RN - MedSurg Specialties

Company: UCHealth
Location: Lakewood
Posted on: January 14, 2021

Job Description:

Job DescriptionMedicine Specialties - Full Time Rotating Medicine Specialties (MDSS) is a fast paced 36 bed unit that will provide you with a strong foundation in the care of medical patients with a wide variety of diagnoses. MDSS is built on the foundation of teamwork, teaching and learning from one another and taking care of our peers and patients with compassion. The MDSS unit has a strong sense of interdisciplinary collaboration and continually supports the pursuit of learning and evidenced-based practice in a dynamic, high acuity environment. Our patients are primarily admitted directly from the Emergency Department, Outpatient Clinics and downgrades from our Progressive Care Unit or an ICU. Come and join the MDSS team, we are committed to teaching, supporting, encouraging and growing nurses, nursing students and CNAs to where they aspire to be. We are dedicated to creating the best patient experience for patients and their families. We are in the process of opening a new way to care for long-term care patients who are admitted to UCHealth. An acute care setting is not an ideal place for these patients, so we are building a team and opening a unit that we plan to provide a patient centered care for this patient population. We are truly pioneering this unit, and are developing a therapeutic milieu approach, along with standardizing communication and care. We will have 16 beds, with a core group of advanced practice providers along with an attending. If you are interested in working in a new and different, in process way of caring for patients in a hospital, let's talk. Requirements: * Credentials: * Essential: * * Basic Life Support * * Registered Nurse * Other information: * Minimum Required Education: Graduate of an accredited Registered/Professional Nursing program if less than 3 years experience. Preferred: Bachelor's degree in Nursing. * Required Licensure/Certification: State licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN). Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider and any relevant life support certification as determined at position level. * Minimum Experience: 6 months nursing experience. * BLS through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer with card in-hand before start date. BLS or CPR card must be good through sixty days of hire. All life support certification cards must be issued by either the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer. (American Red Cross for the Professional Rescuer is only good upon hire and all renewals will need to be through an American Heart Association sanctioned course.) At UCHealth, we do things differently Are you a RN New Grad? Visit to find out about our exciting New Grad opportunities! We believe in something different: a focus on the individuality of every person. In big ways and small, we exist to improve the extraordinary lives of all those we serve. As Colorado's largest and most innovative health care system, we as a team deliver on the commitment to provide the best possible experience for our patients and their families. We foster a true human connection and give people the freedom to live extraordinary lives. A career at UCHealth is more than a job, it's a passion. Going beyond quality requires the perfect balance of talent, integrity, drive and intellectual curiosity. We are looking for individuals who recognize, like us, that the world of medicine is ever-changing and are motivated to do what is right, not what is easy. We support creativity and curiosity so that each of us can find the extraordinary qualities within ourselves. At UCHealth, we'll do everything in our power to make sure you grow and have a meaningful career. There's no limits to your potential here. Be Extraordinary. Join Us Today! UCHealth recognizes and appreciates the rich array of talents and perspectives that equal employment and diversity can offer our institution. As an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, UCHealth is committed to making all employment decisions based on valid requirements. No applicant shall be discriminated against in any terms, conditions or privileges of employment or otherwise be discriminated against because of the individual's race, creed, color, religion, gender, national origin or ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, genetic information or veteran status. UCHealth does not discriminate against any "qualified applicant with a disability" as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable accommodations, when they do not impose an undue hardship on the organization. IND123 #GD1

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