Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Craig, CO
Patterns Hiring
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

This is a FT Night Position
POSITION PURPOSE: To coordinate and implement an individualized plan of care for each patient using the nursing process, practicing within their scope, standards, policies, values, and mission of the organization.
Position-Specific Performance Expectations, Duties, and Responsibilities:
· Plans, implements, and evaluates patient care plans based on patient assessment to optimize outcomes and maximize available resources.
· Requires prioritization and critical thinking skills, decisive judgement, and ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment.
· Complies with triage, treatment, evaluation, and documentation guidelines.
· Uses evidence-based practices and competence to collaborate with the healthcare team to provide quality outcomes and coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral, and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.
· Identifies barriers to effective communication based on psychosocial, literacy, financial, and cultural considerations.
· Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstance.
· Effectively delegates patient care to ancillary personnel. May precept student nurses and new hires.
· Practice according to professional and ethical standards as noted in the ANA Code of Ethics and Colorado State Nurse Practice Act.
· Demonstrates caring attitudes and behaviors to develop therapeutic relationships and engage in patient and family teaching as appropriate
· Performs other duties as assigned.