Registered Nurse Neuro Trauma ICU

CommonSpirit Health•Lakewood, CO

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in the Neuro Trauma Intensive Care Unit (NTICU) at St. Anthony Hospital, a Level I Trauma Center in Lakewood, Colorado. The 24-bed unit primarily cares for trauma and neurotrauma patients, including patients with traumatic brain injury, penetrating trauma, assaults, subdural, subarachnoid, and intraventricular hemorrhages, spinal cord injury, and orthopedic fractures. Nurses collaborate closely with physician groups and the interdisciplinary care team. The unit emphasizes teamwork and has a residency program for nurses entering ICU practice. The RN facilitates communication and collaboration among the healthcare team and the patient and family to address patients’ physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. The nurse uses the nursing process to promote patient health, well-being, and safety, follows applicable patient-care standards and the State Nurse Practice Act, and provides compassionate, relationship-based care. This is a 0.90 FTE full-time night position, scheduled 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. The posting 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 qualification 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 certification.
TCAR or TNCC within one year of hire.
One year of RN ICU experience.
Ability to exert or lift up to 50 lbs. occasionally, up to 20 lbs. frequently, and up to 10 lbs. constantly.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
CCRN.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interview, and review of medical records and clinical data.
Evaluate patients’ responses and intervene to support optimal outcomes.
Develop and implement patient care plans 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 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 readiness, needs, and ability to learn; provide education and evaluate its effectiveness.
Collaborate with the healthcare team and the patient and family to address patients’ physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.