Registered Nurse Intensive Care Unit

About This Role

This night-shift post on the cardiac ward pairs patient care with mentoring new nurses. The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with departmental requirements and professional standards. In collaboration with medical providers and the care team, the RN provides individualized, comprehensive, and compassionate care using established nursing models.

Responsibilities

• Perform procedures, monitoring, or other functions as ordered by medical provider(s)
• Document the administration of care in the patient medical record in a timely and thorough manner
• Teach patients/families/caregivers about patient medical condition, patient status, treatment plan, medications and possible side effects, and follow-up measures
• Translate complex medical terminology to ensure complete understanding
• Teach patients/families/caregivers about any non-medicinal follow-up measures, such as healthy diet and exercise, disease prevention, and/or other lifestyle changes
• Prepare patients and families/caregivers for future self-management
• Manage evidence-based practices and continuous process improvement initiatives to meet and exceed quality measures and enhance the exceptional care provided to patients
• Manage the quality of care by collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate, evaluate, customize, and deliver a holistic patient treatment plan that promotes and supports recovery

Requirements

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Registered Nurse (RN) Colorado DORA or Multi State license
• Associate Degree, or Registered Nurse Diploma
• RN ICU acute hospital experience strongly preferred
• Minimum of 6 months acute hospital RN experience in Telemetry/Stepdown/PCU may be considered

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Flexible spending accounts
• Preferred banking partnerships
• Retirement readiness tools
• Rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing