RN Weekend Option Intermediate Care

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. Penrose Hospital serves as the anchor hospital of Penrose-St. Francis Health Services with 300-licensed beds and the ability to provide tertiary (high tech) medical-surgical services with an emphasis on elective and outpatient care. Established in 1890 Penrose Hospital has grown to become a major health treatment and referral center specializing in cancer care cardiac care emergency trauma care and physical rehabilitation. Its an incredible time to join us as we are a proud Magnet Hospital with 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 like 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 Weekend Option you will assume responsibility for facilitating communicating and collaborating with the healthcare team and patients/families to identify and meet their physical emotional and spiritual needs during weekend shifts.

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

To be successful in this role you will be a Registered Nurse with strong clinical assessment and communication skills adaptability for weekend duties and a commitment to patient safety and adherence to nursing standards aligned with our organizational mission and core values.

• 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.
• 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.
• Recognizes the patient or designee as a full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for the patients preferences values and needs.

• Associates Degree in Nursing or by endorsement.
• One (1) year experience.
• Nursing skills and knowledge base specific to specialty.
• RN License; Current state nursing licenses or valid RN license from a participating state in the National Licensure Compact.

Preferred

• Bachelors Degree in Nursing