Registered Nurse Ortho

Penrose-St. Francis Health Services is a full-service 712-bed acute care provider in Colorado Springs comprising Penrose Hospital St. Francis Hospital and St Francis Hospital - Interquest. St. Francis Hospital opened in 2008 to keep pace with the growing needs of the Colorado Springs community on the north side of the city. St. Francis Hospital features 340-beds and offers a modern Birth Center Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Cancer Center Emergency Department Level III Trauma Center Imaging Services Acute Inpatient Rehab Surgical Services and Critical Care Unit. It also serves as southern Colorados home base for the Flight For Life Colorado air medical transport service. Its an incredible time to join us as we celebrate recognition with Magnet Hospital designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for superior quality in nursing care. With more than 300 days of annual sunshine mild winters and easy-to-access recreational areas including Pikes Peak Garden of the Gods and some of Colorados top destination resorts you will enjoy an incredible lifestyle while having the career youve always wanted.

As our RN you will assume responsibility for facilitating communicating and collaborating with the healthcare team and patient/family to meet the physical emotional and spiritual needs of the patient advancing modern nursing through compassionate care.

Every day you will promote optimal patient health well-being and safety through the nursing process adhering to patient care standards guidelines and the State Nurse Practice Act and demonstrating personal accountability for relationship-based care and our organizational mission.

To be successful in this role you will be a Registered Nurse with a commitment to compassionate high-quality patient care strong communication and collaboration skills and the ability to apply the nursing process effectively within a supportive mission-driven environment.

• Assess patients physical psychosocial cultural and spiritual needs through observation interview review of medical records & clinical data. Evaluates patients response and intervenes to ensure optimal patient outcome.
• Develop and implement patient plan of care and observe outcomes in accordance with nursing standards and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrate competency in a variety of therapeutic/diagnostic interventions including but not limited to IVs incision/wound care medication administration catheterization and specimen collections.
• Thorough and confidential maintenance of patient charts and records. Document ongoing status interventions patient response and outcomes in an accurate timely manner. Use information technology to communicate manage knowledge mitigate error and support decision-making.
• Promote advocate and collaborate to protect the health and safety and rights of each patient.
• Provide patient/family education through assessment of patient/family learning readiness needs and ability. Provide teaching and evaluate effectiveness of teaching.

Additional 15% PRN differential applies for this role!

• Associates Degree in Nursing; Nursing Diploma or by endorsement
• RN License in state of employment
• Physical Requirements: Medium Work exert/lift up to 50 lbs. force occasionally and/or up to 20 lbs. frequently and/or up to 10lbs. constantly

Preferred

• Bachelors Degree in Nursing
• One (1) year experience