RN Pre-Admission Testing

St Thomas More Hospital • Cañon City, CO

3d • $35 - $57

About The Position

The RN Pre-Admission Testing nurse facilitates communication and collaboration among the healthcare team, patient, and family to address patients’ physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. The role promotes patient health, well-being, and safety through the nursing process, follows patient care standards and the State Nurse Practice Act, and supports relationship-based care and the organization’s mission. The nurse assesses patient needs, develops and implements care plans with the interdisciplinary team, performs therapeutic and diagnostic interventions, maintains accurate and confidential records, advocates for patient rights and safety, and provides patient and family education.

The position is based at St. Thomas More Hospital, a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital serving Fremont County and surrounding communities in southern Colorado. The hospital provides emergency, inpatient, surgical, diagnostic, rehabilitation, and other healthcare services.

Requirements

• Associate degree in Nursing, nursing diploma, or qualification by endorsement.
• RN license in the state of employment.
• Ability to perform medium work, exerting or lifting up to 50 pounds occasionally, up to 20 pounds frequently, and up to 10 pounds 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 patient responses and intervene to promote optimal outcomes.
• Develop and implement patient plans of care and observe outcomes in accordance with nursing standards and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
• 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 status, interventions, responses, and outcomes accurately and in a timely manner.
• 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 learning readiness, needs, and ability; provide education and evaluate its effectiveness.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration with the healthcare team and patient or family to meet patient needs.

What This Job Offers

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