University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Department: Community Practice

Job Title: Registered Nurse (Intermediate) - OBGYN, Family Planning, Lowry

Position #: 00849164 – Requisition #: 40092

Job Summary:

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides high-quality support to physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs) in meeting the operational needs of the practice and the medical needs of the patient. The RN assesses and evaluates patient conditions, and then plans, implements, provides, and documents patient care in a manner that follows professional nursing standards and outlined practices. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Escorts patients to and from exam rooms and readies them for physicians.

• Performs telephone triage, patient education, handling of physician phone calls, and pharmacy calls.

• Takes vital signs, records medical history/symptoms, and ensures medical chart/lab test results are available and complete.

• Administers immunizations and minor treatments as prescribed.

• Respond to patient questions and concerns as a liaison between physician and patient.

• Reports all test results to the patient as directed by the physician.

• Performs circulating functions before procedures, including preparing the procedural environment, orienting and assessing the patient, and reviewing the patient’s medical record and the surgeon’s notes to ensure all prerequisites and preferences are met.

• Performs scrub functions as needed, including the preparation, selection, and handling of instruments and supplies used during the surgical procedure, and performs equipment counts with colleagues.

Work Location:

Onsite – this role is expected to work onsite and is located in Lowry, CO.

Why Join Us:

Community Practice Medicine, housed within the School of Medicine at the University of Colorado, is seeking trained medical professionals to join our growing team. With clinics spanning from Longmont to Castle Rock, we offer a wide variety of opportunities. Specialty areas include, but are not limited to: Orthopedics, Vascular Surgery, OBGYN, Internal Medicine, Urology, Psychiatry, and many more!

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is a public education, clinical and research facility serving 4,500 students, and a world-class medical destination at the forefront of life-changing science, medicine, and healthcare. CU Anschutz offers more than 42 highly rated degree programs through 6 schools and colleges, and receives over $500 million in research awards each year. We are the single largest health professions education provider in Colorado, awarding nearly 1,450 degrees annually. Powered by our award-winning faculty, renowned researchers, and a reputation for academic excellence, the CU Anschutz Medical Campus drives innovation from the classroom to the laboratory to the delivery of unparalleled patient care.