaranteed)

Essential Job Functions

Utilizes the nursing process to provide quality patient care according to established standards of care which includes planning, implementing, evaluating and adjusting plan of care, and discharge planning based on expected patient outcomes.

• Admits, transfers, and discharges patients.
• Completes ongoing patient assessment and documents according to policy.
• Completes nursing assessment as appropriate for the patient’s condition and within established time frames.
• Develops patient plan of care to include patient problems, goals, evaluations, and interventions.
• Reports symptoms and significant changes in patient’s condition to appropriate personnel in a timely manner.
• Assesses, collaborates, and coordinates patient’s discharge planning needs and readiness for discharge with other members of the care team.
• Demonstrates appropriate application of age‑specific standards, policies, and procedures and guidelines in caring for child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Collaborates and works cooperatively with physicians and other members of the multidisciplinary healthcare team in formal and informal teaching of patients and/or family about their disease process, wellness promotion plan, and discharge planning.
• Demonstrates an awareness and relevance of research in nursing, evaluating practices to identify areas for improvement or opportunities for research.

Demonstrates the spirit of the philosophy, mission, and values of the hospital through words and actions and implements them into departmental processes, programs, and the working environment.

Animas Surgical Hospital is a drug‑free workplace and performs a pre‑employment drug screen which includes marijuana.

Minimum Requirements

Education

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.

Certification, Licensure

Current state license as a registered nurse; current CPR certification; ACLS, PALS, or TNCC certifications per policy.

Physical Requirements

Position requires lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling up to fifty pounds while administering patient care; stooping, kneeling, and/or crouching; standing and walking five or more hours per day; reaching, grasping, and handling and/or feeling five or more hours per day. Visual acuity to correctly distinguish skin tone variations, evidence of IV infiltration, infection, and to read telemetry, blood pressure gauges, etc.; audio acuity to correctly distinguish various body sounds, i.e., respirators, heart sounds, bowel sounds, and to discern sounds made by various types of machinery or equipment which would indicate dangerous or improper operation.

Working Conditions / Environmental Exposures

Environmental hazards such as chemicals, solvents, needles, needle containers, sharps, blood, body fluids, various infectious/communicable diseases, infectious medical waste, radiation, and/or radioactive materials and/or radioactive waste, proximity to moving mechanical parts. Protective clothing/equipment may be necessary.

ASH Immunizations and Vaccination Requirements

Aligns with CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for Healthcare Personnel.

• Hepatitis B – Lab evidence of immunity (titer) to Hepatitis B or three doses Hep B vaccine at appropriate intervals.
• Influenza – Documentation of current seasonal flu vaccine (mandatory from November 1st through March 31st each year).
• Measles, Mumps, and Rubella – Lab evidence of immunity (titer) to Measles, Mumps, and Rubella or 2 doses of MMR vaccination.
• Varicella (chickenpox) – Lab evidence of immunity (titer) to Varicella or 2 doses of Varicella vaccine.
• Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Tdap) – Documented proof of immunization.
• Tuberculosis Screening – Documentation of a two‑step TB skin test within the past year or lab verification of a negative TB Gold or T‑Spot tuberculin test within the past 6 months.

*Vaccine records or evidence of immunity are required prior to 1st day of scheduled work.*