RN Long Term Care

Mountain Region Ambulatory; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Francis Nursing Center in Colorado Springs is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse for full-time night shifts.

You will collaborate with the healthcare team to meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of residents, promoting high-quality, compassionate care in a mission-driven setting. Responsibilities include assessing patient needs, planning and implementing care plans, performing clinical interventions, and maintaining accurate documentation.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse license in state of employment.
• BLS certification from the American Heart Association.
• Associates Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma.

Responsibilities

• Assess physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs; document and intervene for optimal outcomes.
• Develop and implement patient care plans with interdisciplinary team; monitor results.
• Perform therapeutic/diagnostic interventions (IVs, wound care, meds, catheterization, specimens).
• Maintain confidential patient records; use IT to support decisions and mitigate errors.
• Advocate for patient rights; promote health and safety.
• Educate patients/families; assess learning readiness and effectiveness of teaching.

Skills

Communication

Compassionate care

Patient advocacy

Education

Associates Degree in Nursing

Nursing Diploma or by endorsement

Tools

Electronic Health Records (EHR)

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. Use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making.
• Promote, advocate, and collaborate to protect the health and safety and rights of each patient.
• Provide patient/family education through assessment of patient/family learning readiness, needs, and ability. Provide teaching and evaluate effectiveness of teaching.

Job Requirements

Required

• Associates Degree in Nursing; Nursing Diploma or by endorsement
• RN License in state of employment
• BLS (American Heart Association)
• 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

Schedule: Full time (nights)

Where You'll Work

St. Francis Nursing Center in Colorado Springs is a 24-hour Skilled Nursing Facility where we create a safe, comfortable, and compassionate home to our residents. We are committed to providing excellent physical, mental, and spiritual care to enable our residents to have a high level of independence and be able to enjoy all that our center has to offer. Our dedicated team has access to the resources and tools required to provide our residents with the best quality of life, while also experiencing a professional environment where our staff can thrive and continue to excel in their career. Surrounded by wildlife, our 110-bed facility offers a picturesque Colorado setting and an atmosphere filled with encouragement, laughter, kindness, and teamwork. If you are passionate about providing the highest quality of care and enriching the lives of residents.