RN Weekend Option Acute Care Sepsis

CommonSpirit Health; Lakewood (CO); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus $20,000

Relocation assistance up to $8,000

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health is seeking an RN for the Weekend Option at St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, CO. The role centers on facilitating care, communicating with patients and families, and collaborating with the healthcare team during weekend shifts to meet physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.

You will promote safety and adherence to nursing standards while delivering relationship-based care aligned with our mission and values.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma, or by endorsement.
• RN license in state of employment.
• Physical requirements as described (medium work, lift up to 50 lbs).
• Preferred: Bachelor's degree in Nursing; 1 year of experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient needs through observation, interviews, and review of records.
• Develop and implement patient plans of care with the interprofessional team.
• Perform therapeutic/diagnostic tasks including IVs, wound care, meds, catheterization, specimen collection.
• Advocate for patient safety and collaborate to protect rights.
• Educate patients and families based on learning readiness and needs.
• View patient as a partner in providing compassionate, coordinated care.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Communication

Adaptability

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

Nursing Diploma or endorsement

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our RN, Weekend Option, you will assume responsibility for facilitating, communicating, and collaborating with the healthcare team and patients/families to identify and meet their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs during weekend shifts.

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 values.

To be successful in this role, you will be a Registered Nurse with strong clinical assessment and communication skills, adaptability for weekend duties, and a commitment to patient safety and adherence to nursing standards, aligned with our organizational mission and core values.

• 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 IVs, incision/wound care, medication administration, catheterization, and specimen collections.
• 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.
• Recognizes the patient or designee as a full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for the patient’s preferences, values, and needs.

We are offering a $20,000 sign-on bonus in addition, up to $8,000 relocation assistance to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.

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

Where You’ll Work

The 7th Floor Medical Surgical department at St. Anthony Hospital is a medical surgical unit where we primarily treat septic patients. Our department has 36 beds, and we see a range of surgical patients, ETOH withdrawal, cellulitis and treat many chronic conditions such as COPD and CHF. We have a great culture focused on teamwork and positivity. Our nurse communication scores have been some of the highest in the hospital. We are an innovative unit, often where hospital-wide projects begin.

We are looking for dynamic, hard-working people, who are looking for a strong medical surgical floor. We look for those who have a vested interest in our department’s mission. Candidates must have a positive attitude, open communication skills, be hard-working, dedicated, and accountable.

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.