Registered Nurse RN Emergency Dept Nights

Banner Health•Fort Collins, CO

1d•$36 - $60•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing practice standards. The role is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by the nurse and those under their direction, applying specialized knowledge and judgment to provide care suited to patients’ physical and developmental needs. The nurse works in the Emergency Center at Banner Fort Collins Medical Center, a full-service acute-care hospital. The department serves a diverse community, including underserved patients, and handles a high volume of high-risk obstetric cases. The position is part-time on the night shift, with night and weekend differentials available and self-scheduling up to two months in advance. A $5,000 hiring incentive and a relocation incentive are available. Banner Health offers tuition assistance of up to $5,000 after six months of employment, cross-training opportunities, and paid CCRN and PPCN certification support. New graduates with less than 12 months of experience are directed to apply through the New Nurse Experience job type.

Requirements

Current, valid RN license in the state of practice, temporary/interim RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure for the current state of practice.
BLS certification.
Additional certification or continuing education may be required based on the area of practice.
Ability to relate relevant experience, training, and education during the interview process.
Maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the work area through annual validations.
Experience in the clinical area is desired.
For Banner Registry and Travel acute-care positions, at least one year of experience in an acute-care hospital setting, including work in the specialty as a Registered Nurse within the past 12 months. (This position is not identified as a Registry or Travel position.)

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Professional certification preferred.
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge-planning needs; review histories, diagnostics, and laboratory results, report abnormal findings, and complete assessments and reassessments.
Formulate and revise patient-specific plans of care, including discharge plans, in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team.
Implement care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation, and supervision, following physician orders, nursing plans, policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.
Communicate patient status accurately and completely to other caregivers to promote continuity of care.
Evaluate patient and family responses to care and teaching, assess progress toward goals, and revise care as needed.
Document assessments, plans, interventions, evaluations, patient responses, and physician orders accurately and in a timely manner.
Use available evidence in care and may participate in clinical research; take part in shared leadership and support education, orientation, precepting, and mentoring when appropriate.
Contribute to excellent patient outcomes and improvement of nursing quality indicators through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care.
Interact with staff, physicians, patients, families, external care providers, and clergy; synthesize and prioritize information to support patients and families through changes in health status.
In some roles, supervise department staff and workflow.