RN Med Surg Observation

St Anthony Hospital; United States; On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, CO is seeking a dedicated RN for the 1E Med-Surg/Observation Unit, a Magnet-designated department known for high-quality, patient-centered care. The role emphasizes collaborative teamwork and compassionate patient interactions across ED-admitted cases.

You will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care, ensuring safety and adherence to the State Nurse Practice Act while supporting a fast-paced environment and interdisciplinary care.

Qualifications

• Must hold an active RN license before start.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced med-surg environment.
• Strong communication with patients and team.
• Familiarity with State Nurse Practice Act.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate, communicate, and collaborate with the healthcare team to meet patient needs.
• Promote patient health, safety, and well-being through the nursing process.
• Apply nursing process with adherence to standards and organization mission.
• Assess physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs of patients.
• Develop and implement the plan of care and observe outcomes.
• Document interventions, status, and patient responses clearly.

Skills

Registered Nurse

Compassionate care

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

RN license

Job description

Where You'll Work

The 1E Med-Surg/Observation Unit at St. Anthony Hospital, one of our proud Magnet® designated hospitals, is a 22-bed department with a volume of more than 300 patients a month (usually 300 to 310). This unit is a new concept unit with a combination of both observation (14 beds) status and inpatient status (8 beds) patients. Our observation beds take a variety of patients requiring further time to be observed from the ED. If a patient needs further testing or monitoring and is not appropriate to stay in the ED, then our department will take them. Our top two diagnoses are chest pain and abdominal pain. We also accept patients that are sent from surrounding free standing EDs with the same criteria. When a patient requires care longer than 24-48 hours, we will transfer to an inpatient status and move to one of our inpatient beds or another inpatient unit in our hospital. The department's mission is to deliver safe quality care to every patient in a timely manner. Many join this team because they have an interest in emergency medicine. This department is a great place to solidify your med/surg skills, develop excellent time management and gain a better understanding of both emergency room patients and med/surg inpatients. You will have the opportunity to provide care to all types of patients and work alongside a mid-level provider (PA or NP) with every patient. We are a close-knit team with a solid positive team culture. We experience incredible opportunities to learn about many different disease processes with our patient population. Our goal is to help our team members achieve their nursing goals and help them attain education and or certification. We look for candidates who are open, willing to ask questions, flexible with schedule, able to see the broader picture and are fast learners. This is a very fast-paced department as we admit and discharge patients on every shift. Nurses who work here must be adaptable to change and willing to work hard as they will be very busy every shift on this unit.

Located in Lakewood, Colorado, St. Anthony Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center where we provide a full range of medical specialties and health care services to Denver and the surrounding region through our state-of-the-art medical campus and home base for Flight For Life® Colorado. With four trauma rooms including the T-10 room, a dedicated field-to-surgery suite ready 24/7 for trauma surgeons and specially trained teams, our staff can provide life‑saving care to the most severely ill and injured patients. In 2023, we received our exciting Magnet® designation! We are so proud of our staff for this achievement, which is awarded to only 10 percent of hospitals around the world. Numerous other awards, certifications, and accreditations have been granted to us from the American Heart Association; Chest Pain Center (CPC); American College of Cardiology; The Joint Commission's National Quality Approval; the Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award; NAPBC Accreditation; American College of Radiology and many others. At St. Anthony Hospital. We combine a heritage of expert care with the latest in technology and innovation. If you're looking to be part of a fast‑paced environment where you can practice to the top of your profession in trauma, cardiology, stroke, neurosciences, breast imaging, cancer/oncology care, surgery and more, we invite you to apply.

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