Registered Nurse GI Clinic

Children's Hospital Colorado; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus program

Education benefit

Wellness program

403b employer match

Job summary

Children's Hospital Colorado is seeking a Clinical Nurse (CN) II to deliver family-centered care and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams on the Anschutz Campus. You will integrate evidence with clinical expertise, monitor care outcomes, and contribute to safety and continuous improvement in a pediatric GI-focused setting.

The role emphasizes inter-professional teamwork, patient-family partnership, and ongoing education of patients, families, and staff, with opportunities to contribute to

Qualifications

• BSN is required.
• One (1) year of nursing experience required; 2+ years preferred.
• BLS/CPR with at least six months left before expiration; RN license from a multistate compact is required.
• Equivalency: ADN with commitment to obtain a BSN within three years; MEPN may substitute for a BSN.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient- and family-centered care integrated with the nursing process.
• Collaborate within nursing and inter-professional teams to coordinate care.
• Promote evidence-based practice and participate in quality improvement efforts.
• Navigate and document in the EMR to support patient care and safety.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Job description

The Clinical Nurse (CN) II provides Family-Centered Care as demonstrated by recognizing the patient, family and/or designee as a full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient's preferences, values, and needs. Assumes active role in clinical education of patients, families and staff. Functions effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care. Integrates best current evidence with clinical expertise for delivery of optimal health care. Uses data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and uses improvement methods to test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of health care systems. Minimizes risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance. Uses information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making.

The Digestive Health Institute (DHI) is primarily located on the Anschutz Campus in the Outpatient Pavilion. Our team provides comprehensive care to pediatric patients, managing a wide range of gastrointestinal conditions including procedures used to diagnose, monitor, and treat gastrointestinal diseases. The DHI consists of a multidisciplinary team of providers, nurses, pharmacists, medical assistants, dietitians, psychologists, social workers, and authorization and administrative assistants who work together to coordinate care with collaborative partners including surgeons, pathologists, or other specialty clinical services. In addition, our team collaborates with community partners including PCP, homecare providers, laboratory, and outside infusion service centers. The DHI services a 7-state region and provides 2nd opinions and consultative services to patients and families nationally and internationally. Subspecialties within the DHI include Liver, Celiac, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Gastroesophageal Diseases, Neurogastromotility, Intestinal Rehabilitation, Pancreatic Disease, Aerodigestive Disease, and Core Gastrointestinal (GI) Diseases. In addition, our providers attend other subspeciality clinics to manage the gastrointestinal components of care.

An ambulatory DHI nurse provides comprehensive care to patients and families throughout the care continuum. Within this role nurses' interface with multidisciplinary teams to promote excellence in care, education, advocacy for patients and families using evidence-based practice. Nurses are encouraged to promote and share clinical practice projects through abstract submission, presentation, and publications at local and national conferences to promote gastrointestinal nursing science.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Family-Centered Care: Recognize the patient or designee as the source of control and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient's preferences, values, and needs.
  • Delivers patient and family centered care incorporating the nursing process while providing developmentally appropriate, culturally sensitive, evidence based care. Actively anticipates changes in patient outcomes/ unit needs in the provision of care.
  • Care is guided by the Professional Practice Model throughout the continuum of care.
  • Communicate and advocate patient values, preferences and expressed needs as part of implementation of care plan, evaluation of care and assessment of patient/family learning needs to the interdisciplinary team. Initiates and anticipates individualized care and education for patients/families across the continuum using an interdisciplinary approach.
• Teamwork & Collaboration: Function effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care.
  • Applies communication practices that minimize risks across transitions of care.
  • Presents own perspective and supporting evidence in patient care and team discussions.
  • Collaborates with team members in shared decision making.
• Evidence Based Practice: Integrate best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient/family preferences and values for delivery of optimal health care.
  • Identifies key concepts of research and evidence-based practice.
  • Participates in structuring the work environment to facilitate integration of new evidence into standards of practice.
  • Recognizes and communicates the need for revision of hospital and departmental policies procedures, practice guidelines, and/or measures for clinical practice evaluation.
  • Recognizes the standard of care provided by the applicable professional organization and /or association.
• Quality Improvement: Use data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and use improvement methods to design and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of health care systems.
  • Utilizes outcome data at the patient level to make care decisions.
  • Participates in the quality improvement activities and uses quality measures to understand individual and unit performance.
• Safety: Minimize risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance.
  • Utilizes and discusses policy, procedures, and guidelines to support practice.
  • Communicates observations or concerns related to unsafe situations that pose a risk to patients, families or the health care team.
• Informatics: Use information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making.
  • Recognizes and applies information and technology of patient and unit outcomes to facilitate communication, clinical decision making, error prevention, and care coordination.
  • Navigates and documents in the EMR to support patient care.
• Leadership: Nurses support organizational goals, advance the nursing profession, and enhance professional development by extending their influence to professional and community groups.
  • Works within scope of practice and delegates according to Nurse Practice Act.
  • Participates in professional governance activities.
  • Seeks opportunities to participate in professional development activities

Minimum Qualifications

• Degrees
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Area of Study
  • Not applicable
• Experience
  • Required:One (1) year of nursing experience.
  • Preference given to those with 2+ years of experience.
• Licenses & Certifications
  • Basic Life Support
  • Registered Nurse
• Additional Requirements
  • BLS/CPR with at least six (6) months left before expiration. RN License from multistate compact.
  • Minimum Requirements EDUCATION - Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
    EXPERIENCE - One (1) year of nursing experience.
    EQUIVALENCY- Applicants with an Associate's Degree in Nursing and who agree to obtain a BSN within three (3) years from their start/hire date may be considered in lieu of a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Master's Entry to Practice Nursing (MEPN) may substitute for a BSN.
  • LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION(S) - Current Colorado Registered Nurse (RN) license or RN license from multistate compact; BLS/CPR from the American Heart Association with at least six (6) months left before expiration is required upon hire.

Salary Information

Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Hourly Range: $39.88 to $59.82

Benefits Information

Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.

EEO Statement

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date.

Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information. #LI-SJ1

Department: Gastro/Live Core Clinic, with opportunity to work with specialty procedures.

Status: Full-time, benefit eligible

Shift: Monday to Friday, Four 9 hour shifts.