Registered Nurse Trauma Program Coordinator

Company: Intermountain Healthcare
Location: Wheat Ridge
Posted on: April 16, 2024

Job Description:

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.

Position Details

• Benefits Eligible: Yes
• Shift Details: Full time, Monday - Friday during business hours, no holidays or weekends required
• Primary Location: Lutheran Medical Center
  Scope
  
  
• Serves as a coordinator for assigned program. Discusses program with physicians andnurses and concurrently reviews that all care meets evidence-based guidelines. Provides education to patients and family members during the hospital stay and serves as a resource and contact for patients and their families after they are discharged.
• Actively participates in patient care rounds.
• Collaborates with the director to oversee and ensure that the program meets the regulatory requirements. Performs chart reviews and collects data. Performs analysis of this data for performance improvement activity, planning and evaluation within the program.
• Collaborates with the director to develop and implement evidence-based policies and standards for the program. Assesses plans, develops, implements and evaluates activities that promote professional development and continuing competence of care site providers and students.
• Maintains and/or analyzes data collected on assigned program. Serves as the subject matter expert for the program. Creates and maintains a Quality Assurance program.
• Promotes mission, vision, and values of SCL Health, and abides by service behavior standards.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• May be required to float to other departments (within scope of competency and qualifications) based on business need.
• May be required to be placed on-call during a regularly scheduled shift.
  Minimum Qualifications
  
  Required
  
  Bachelors Degree in Nursing is required
  
  Current license as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice is required Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS-HCP)certification upon hire or obtained within 60 days of hire with prior approval (ACLS/NRP/PALS as appropriate for unit or service )
  
  Three years relevant RN experience is required
  
  Preferred
  
  Master's degree in Nursing is preferred
  
  Certification as appropriate for unit or service is preferred
  
  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential dutysatisfactorily. The requirements list must be representative of the knowledge, skills, minimum education, training, licensure, experience, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  
  
• Regular attendance to perform work on site during regularly scheduled business hours or scheduled shifts is required.
• Ability to work nights and/or weekends is required for identified positions.
  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 -May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.
  
  Anticipated job posting close date:
  
  04/16/2024
  
  Location:
  
  Lutheran Medical Center
  
  Work City:
  
  Wheat Ridge
  
  Work State:
  
  Colorado
  
  Scheduled Weekly Hours:
  
  40
  
  The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
  
  $32.84 - $58.35
  
  We care about your well-being - mind, body, and spirit - which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
  
  Learn more about our comprehensive benefits packages for our Idaho, Nevada, and Utah based caregivers, and for our Colorado, Montana, and Kansas based caregivers; and our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
  
  Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
  

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