Registered Nurse OP Procedural

St Anthony Hospital • Lakewood, CO

7d • $37 - $59

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) facilitates communication and collaboration among the healthcare team, patient, and family to address the patient’s physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. The RN advances modern nursing through compassionate care and promotes patient health, well-being, and safety by applying the nursing process and following patient care standards, guidelines, and the State Nurse Practice Act. The role calls for personal accountability and relationship-based care in support of the organization’s mission.

The RN assesses patients’ needs, develops and implements plans of care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, evaluates responses to care, and intervenes to support optimal outcomes. The position includes therapeutic and diagnostic interventions, accurate and confidential documentation, use of information technology for communication and decision-making, advocacy for patients’ health, safety, and rights, and patient and family education.

Requirements

• Associate degree in Nursing, Nursing Diploma, or qualification by endorsement.
• RN license in the state of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
• One year of experience.
• Experience working in a PACU, ER, or procedural area with strong IV skills.

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 ensure optimal outcomes.
• Develop and implement 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 ongoing status, interventions, patient responses, and outcomes accurately and in a timely manner.
• Use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate errors, and support decision-making.
• Promote, advocate, and collaborate to protect each patient’s health, safety, and rights.
• Provide patient and family education by assessing learning readiness, needs, and abilities; teach and evaluate the effectiveness of teaching.

What This Job Offers

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