Position Purpose:

Responsible for identifying patient needs and priorities for care through assessment, planning for and delegating care based on patient needs, executing therapeutic physician or nurse-initiated interventions, and evaluating the patient's response to care and progress towards outcomes.

Status:

• PER DIEM

Essential Functions and Basic Duties:

• Qualifications:

• Positive and supportive team member to staff members and the hospital.

• Attends staff meetings
• Positive and supportive team member to the Business Office and Emergency Department.
• Strive to ensure continual compliance with Departmental and Hospital Policies and Procedures and State/Federal Regulations.
• Participates in mandatory in-services.
• Follows P & P for infection control, safety and risk management to ensure a safe environment for patients, public and staff.
• Can identify & access system to report abuse to employees and/or patients.
• Stocking supplies, checking equipment. Orient to charge system and cost containment efforts.
• Use of two-way radio/pager communications.
• Is able to use all the equipment in ER.
• Assure patient charges are complete and accurate.
• Direct patient care. Implements and utilizes the nursing process (charting), assessment, intervention, evaluation and discharge instruction.
• Completes workload as assigned.
• Act as a liaison between patients, families, physicians and patient care team.
• Respects the confidentiality of patient records and uses complete discretion when discussing patient information.
• Able to translate medication into pediatric dose, use the proper equipment and procedure for the patients size.
• Able to assess the geriatric patient for falls and medication appropriateness.
• Utilizes all departmental forms appropriately.
• Assure patient charges are complete and accurate.
• Accurately administers medication, performs treatment in accordance of standards of care, signs out all narcotics and dispenses according to policy.
• Assists physicians with special tests and procedures.
• Demonstrate an ability to start IV and monitor IV fluids for correct rate.
• Active participation in education specific to patient diagnosis and need.
• Knowledge of paperwork for transferring of patients to other facilities.
• Able to perform all clerical duties.
• Accurate and concise intra and interdepartmental reports.
• Ability to gather resources within the hospital to provide adequate care.
• Collect, label and transport all specimens appropriately.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

*Education/Certifications/Qualifications

Experience Required:

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Graduate from an Accredited School of Nursing.
• Current Licensure by the Colorado State Board of Nursing as an RN.
• BLS and ACLS Certifications.
• TNCC

Knowledge Required:

• Have completed special training in both Intensive Care and Coronary Care.

Experience Required:

• Two years experience as a staff nurse in an Emergency Department.

Skills/Abilities:

• General knowledge of all Micro Soft Office products.
• CPSI

Posted: 10/17/12

End: OPEN

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For consideration or further information, please contact Jill Spencer at 970-826-3171 or by email Karen Zimmerman at 970-826-3172 or by email.