Er Nurse Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Current and active Colorado Registered Nurse (RN) license or Compact license.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (or be obtained within ninety (90) days of hire).
• Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification (or be obtained within six (6) months of hire).
• Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC) certification (or be obtained within one (1) year of hire).
• Current Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certification (or be obtained within one (1) year of hire).
• Current STABLE certification (or be obtained within one (1) year of hire).
• Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification (or be obtained within one (1) year of hire).
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or related field.
• Two (2) years hospital nursing experience.

Nice To Haves

• One (1) year Emergency Department (ED) or Critical Care Nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plans, implements, and evaluates patient care plans based on patient assessment to optimize outcomes and maximize available resources.
• Requires prioritization and critical thinking skills, decisive judgement, and ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment.
• Complies with triage, treatment, evaluation, and documentation guidelines.
• Uses evidence-based practices and competence to collaborate with the healthcare team to provide quality outcomes and coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral, and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.
• Identifies barriers to effective communication based on psychosocial, literacy, financial, and cultural considerations.
• Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstance.
• Effectively delegates patient care to ancillary personnel.
• May precept student nurses and new hires.
• Practice according to professional and ethical standards as noted in the ANA Code of Ethics and Colorado State Nurse Practice Act.
• Demonstrates caring attitudes and behaviors to develop therapeutic relationships and engage in patient and family teaching as appropriate.
• Performs other duties as assigned.