Registered Nurse - Mom and Baby Unit - Nights

Company: Denver Health
Location: Denver
Posted on: August 7, 2022

Job Description:

Job SummaryUnder general supervision, the professional nurse adheres to the American Nurses Association (ANA) standards of professional nursing and performance, and the ANA Code of Ethics to provide care to all healthcare consumers. Applies critical thinking, evidence-based practices and competence to collaborate with the health care team to promote excellence in healthcare consumer safety and quality outcomes. Utilizes the Theory of Human Caring and Caritas in daily practice. "Jean Watson, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN, Founder / Director, Watson Caring Science Institute."This role is eligible for shift differential when the majority of the hours worked fall in a night, weekend or evening shift. This role is eligible for the followings benefits:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Paid Time Off
• 401(a) Retirement Plan with Employer Contributions
• Adoption Assistant Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• RTD ECO Pass Responsibilities---Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records---Monitor, record and report symptoms and changes in patient's condition and vital signs---Develop and modify patient care plans as indicated by patient's responses and conditions---Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patient's responses and conditions---Consult and coordinate with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care---Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity---Direct and supervise less skilled nursing/health care personnel---Prepare patients for, and assist with examinations and treatments---Assess the needs of individuals, families and/or communities to identify potential health or safety problems---Instruct individuals and families on health education and disease prevention and after care---Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent or disabled patients---Medication administration, documentation and reassessment---Promote positive patient experience---Other job duties as assigned per unit addendum---Assessment - Collects comprehensive data pertinent to the healthcare consumer's health and/or situation. oDemonstrates an understanding of assessment findings as they relate to disease process and continuum of care. oRelays findings to interprofessional healthcare team. oIdentifies and reports any abnormalities in assessment data per healthcare consumer specific parameters. oPerforms data best practices and HIPAA compliance. oCollects data to promote healthcare consumer, self, unit, and hospital improvement. ---Diagnosis - Analyzes the assessment data to determine the nursing diagnosis and the pertinent healthcare consumers' barriers to health. ---Outcomes Identification - Partners with healthcare consumer and interprofessional team to identify expected outcomes. ---Plan - Partners with healthcare consumer and interprofessional team to develop a plan with measureable outcomes and goals that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes. oInitiates a unique, outcome focused plan of care based on current nursing practice.Coordinates safe discharge planning process and follow-up care. oAssesses healthcare consumer needs for continuing care and implements a plan that matches these needs with the available and appropriate resources through an interprofessional approach. ---Implementation - Implements the identified plan by coordinating evidence-based care delivery and employing strategies to promote health and a safe environment. oImplements care based on prioritized healthcare consumer needs. oPartners with the healthcare consumer, family, significant others, and care givers as appropriate to implement the plan in a safe, realistic, and timely manner. ---Evaluation - Evaluates, in partnership with the healthcare consumer, the effectiveness of the planned strategies in relation to the healthcare consumer's responses and attainment of expected outcomes. oParticipates in assessing and assuring the responsible and appropriate use of interventions in order to minimize unwarranted or unwanted treatment and healthcare consumer suffering. ---Ethics - Practices ethically and utilizes the ANA Code of Ethics to guide their decision-making. oDelivers care in a nonjudgmental, nondiscriminatory manner that preserves the healthcare consumers' rights and confidentiality for the continuum of care from birth to end of life. oCreates and maintains a secure, trusting environment by not sharing information learned on the job, except when necessary in the performance of the job responsibilities or to improve a healthcare consumer's care. oActs as a healthcare consumer advocate. ---Education - Obtains knowledge and competence that reflects current professional nursing practice. oTen (10) CEs per year preferred and encouraged, or as noted as part of ProCAP applications. oCollaborates with area clinical nursing educator to identify training and care team development needs. oDemonstrates a commitment to life-long learning through self-reflection and inquiry to identify learning needs. ---EBP/Research - Integrates evidence and research into professional nursing practice based on Denver Health guidelines. oIncorporates research behaviors into clinical practice by demonstrating awareness of research findings, identifying areas of practice that can be improved through research utilization. ---Quality of Practice - Contributes to professional nursing quality by practicing and evaluating own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines, relevant statutes, rules, regulations, and organizational position descriptions. oSupports compliance with national patient safety goals, accrediting agency standards, and quality initiatives. ---Communication - Communicates effectively in all areas of practice. oPromotes positive interpersonal relationships with interprofessional teams, healthcare consumers and visitors. oTreats these individuals with courtesy, dignity, empathy and respect; consistently displays courteous and respectful verbal and non-verbal communications. oAssesses own communication skills and encounters with healthcare consumers, families, and