Registered Nurse Emergency Room

St Anthony Hospital•Lakewood, CO

1d•$37 - $59•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in the Emergency Department at St. Anthony Hospital, a high-volume Level I Trauma Center and Comprehensive Stroke Center in Lakewood, Colorado. The department has 46 beds and approximately 58,000 visits per year, and treats a range of medical, cardiac, trauma, and other conditions. The role facilitates communication and collaboration among the healthcare team, patients, and families to address patients’ physical, emotional, and spiritual needs through compassionate, relationship-based nursing care. The nurse promotes patient health, well-being, and safety by applying the nursing process and adhering to patient-care standards, guidelines, and the State Nurse Practice Act. The position includes assessing patients, developing and implementing care plans, evaluating outcomes, performing therapeutic and diagnostic interventions, maintaining accurate records, using information technology, advocating for patient rights and safety, and educating patients and families. This is a 0.90 FTE, full-time night position, with shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. The employer offers a $20,000 sign-on bonus and up to $8,000 in relocation assistance to eligible new hires.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing, nursing diploma, or equivalent by endorsement.
Active, unencumbered RN license in the state of employment.
BLS certification from the American Heart Association.
ACLS certification from the American Heart Association.
NIHSS.
ENPC or PALS.
NRP.
One year of RN Emergency Department experience.
TCAR or TNCC within one year of hire.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
CEN.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interviews, and review of medical records and clinical data.
Evaluate patient responses and intervene to support optimal outcomes.
Develop and implement patient plans of care, observe outcomes, and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team in accordance with nursing standards.
Perform therapeutic and diagnostic interventions, including IV procedures, incision and wound care, medication administration, catheterization, and specimen collection.
Maintain patient charts and records thoroughly and confidentially.
Document patient status, interventions, 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 learning readiness, needs, and abilities; provide education and evaluate its effectiveness.