RN Bariatric and Back Unit

Penrose Hospital • Colorado Springs, CO

5d • $37 - $59

About The Position

The RN facilitates communication and collaboration among the healthcare team and the patient and family to meet the patient’s 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 demonstrates accountability for relationship-based care and the organization’s mission.

The RN assesses patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs; evaluates responses to care and intervenes to support optimal outcomes; and develops and implements plans of care with the interdisciplinary team. The role includes therapeutic and diagnostic interventions, accurate and confidential documentation, patient advocacy, and patient and family education.

The position is with Penrose - St. Francis Health Services in Colorado Springs. The organization is a full-service, 712-bed acute care provider comprising Penrose Hospital, St. Francis Hospital, and St. Francis Hospital - Interquest. Penrose Hospital is a 300-licensed-bed hospital and a Magnet Hospital designated by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Requirements

• Associate degree in Nursing, nursing diploma, or equivalent 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 patients’ responses and intervene to ensure optimal outcomes.
• Develop and implement patient 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 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 readiness, needs, and ability to learn; provide education and evaluate its effectiveness.

What This Job Offers

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