Location: Lamar, Colorado
Employment Type: Contract (13 weeks)
Schedule: Full-time, 36 hours per week, 12-hour night shifts (7:00pm-7:00am), with overtime as needed
Role Overview
Provides direct patient care to an assigned group of patients on a medical-surgical unit for a designated time frame.
Performs ongoing assessment and data collection, and builds goal-directed plans of care based on patient priorities and available unit resources.
Responds to emergency situations by following established protocols, staying calm, informing appropriate persons, and documenting events.
Supervises LPNs and nurse aides and handles their assignments.
Reports directly to the Acute Care Services Manager.
Required Qualifications
Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing, or graduate of an accredited school of nursing
Valid RN license in Colorado
Med Surg experience of 3 years, with recent Med Surg experience within the last year
Current BLS (Basic Life Support) certification and documentation of current CPR training
ACLS certification, or certification obtained within one year of employment
IV insertion skills
Astute assessment skills, independent decision-making, and the ability to function under high stress
Preferred Qualifications
Graduate nurses with one year of medical-surgical experience
Working Conditions
Mental: Stressful environment with frequent crisis intervention and creative problem solving.
Physical: Constant walking and standing; frequent reaching, twisting, squatting, lifting, and handling of equipment; frequent exposure to blood, body fluids, and communicable disease.
Facility
Prowers Medical Center
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