RN Emergency Room

St Mary Corwin Hospital • Pueblo, CO

5d • $35 - $57

About The Position

The RN Emergency Room facilitates communication and collaboration among the healthcare team, patient, and family to meet 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. The RN is expected to demonstrate personal 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; performs therapeutic and diagnostic interventions; maintains accurate and confidential records; advocates for patient health, safety, and rights; and provides and evaluates patient and family education.

Requirements

• Associate Degree in Nursing, nursing diploma, or qualification by endorsement.
• RN license in the state of employment.
• 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.
• One year of experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interview, and review of medical records and clinical data; evaluate 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.
• Demonstrate competency in 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 error, 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