colleagues. oDiscloses observations or concerns related to hazards and errors in care or the practice environment to the appropriate level. ---Leadership - Demonstrates transformational leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession. oOversees the nursing care given by others while retaining accountability for the quality of care given to the healthcare consumer. oAbides by the vision, the associated goals, and the plan to implement and measure progress of an individual healthcare consumer or progress within the context of the healthcare organization. ---Collaboration - The registered nurse collaborates with the healthcare consumer, family, and others in the conduct of professional nursing practice. oConsistently partners with interprofessional team on healthcare consumer throughput by proactively solving problems related to capacity and healthcare consumer flow. oCollaborates with interprofessional teams to incorporate Lean principles for quality improvement initiatives. ---Professional Practice Evaluation - Evaluates own professional practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines, relevant statutes, rules, and regulations. Participates in the peer-review process. ---Resource Utilization - Utilizes appropriate resources to plan and provide nursing services that are safe, effective, and financially responsible. ---Environmental Health - Promotes a practice environment that reduces environmental health risks for workers and healthcare consumers. ---Documentation: - Ensures complete documentation that complies with clinical guidelines.
  Knowledge, Skills & Abilities---Adherence to Standards of Professional Nursing Practice/ Process / Performance [ANA Standards addendum- signed] and accrediting body standards.---Ensures all duties, responsibilities and competencies are conducted in a manner that is effective and appropriate to patients/clients to who care/service is being provided. ---Demonstrates knowledge and applicability of the principles of growth and development over the life span, as well as demonstrating the ability to assess data reflecting the patient's status and interpreting appropriate cultural information of the patient(s) to whom care/ services is being delivered/provided.---Employee has completed and met their clinical competency standards---Ability to use medical equipment and instruments to administer patient care.---Skilled in maintaining effective working relationship with patients, employees, and the public.---Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations---Ability to interpret adapt and apply guidelines and procedures---Ability to communicate clearly.Computers and Technology---Microsoft Office Suite required.---EPIC documentation preferred. Education --- Associate's Degree (Required) Completion of an accredited nursing education program that is accredited and satisfies the licensing requirements of the Colorado State Board of Nursing for Registered Nurses. Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred. Experience: At least one-year RN experience in a direct patient care setting required.--- Bachelor's DegreeExperience Credentials --- Registered Nurse (Required) Active Registered Nurse (RN) License in the State of Colorado or a participating compact state. National board certification is a preference and encouraged for staff nurses. Active Registered Nurse (RN) License in the State of Colorado or a participating compact state. National board certification is a preference and encouraged for staff nurses. --- Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) from American Heart Association (Required) American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support for Health Care Provider Certification/CPR. *Specialty certifications as required/recommended per unit. All Certifications and Licenses required for this job must be kept current as a condition of continued employment. American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support for Health Care Provider Certification/CPR. *Specialty certifications as required/recommended per unit. All Certifications and Licenses required for this job must be kept current as a condition of continued employment. --- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (Required) ---American Heart Association (AHA) Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Certification required. ---Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification obtained within 6 months of hire.---American Heart Association (AHA) Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Certification required. ---Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification obtained within 6 months of hire.LocationMain Campus - Pavilion CShift NightsWork TypeFull time Pay RangeMinimum: 30.53Midpoint: 38.22Maximum: 45.87All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made.Denver Health is an integrated, efficient, high-quality academic health care system that is considered a model for the nation. The Denver Health system includes the Rocky Mountain Regional Level I Trauma Center, a 525-bed acute care medical center, Denver's 911 emergency medical response system, 8 family health centers, 15 school-based health centers, the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, the Denver Public Health Department, an HMO, and The Denver Health Foundation.As Colorado's primary safety net institution, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided more than $3.3 billion in care for the uninsured in the last ten years. Denver Health is a leader in performance and quality improvements and remains financially secure, in part, due to its nationally recognized implementation of lean principles in healthcare. Denver Health is a major resource to the community, serving approximately 185,000 individuals and 67,000 children a year.Located just south of downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.We strongly support diversity in the workforce and Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE)."Denver Health is committed to provide equal treatment and equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Denver Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class."

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