RN Weekend Option Intermediate Care

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

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.