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National Jewish Health is currently seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to join our growing outpatient cardiology service. Our team engages with a wide variety of patient diagnoses and procedures and provides a mix of bedside clinical care and patient outreach.

This position offers a flexible Monday-Friday schedule with no nights, weekends, holidays or on-call required!

The Registered Nurse (RN) position will work in an outpatient environment as part of a team with other care team members with patients in both Cardiology and Radiology. The position involves a variety of duties, including:

Assisting patients by phone to prepare for procedures such as TEEs, Cath's, Interventional Electrophysiology procedures, Cardiac CTAs, and MRIs (with sedation and/or pacemakers). IV placement to administer saline, contrast, and medications for Echocardiograms, Stress Echoes, Cardiac CTs, and MRI's. Preparing patients and assisting the Radiology team with Cardiac CTAs and MRIs by administering medications and helping with bedside monitoring. Patient education about a variety of cardiac conditions Why National Jewish Health? Non-sectarian National Jewish Health is the leading respiratory hospital in the nation. We are known worldwide for the treatment of patients with respiratory, cardiac, immune and related disorders, and for groundbreaking medical research.

Position Summary Accurately plans and provides professional nursing care utilizing a systematic approach incorporating assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of plan of care. The Inpatient or Procedural RN is responsible and accountable for facilitation and management of care coordination across the healthcare continuum. Utilizes the nursing process to work with interdisciplinary teams to provide safe and personalized care. Demonstrates core competencies in their area of practice. The Inpatient/Procedural RN assists in providing crisis intervention, providing answering service coverage, interdepartmental problem-solving, and ensuring safe care.

Essential Duties

Collects and analyzes pertinent data and information relative to the patient's needs. Demonstrates proficient, skillful, and rapid assessment of patient problems and needs in the inpatient or procedural areas. Analyzes assessment data to determine actual or potential problems or issues and communicates concerns to the provider. Identifies expected and/or desired outcomes in a plan of care individualized for a specific patient and ensures the plan of care reflects the cultural, spiritual, intellectual, age, educational, and psychosocial differences of patient. Collaborates with providers and other healthcare professionals to facilitate smooth and efficient inpatient or procedural workflows. Provides professional nursing care exercising independent judgment in utilizing the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate. Facilitates appropriate medical care, carries out provider orders, and documents care in EMR. Provides patient education using methods and approaches recognizing the specific needs and concerns of the individual patient. Completes and maintains competence in assigned area. Participates in projects, activities, committees, related to nursing and health care in clinical and organizational settings. Participates in evidenced based practice and research strategies to advance inpatient or procedural nursing practice and improve patient outcomes. Participates as a member of the hospital's Code Blue response team as needed. Other Duties

Performs other job-related duties as assigned. Functions as a preceptor or Clinical House Supervisor as assigned. May oversee and guide the work of other nursing and support staff. Competencies

Accountability: Accepts full responsibility for self and contribution as a team member; displays honesty and truthfulness; confronts problems quickly; displays a strong commitment to organizational succe s and inspires others to commit to goals; demonstrates a commitment to National Jewish Health. Ethics: Practices ethically; Integrates the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements to guide practice; demonstrates compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth and unique attributes of all people; advocates for healthcare consumer's rights to informed decision-making and self-determination; maintains therapeutic relationships and professional boundaries; safeguards privacy and confidentiality of healthcare consumers, and their data and information [Standard of Professional Performance (SPP) 7]. Informing and Communicating: Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message [SPP 9]. Collaboration/Teamwork: Cooperates with others to accomplish common goals; works with employees and across his/her department to achieve shared goals; treat others with dignity and respect and maintains a friendly demeanor; values the contributions of others [SPP 10]. Leadership: Encourages innovation in practice and role performance to attain personal and professional plans, goals, and vision; manages change and conflict; retains accountability for delegated nursing care; contributes to the evolution of the profession through participation in professional organizations. [SPP 11]. Quality of Practice: Contributes to quality nursing practice: Ensures practice is safe, effective, efficient, equitable, timely, and patient centered; identifies barriers and opportunities to improve safety, effectiveness, efficiency, equitability, timeliness, and patient centeredness; recommends strategies to improve nursing quality [SPP 14].