UCHealth: New - Rn - Local - Traveler - Progressive Care Unit

Company: UCHealth
Location: Colorado Springs
Posted on: February 14, 2021

Job Description:

Job DescriptionAreyou a Traveler RN who wants to stay close tohome? Please consider UCHealth for a LOCAL Travel contract!! Summary RN Travelers provides direct patientcare using the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope andstandards of practice and with the policies, values, and mission of UCHealth. Though census is on the rise, UCHealthis committed to providing the best possible care and experience for ourpatients and their families. Join UCHealth as alocally based RN Traveler for a 13-week assignment (with the option toextend or join our team full-time)! RN Travel contracts are regionally based,but opportunities are available throughout the entire UCHealth system acrossthe front range. Units: Med/Surg, ICU,ED, Women's Care, Float Pool Experience: 2 yearsrecent RN experience. Current/likeexperience Travel RN experience preferred Shift: Rotating shifts Days/Nights rotation, Straight Nights Certification Requirements: -- Med Surg: BLS -- ICU: ACLS, BLS -- ED: ACLS, BLS, PALS or ENPC, TNCC, NIHSS -- Women's Care: ACLS, BLS, NRP ***To be considered as a UCHealth LOCAL Traveler you must NOT be a currentemployee, and you must live within 75 miles of the facility in whichyou will be working*** Responsibilities -- Plans, implements, and evaluates patient careplans based on patient assessment to optimize outcomes and maximize availableresources. -- Monitors, records, and communicates patientcondition as appropriate. Collaborates as needed across disciplines tocoordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral andspiritual/psychosocial support needs. -- Evaluates learning needs of patient and/orfamily and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture,condition, and circumstances. -- Effectively delegates patient care to ancillarypersonnel. May precept student nurses and new hires. Requirements -- State licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) andany relevant unit specific certification requirement. -- BLS and through the American HeartAssociation or the American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer withcard in-hand before start date. BLS or CPR card must be goodthrough sixty days of hire. All life support certification cardsmust be issued by either the American Heart Association or the American RedCross CPR for the Professional Rescuer. (American Red Cross for theProfessional Rescuer is only good upon hire and all renewals will need to be throughan American Heart Association sanctioned course.) Certification Requirements: -- Med Surg: BLS -- ICU: ACLS, BLS -- ED: ACLS, BLS, PALS or ENPC, TNCC, NIHSS -- Women's Care: ACLS, BLS, NRP Due to Point of Care Testing dutiesassociated with this position, upon hire, a copy of highest level of education(diploma, degree, or transcripts) would be required to present to the hiringmanager. If this is available to you at this time, please attach itwith your resume in one document. This position's pay range starts at: $38.00/hour. An annual bonus may be paid to eligible employees based upon organizational and individual performance. AtUCHealth, we do things differently We believe in something different: afocus on the individuality of every person. In big ways and small, we exist toimprove the extraordinary lives of all those we serve. AsColorado's largest and most innovative health care system, we as a team deliveron the commitment to provide the best possible experience for our patients andtheir families. We foster a true human connection and give people the freedomto live extraordinary lives. A career at UCHealth is more than a job It's apassion. Going beyond quality requires theperfect balance of talent, integrity, drive and intellectual curiosity. We arelooking for individuals who recognize, like us, that the world of medicine isever-changing and are motivated to do what is right, not what iseasy. We support creativity and curiosity so that each of us canfind the extraordinary qualities within ourselves. At UCHealth, we'll doeverything in our power to make sure you grow and have a meaningful career.There's no limits to your potential here. Be Extraordinary. Join Us Today! UCHealth recognizes and appreciates the rich array of talents and perspectivesthat equal employment and diversity can offer our institution. As anaffirmative action/equal opportunity employer, UCHealth is committed to makingall employment decisions based on valid requirements. No applicantshall be discriminated against in any terms, conditions or privileges ofemployment or otherwise be discriminated against because of the individual'srace, creed, color, religion, gender, national origin or ancestry, age, mentalor physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgenderstatus, genetic information or veteran status. UCHealth does notdiscriminate against any " Qualified applicant witha disability" asdefined under the Americans with Disabilities Act and will make reasonableaccommodations, when they do not impose an undue hardship on the organization.SDL2017

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