Registered Nurse

Southern Ute Indian Tribe; Ignacio (CO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Ute Indian Tribe seeks a Registered Nurse to deliver professional clinical services at the Tribal Health Center. This grant-funded position requires CO RN licensure, CPR/BLS, and ability to work with diverse communities.

The RN will perform comprehensive nursing care, triage, and prepare patients for examinations, while coordinating with multiple tribal and health departments. The role emphasizes cross-cultural sensitivity, data documentation, and on-call or extended hours as needed to

Qualifications

• AA/AS or Diploma in Nursing from an accredited program.
• Must maintain unrestricted RN licensure in Colorado.
• Must have basic life support certification.
• Computer experience with MS Word and Excel.
• TB test and immunizations per Tribal Health Center requirements.
• Criminal history background check and pre-employment drug test.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive skilled nursing care including evaluation, stabilization, and treatment of patients.
• Take and document vital signs and other pertinent data for providers.
• Prepare patients for examinations and assist clinicians as needed.
• Order basic lab work and radiographs when required to improve efficiency.
• Maintain medical supply inventory and monitor emergency equipment.
• Coordinate care with tribal health, community departments, and multi-disciplinary teams.

Skills

Vital signs assessment

Patient triage

Documentation

Education

AA/AS or Diploma in Nursing

Registered Nurse licensure (CO)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY:

This is a Registered Nurse position responsible for providing professional and clinical services. This position is grant funded and continued employment is contingent upon the availability of grant funding.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides comprehensive skilled nursing care including the evaluation, stabilization, and treatment of patients with life-threatening trauma, acute life-threatening medical conditions, childbirth, complicated fractures, and complicated acute and chronic non-life-threatening medical conditions.
• Initiates and maintains problem oriented medical histories on patients. Inquires about patient symptoms and circumstances and records for use by the providers.
• Measures and records vital signs. Observes and records other pertinent objective patient data such as level and state of consciousness, orientation, gait, coordination, color of skin, sclera and mucous membranes, presence of pain or distress and presence of mass or deformity.
• Determines simple laboratory procedures that may be required by the clinical provider such as urinalysis, urine culture, throat culture, wound culture, complete blood count, and radiographs of the extremities and orders same to improve the efficiency of operations.
• Prepares patients for examination and assists the clinical providers in obtaining necessary permits/ authorizations such as for minor suturing, setting of simple fractures, pelvic examinations, etc.
• Provides acute, short or long-term treatment in accordance with established standing orders.
• Performs medical and nursing supplies monitoring, inventorying, and ordering as necessary.
• Monitors emergency medical equipment such as bag mask resuscitator, oxygen, electrocardiogram, crash cart, and AED’s ensuring they are in a constant state of readiness.
• Prioritizes order in which patients are to be seen by a physician based upon the nature of the complaint and prepares for and assists physician in performing examinations and treatment.
• Assigns patient to physician or other medical practitioner (i.e., mid-level provider, dentist, pharmacist, public health nurse, etc.) based on nature of patient complaint and observation of patient condition.
• Demonstrates age specific competency in working with infants, toddlers, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients.
• Provides triage either via the telephone or in person to determine whether same day care is required.
• Identifies emergency situations or conditions, which might require immediate transport to a medical facility.
• Actively participates in appropriate committees (i.e., quality management and improvement committee).
• Assures preparation of appropriate clinical records for all patients seen to ensure the accumulation and organization of all pertinent clinical nursing data, which is required to provide comprehensive medical care.
• Provides comprehensive case management and coordinates services provided through a multidisciplinary approach collaborating extensively with multiple Tribal, Health, and Community departments.
• Ensures general and specialty clinics are prepared and well managed.
• Shows sensitivity to cross-cultural and language differences of the various patients served.
• May be required to be on call or required to work additional workday hours as necessary.
• Complies with Tribal and other appropriate Policies, Procedures, Rules, and Regulations.
• Performs other work-related duties when required or requested.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must have an AA/AS or Diploma in Nursing from an accredited college or university.
• Must maintain unrestricted licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Colorado.
• Must maintain basic life support certification.
• Must have computer experience in software programs including Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Must provide current immunization records or obtain required immunizations at the Tribal Health Center prior to starting work to meet regulations required for all clinical providers.
• Must provide recent TB test results or be able to obtain a TB test at the Tribal Health Center prior to starting work.
• Must pass a thorough criminal history background check including fingerprints.
• Must pass a pre-employment drug test.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• A valid Driver’s License for state of residency and be insurable under the Tribal Vehicle Insurance Policy.
• General knowledge of Indian Self Determination P.L. 93-638
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• Prior work experience with Native American Indian Tribes.