RN Clinic

Longmont United Hospital; Longmont (CO); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Longmont United Hospital in Colorado is seeking an experienced Clinic RN to collaborate with the healthcare team and patients/families. You will maximize patient engagement and self-management through the nursing process, upholding state standards and organizational mission.

The role requires an RN with strong ambulatory care, knowledge of community health concepts, and expertise in case management and care coordination.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree in Nursing from an accredited program.
• Active RN license in the state or participating state under the National Licensure Compact.
• BLS certification through the American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

• Assesses 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 with the interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrate competency in IVs, wound care, medication administration, catheterization, and specimen collection.
• Provide patient/family education based on readiness, needs and ability.
• Provide teaching and evaluate effectiveness of teaching; protect health and safety.
• Maintain confidential patient charts and records.
• Document status, interventions, patient responses and outcomes in timely manner.
• Use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decisionmaking.

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

Bachelor Degree in Nursing

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Clinic RN, you will assume responsibility for facilitating, communicating, and collaborating with the healthcare team and patients/families, utilizing best practices to maximize patient engagement and self-management efforts. Every day you will promote the optimal health, well-being, and safety of patients through the nursing process, adhering to patient care standards, guidelines, and the State Nurse Practice Act, all while demonstrating personal accountability for relationship-based care and organizational mission. To be successful in this role, you will be a Registered Nurse with strong clinical nursing acumen in ambulatory care, knowledge of community health concepts, and expertise in case management and care coordination.

• Assesses 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.
• Provide patient/family education through assessment of patient/family learning readiness, needs, and ability.
• Provide teaching and evaluate effectiveness of teaching. Promote, advocate, and collaborate to protect the health and safety and rights of each patient. Thorough and confidential maintenance of patient charts and records.
• Document ongoing status, interventions, patient response and outcomes in accurate, timely manner.
• Use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decisionmaking.

Job Requirements

Required

• Associate Degree in Nursing Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
• Current state RN license/ Current RN license from a participating state in National Licensure Compact
• BLS through American Heart Association
• Exert up to 50lbs force occasionally, and/or up to 20lbs frequently, and/or up to 10lbs constantly

Preferred

• Bachelor Degree in Nursing
• One (1) year experience

Where You'll Work

At Longmont United Hospital, we treat the entire patient to leverage the powerful connection of body, mind, and spirit in the healing process. As a Planetree Designated Hospital, employees adhere to the highest possible standards. Here, your time at work will be spent with a supportive team of employees and leaders that value self-care, flexibility and development opportunities through cross-training and continuing education. Longmont, Colorado is home to more than 2,000 acres of parks, three public golf courses and numerous trails to hike, bike, walk or run. Located less than an hour away from the Rocky Mountain National Park (ranked the fourth most visited national park in the country in 2017 by the Denver Business Journal), you'll have easy access to the very best Colorado has to offer.