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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

Unit Information: The hands-on nature of a hospice nurse's work branches far beyond simply providing physical care for a patient. Hospice nurses are calm, attentive and provide expert symptom management. They carefully guide the patient and their family through the journey of end-of-life care. Through this journey, a powerful and unique bond forms that nurses can use to help coordinate improved care efforts for their patients. The IPU nurse is an expert in complex symptom management, knowledgeable in end-of-life education, and remains compassionate in a fast paced environment. Their critical thinking and keen attention to detail will help these nurses navigate the rapidly changing hospice patient's and/or family needs. The hospice nurse's assessment skills are key to success. It is also important that the hospice nurses have a strong self-care understanding in this demanding and emotionally draining envir

Posting Specifics: Benefits Eligible: Yes Shift Details: Full time, 36 hours night shift.Three 12-hour shifts, every other weekend and 2 summer and 2 winter holidays. Unit/Location: Lutheran Medical Center

Benefitsare one of the ways we encourage health for you and your family. Our generous package includes medical, dental and vision coverage. But health is more than a well-working body: it encompasses body, mind, and social well-being. To that end, we have launched a Healthy Living program to address your holistic health. Healthy Living includes financial incentives, digital tools, tobacco cessation, classes, counseling, and paid time off. We also offer financial wellness tools and retirement planning.

Minimum Qualifications: Current RN License in state of practice. Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification for healthcare providers. Current driver's license, insured and reliable transportation and an acceptable driving record 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. Must complete a BSN degree within four (4) years from the date of hire unless the Registered Nurse has a minimum of fifteen (15) years of proven continuous Registered Nurse experience in an acute care setting. Failure to obtain a BSN degree within that time frame may result in suspension or termination of employment. Any Registered Nurse who takes legally protected leave during the Four (4) year completion period may have the period extended by a comparable amount of time.

Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) Previous experience in an Acute Care, Home Health, or Hospice setting

Scope Reviews and monitors therapy and treatment plans. Documents in accordance with hospital and regulatory guidelines. Uses resources as needed. 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.

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 emergenc 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 ti

Anticipated job posting close date:07/14/2024

Location:Hospice - Denver

Work City:Wheat Ridge

Work State:Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours:36

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.$37.17 - $56.06