Registered Nurse Orthopedic Surgery

CommonSpirit Health; Durango (CO); On-site; USD 44,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercy Hospital in Durango, CO seeks a Registered Nurse to collaborate with the healthcare team and patient/family to meet physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. The role emphasizes compassionate, high-quality care and adherence to nursing standards and the Nurse Practice Act.

You will promote patient safety through the nursing process, documenting status and outcomes and supporting relationship-based care in a mission-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Nursing; Nursing Diploma or by endorsement.
• RN License in state of employment.
• Physical requirements: Medium work up to 50 lbs., etc.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient needs through observation, interviews, records and data.
• Evaluate patient responses and intervene to optimize outcomes.
• Develop and implement plan of care with interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrate competency in IVs, wound care, meds, catheterization, specimen collection.
• Maintain thorough and confidential patient charts and records.
• Document ongoing status, interventions and outcomes accurately.

Skills

Nursing skills

Communication

Team collaboration

Clinical assessment

Education

Associates Degree in Nursing

RN License

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (preferred)

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our RN, you will assume responsibility for facilitating, communicating, and collaborating with the healthcare team and patient/family to meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the patient, advancing modern nursing through compassionate care.

Every day you will promote optimal patient health, well-being, and safety through the nursing process, adhering to patient care standards, guidelines, and the State Nurse Practice Act, and demonstrating personal accountability for relationship-based care and our organizational mission.

To be successful in this role, you will be a Registered Nurse with a commitment to compassionate, high-quality patient care, strong communication and collaboration skills, and the ability to apply the nursing process effectively within a supportive, mission-driven environment.

• Assess patient’s physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interview, review of medical records & clinical data.

• Evaluates patient’s response and intervenes to ensure optimal patient outcome.

• Develop and implement patient plan of care and observe outcomes in accordance with nursing standards and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.

• Demonstrate competency in a variety of therapeutic/diagnostic interventions including, but not limited to, IV’s, incision/wound care, medication administration, catheterization, and specimen collections.

• Thorough and confidential maintenance of patient charts and records.

• Document ongoing status, interventions, patient response and outcomes in an accurate, timely manner.

Job Requirements

Required

• Associates Degree in Nursing; Nursing Diploma or by endorsement

• RN License in state of employment

• Physical Requirements: Medium Work exert/lift up to 50 lbs. force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs. frequently, and/or up to 10lbs. constantly

Preferred

• Bachelors Degree in Nursing

• One (1) year experience

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Where You'll Work

Mercy Hospital is an 82 bed, acute care hospital located in the scenic southwestern Colorado town of Durango. It is the only hospital in Colorado to be rated by Medicare with five stars for overall hospital quality. It is recognized for excellence in orthopedic and spine surgery and for outstanding patient experience and patient safety. Mercy has also received ten consecutive 'A' grades for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group. Our providers use state-of-the-art technology in an environment designed to promote wellbeing and healing of body, mind, and spirit. Among the many specialty services available at Mercy are emergency care (Level III trauma designation), surgical care, cardiac care (including interventional), Orthopedic and Spine Centers of Excellence, a Family Birthing Center, home care, hospice care and more. Durango offers an exceptional quality of life with small town charm, excellent schools, and year-round, world-class outdoor recreation opportunities including snow sports, river sports, hiking, biking, camping and more.

Pay Range

$32.01 - $57.62 /hour

We are an equal opportunity employer.