Job Description:The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver
who assumes responsibility and accountability for assessing, planning,
implementing and evaluating care of patients. The staff RN utilizes the
nursing process by use of technology, therapeutic intervention,
evidence-based practice and coordination of care with other health team
members
Posting Specifics
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Full-time, 36 hrs./per week; Night shift
Unit/Location: Geriatric Acute Psych unit at West Pines; Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Additional Details: Shift differentials given for evenings, nights and
weekends
Benefits:
Intermountain Healthcare offers a generous benefits package that contributes
to the overall health and compensation of each caregiver.
Various insurance options through Select Health, Intermountain's insurance
company
Onsite fitness centers and discounts to local gyms
LiVe Well caregiver incentive program - up to $300 per year
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - including free counseling for
caregivers and their immediate family
Over302,000 discount offers across 10,000 cities on everything from movie
tickets, pizza and the zoo to car rentals and hotels
Paid Time Off including but not limited to Parental Leave, Long and
Short-Term Disability
401(k) with up to 6% employer contribution
Up to $1,500 referral bonus
Tuition Reimbursement
Tuition Assistance through Peak - up to $5,200 per year paid to your
school as you go
As an Acute Psychiatric RN you need to know how to:
Recognize and address patients' psychological and physical needs
Foster continuity and quality of care with the best interest and well-being of
patients and their families in mind
Assess a patients' medical status upon admission
Assist in developing individualized treatment plans
Comply with evaluation, treatment and documentation guidelines
Oversee care delivered by LPNs and/or CNAs
Minimum Qualifications
ASN / ADN from an accredited program with the ability to obtain your BSN
from an accredited program within four (4) years of hire unless you
possess a minimum of fifteen (15) years of proven continuous Registered
Nurse experience in an acute care setting, required
Current Colorado RN license required
Current BLS certification endorsed by the American Heart Association or the
ability to obtain within sixty (60) days of hire (with prior
approval), required (ACLS/NRP/PALS as appropriate for unit or service)
At least one (1) year of nursing experience in a comparable setting,
highly preferred
Preferred Qualifications
At least one (1) year of nursing experience in a comparable setting,
highly preferred
Physical Requirements:Ongoing need for employee to see and read
information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify
equipment and supplies.- and -Frequent interactions with patient care
providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally
communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms,
needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency
situations.- and -Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex
and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent
computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed
information, medication preparation, etc.- and -Expected to lift and
utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to
retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items
of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.- and -Need to walk and
assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing
supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable
equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and
busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc).- and...