Registered Nurse - Night Shift ($10,000 Sign on Bonus)

WORK SCHEDULE

Full-time nights, rotating call, and benefits eligible.

PRIMARY FUNCTION

The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for monitoring the health of their patients in assigned setting and to facilitate quality patient care. These responsibilities include:

• Planning and coordinating the delivery of quality nursing care for patients utilizing the nursing process.
• Providing and/or delegating the delivery of quality nursing care for patients utilizing the nursing process.
• Collaborating with the interdisciplinary team.
• Maintaining standards for professional nursing practice
• Supervising Licensed Practical Nurses and/or other support staff in the delivery of patient care as outlined in the Colorado statutes governing nursing.

Complies with department and organization-wide policies, Critical Access Hospital requirements, Safety, and Infection Control, and all Federal and State of Colorado regulations related to the performance of Keefe Memorial Hospital operations and requirements of the compliance program.

SIGNIFICANT DUTIES

• Initiates assessment/reassessment based on the patient’s needs per nursing standards, organizational policies and procedures.
• Synthesizes pertinent patient data to develop nursing care plans and identify nursing priorities for care and desired outcomes.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to coordinate and provide patient care.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skill in nursing theory and ability to learn and develop competence in patient care across the lifespan.
• Demonstrates ability to learn and ultimately practice in the multiple settings within the rural hospital.
• Integrates appropriate standards of care into the patient’s plan of care based on the diagnosis and age-specific needs.
• Anticipates patient needs, purposeful rounding on patients routinely and attends to nurse call system and patient alarms.
• Executes therapeutic and/or supportive interventions.
• Evaluates the patient’s response to, and effectiveness of interventions.
• Evaluates patient’s progress toward established outcomes.
• Incorporates cultural considerations into the plan/delivery of care.
• Includes family or significant others in the care of the patient as appropriate.
• Documents patient care and related information according to Keefe procedures for documentation.
• Facilitates patient’s transition to next level of care.
• Assumes responsibility in a shared or delegated assignment and supports team member’s practices through timely and professional communication.
• Serves as a role model to colleagues, students, and other care providers.