Registered Nurse - Resource Pool - Nights

Cheyenne Regional Medical Center•Cheyenne, WY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Resource Pool Registered Nurse assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and supervises individual patient care according to unit policies and procedures. The nurse accepts responsibility for directing co-workers in implementing care plans and is assigned to multiple units according to staffing and patient needs. The role includes completing patient assessments and documentation, developing and revising plans of care and discharge plans, implementing medical and nursing orders, evaluating patient responses, and providing patient and family education. The nurse oversees assigned LPNs, CNAs, and PSAs; participates in Bedside Shift Report; and collaborates with the Clinical Nurse Manager, providers, and ancillary departments to support nursing standards and quality outcomes. Unit-specific orientation, training, and competencies are also required. The position is part of Cheyenne Regional Medical Center’s Resource Pool. The organization describes itself as Wyoming’s largest hospital, employing over 2,000 people and treating more than 350,000 patients from southeastern Wyoming, western Nebraska, and northern Colorado.

Requirements

Wyoming Registered Nurse License or enhanced Nurse Licensure (eNLC).
At least one year of nursing experience for the general Resource Pool.
For Women & Children’s Services (Labor & Delivery, Pediatrics, Nursery, Post-Partum/OBGYN): at least two years of WCS nursing experience, or at least three years of nursing experience.
Cheyenne Regional AHA RQI within 14 calendar days of start date.
For the general Resource Pool: AHA ACLS within six months of start date.
For the general Resource Pool: CPI certification/training within six months of start date.
For the general Resource Pool: NIHSS certification/training within six months of start date.
For WCS: AHA ACLS and NRP and PALS or ENPC and AWHONN within six months of start date.
For WCS: S.T.A.B.L.E. within six months of completing NICU orientation.
For WCS: AORN within one year of start date.
Demonstrate effective leadership and professional/clinical skills according to Standards of Care, including drug calculations.
Ability to assess a patient’s condition.
Ability to use critical thinking to formulate plans of care, select appropriate interventions, evaluate patient responses, and problem-solve as needed.
Ability to explain the nursing process to patients and families and how it helps meet patient needs and improve outcomes.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited school of nursing.

Responsibilities

Complete nursing assessments and document findings in the patient chart.
Develop, review, and revise a plan of care, including a discharge plan, based on assessed patient needs.
Implement medical and nursing orders according to the plan of care and document appropriately.
Evaluate patient responses to care and provide patient and family teaching as appropriate.
Oversee assigned staff, including LPNs, CNAs, and PSAs, in providing patient care.
Participate in Bedside Shift Report.
Collaborate with the Clinical Nurse Manager to integrate the ANA’s Scope & Standards of Practice and use them as measurement criteria for nursing practice on the unit.
Coordinate patient care with providers and ancillary departments to achieve quality outcomes.
Complete unit-specific orientation, ongoing training, and assigned competencies based on the department role, scope of services, and organizational standards.
Work across multiple units according to distribution of staff and patients.