About this role
Registered Nurse Heart and Vascular Clinic PRN
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 Clinic RN utilizes the nursing process by use of technology, therapeutic intervention, evidence-based practice and coordination of care with other health team members in an outpatient clinic setting. Clinic RNs are pivotal members of the care delivery team headed by the physician and have specialized knowledge, skills and ability pertinent to ambulatory care patient needs. Scope of performance includes prioritization and triage of care delivery, implementing established standing orders and protocols, performing procedures and therapies consistent with training and licensure. Position Specifics: This position will support our General Cardiology Team. Strong experience in cardiac is preferred.
Shift: Minimum of 4 days a month depending on need in the clinic. Shift will be 0630-1700. The training will cover the course of a 4-week period.
Location: Intermountain Health Heart & Vascular - Brighton 1610 Prairie Center Parkway, Suite 2330
Brighton, CO 80601
Job Essentials
Assess: Performs appropriate assessment of physical, social and psychological status (including cognitive, communicative and developmental skills as appropriate). Seeks and evaluates information acquired from other members of interdisciplinary team: patient, family, physician, non-nursing disciplines, support staff, others.
Plan: Uses assessment information and critical thinking skills to collaboratively develop individualized plan of care. Actively seeks patient, family, team, and physician involvement to develop plan of care including needed education. Collaboratively plans and prepares patients for further support needs once the current episode of care outcomes are met (i.e., teaching, referrals, and follow-up).
Implement: Directs the interdisciplinary care team via delegation, coordination and collaboration as appropriate. Provides or delegates care consistent with plan of care, guidelines of care and professional licensure provisions. Demonstrates the ability to set priorities and to coordinate and organize patient care delivery through effectively managing time, supplies, and resources.
Evaluate: Evaluates patient response to interventions through review of achievement of goals, clinical outcomes, patient and family satisfaction. Revises plan of care as indicated, and reassesses changes as appropriate.
Professionalism: Promotes nursing profession and participate in development of others. Integrates legal and ethical standards into practice: complies with regulatory standards, practices within scope of licensure, provides accurate & timely documentation, and understands legal implications of care delivery.
Minimum Qualifications
Current RN License in state of practice.
Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers. Practice specific certification as required by the clinical setting in which they work (i.e., ACLS, PALS, etc.).
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
RNs with less than 12 months of working experience as an RN prior to joining Intermountain must obtain their BSN within five years of their start date.
The PRN RN requires current Cardiac experience due to the nature of PRN.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution.
Current nursing experience in a cardiac setting (clinic and/or inpatient)
Location
Platte Valley Clinic
Work City:
Brighton
Work State:
Colorado
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
0
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
$35.22 - $53.29
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