Registered Nurse Post Partum

St Francis Hospital • Colorado Springs, CO

7d • $37 - $59

About The Position

The Registered Nurse facilitates communication and collaboration among the healthcare team, patients, and families to address patients’ physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. The role promotes patient health, well-being, and safety through the nursing process and adherence to patient care standards, guidelines, and the State Nurse Practice Act, while demonstrating accountability for relationship-based care and the organization’s mission.

The nurse assesses patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs; develops and implements plans of care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team; and evaluates patient responses and outcomes. The role also includes performing therapeutic and diagnostic interventions, maintaining confidential and accurate patient records, advocating for patient health, safety, and rights, and providing and evaluating patient and family education.

The position is based at Penrose-St. Francis Health Services in Colorado Springs, a full-service acute care provider that includes Penrose Hospital, St. Francis Hospital, and St. Francis Hospital - Interquest. St. Francis Hospital offers a Birth Center and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, among other services.

Requirements

• Associate degree in Nursing, nursing diploma, or equivalent by endorsement.
• RN license in the state of employment.
• Ability to exert or lift up to 50 pounds occasionally, up to 20 pounds frequently, and up to 10 pounds constantly.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
• One year of experience.
• Postpartum RN experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interview, and review of medical records and clinical data.
• Evaluate patient responses and intervene to support optimal outcomes.
• Develop and implement patient plans of care and observe outcomes in accordance with nursing standards and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
• Perform therapeutic and diagnostic interventions, including IVs, incision and wound care, medication administration, catheterization, and specimen collection.
• Maintain patient charts and records thoroughly and confidentially; document status, interventions, patient responses, and outcomes accurately and promptly.
• Use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate errors, and support decision-making.
• Promote, advocate for, and collaborate to protect each patient’s health, safety, and rights.
• Assess patient and family readiness, needs, and ability to learn; provide education and evaluate its effectiveness.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree