Registered Nurse Maternal Fetal Medicine Clinic

Intermountain Health•Denver, CO

1d•$35 - $53•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver accountable for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care in an outpatient clinic setting. The Clinic RN uses the nursing process, technology, therapeutic interventions, evidence-based practice, and coordination with other health team members. Clinic RNs are pivotal members of a care delivery team headed by a physician and use specialized knowledge and skills pertinent to ambulatory care needs. The role includes prioritizing and triaging care, implementing established standing orders and protocols, and performing procedures and therapies consistent with training and licensure. This is a full-time position scheduled Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with no evenings, nights, weekends, or holidays. The position is based in Denver, Colorado. The RN assesses patients’ physical, social, and psychological status, including cognitive, communicative, and developmental skills as appropriate, and evaluates information from patients, families, physicians, interdisciplinary team members, and support staff. The RN uses assessment information and critical thinking to develop individualized plans of care collaboratively, involves patients, families, the care team, and physicians in care planning and education, and plans for follow-up support and referrals. The RN directs the interdisciplinary care team through appropriate delegation, coordination, and collaboration; delivers or delegates care consistent with the plan, care guidelines, and licensure; and prioritizes, organizes, and coordinates care delivery while managing time, supplies, and resources. The RN evaluates patient responses and outcomes, revises care plans as indicated, and reassesses changes. The role also promotes the nursing profession and development of others, integrates legal and ethical standards into practice, complies with regulatory requirements, practices within licensure, and provides accurate and timely documentation. The position involves frequent communication with patients, visitors, and care providers; reading and assessing information; operating monitors; using computer and clinical equipment; preparing medications; transferring and assisting patients; handling supplies and equipment; walking, pushing and pulling gurneys or portable equipment, and potentially standing for extended periods.

Requirements

Current RN license in the state of practice.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for healthcare providers.
RNs with fewer than 12 months of RN work experience before joining Intermountain must obtain a BSN within four years of their start date.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution.
Experience in women’s services; Labor and Delivery experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, social, and psychological status, including cognitive, communicative, and developmental skills as appropriate.
Seek and evaluate information from patients, families, physicians, interdisciplinary team members, non-nursing disciplines, and support staff.
Collaboratively develop individualized plans of care using assessment information and critical thinking.
Involve patients, families, the care team, and physicians in care planning and needed education.
Plan for follow-up support needs, including teaching, referrals, and follow-up care.
Direct the interdisciplinary care team through appropriate delegation, coordination, and collaboration.
Provide or delegate care consistent with the plan of care, guidelines, and professional licensure.
Prioritize, coordinate, and organize patient care while managing time, supplies, and resources.
Evaluate patient responses to interventions, achievement of goals and clinical outcomes, and patient and family satisfaction.
Revise and reassess plans of care as indicated.
Promote the nursing profession and participate in developing others.
Comply with regulatory standards, practice within licensure, maintain accurate and timely documentation, and integrate legal and ethical standards into care delivery.
Triage and prioritize care, implement standing orders and protocols, and perform procedures and therapies consistent with training and licensure.