Registered Nurse, Patient Care Unit, FT

Animas Surgical Hospital; Durango (CO); On-site; USD 47,031 - 74,390; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k with employer matching

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

A hospital in Durango is seeking a dedicated full-time overnight registered nurse. The role involves assessing, planning, and organizing patient care while collaborating with healthcare teams. Ideal candidates should hold a current nursing license and possess CPR certification alongside experience in a similar care environment. The position offers a competitive salary range of $34.14-$54.00 per hour and a comprehensive benefits package, including retirement and health insurance options.

Qualifications

• Current state nursing license required.
• Previous RN experience in related area preferred.
• Ability to lift up to fifty pounds.

Responsibilities

• Admits, transfers, and discharges patients.
• Completes ongoing patient assessment.
• Develops patient care plan.

Skills

Patient assessment

Care coordination

Collaboration with healthcare team

Patient education

Education

Current state license as a registered nurse

CPR certification

ACLS, PALS or TNCC certifications

Job description

Animas Surgical Hospital
575 Rivergate Ln
Durango, CO 81301, USA

This is a full-time, overnight position which 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.

Reports to: Director, Inpatient Services | RN Supervisor

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

Essential Job Functions:

• Admits, transfers, and discharges patients.
• Completes ongoing patient assessment and documents according to policy
• Completes nursing assessment as appropriate for the patients 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 and in 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 his or her disease process and wellness promotion plan and discharge planning.
• Demonstrates an awareness and relevance of research in nursing. Evaluates practices to identify areas for improvement or opportunities for research.

Additional Duties:

• 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.
• Preforms other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

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

Experience, Training, Knowledge: Previous experience as an RN in related care area preferred.

Physical Requirements: Requires lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling up to fifty (50) pounds; stooping, kneeling, and/or crouching; standing and walking more than five (5) hours per day; visual acuity in order to correctly distinguish skin tone variations, evidence of IV infiltration, infection, also to read telemetry, blood pressure gauges, etc.; audio acuity, in order to correctly distinguish various body sounds, i.e. respiration’s, heart sounds, bowel sounds, also 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.

Benefits: Animas Surgical Hospital offers a competitive benefits package including but not limited to retirement, health, dental, vision, & life insurance. 401k with employer matching.

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

ASH IMMUNIZATIONS AND VACCINATIONS 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

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