Registered Nurse Neuro Trauma ICU
Lakewood, Colorado
- Eligibility
- Sign-on bonus
Posted Sep 30 · New grads welcomed
- License
- RN licenseActive and unencumbered RN License in state of employment
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed, residency program
- License
- Active and unencumbered RN License in state of employment
- Certification
- TCAR or TNCC within one year of hireAfter hire · within one year
- Certification
- BLS from AHA
- Certification
- ACLS from AHA
- Education
- Associates Degree in Nursing; Nursing Diploma or by endorsement
- Experience
- One year of recent RN ICU experience
- Also asks
- NIHSS
- Also asks
- Physical
- Also asks
- Medium Work exert/lift up to 50 lbs. force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs. frequently, and/or up to 10lbs. constantly
Preferred
- Certification
- CCRN Preferred: CCRN
- Education
- Bachelors Degree in Nursing Preferred: Bachelors Degree in Nursing
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What it pays
- Against similar roles
- In range for Colorado staff rolesColorado staff postings that state pay run $34/hr to $55/hr, the middle half $39/hr to $48/hr, across 808 postings.
- Sign-on bonus
- $20,000
Support on this unit
The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.
- Orientation
- Residency program
The workplace
St. Anthony Hospital is a healthcare facility located in Lakewood, Colorado, with a web presence at stanthonyhospital.org. The hospital offers nursing positions across both inpatient and ambulatory/clinic settings, with job descriptions emphasizing community health concepts, ambulatory clinical nursing care, case…
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through differentials and sign-on bonus repayment terms?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What preceptor time and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
ICU / Critical Care has an opening for new graduates. This employer welcomes new graduates for this role. See the posting’s qualifications and orientation details.
Original listing
Posted on St. Anthony Hospital’s careers page.
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Job Summary and Responsibilities
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 patient’s physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interview, review of medical records & clinical data.
- Evaluates patient’s 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, IV’s, 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.
We are offering a $20,000 sign on to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.
.60 FTE-PT nights-7pm-7:30am Job Requirements
Required
- Associates Degree in Nursing; Nursing Diploma or by endorsement
- Active and unencumbered RN License in state of employment
- BLS from AHA
- ACLS from AHA
- NIHSS
- TCAR or TNCC within one year of hire
- One year of recent RN ICU experience
- 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
- CCRN
Where You'll Work
The Neuro Trauma Intensive Care Unit department at St. Anthony Hospital, one of our achieved Magnet® hospitals, with 24 in the NTICU . The primary focus in NTICU is trauma and neuro trauma. Our typical patient diagnoses are MVA/MCA, TBI, penetrating trauma, assaults, SDH, SAH, IVH, SCI and orthopedic fractures. We work very closely with our physician groups to collaborate on care. Nursing is well respected and a vital part of the care team for the patient. We have a strong culture of teamwork within the unit and have developed a well-rounded residency program for bringing in new nurses to the ICU.
Located in Lakewood, Colorado, St. Anthony Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center where we provide a full range of medical specialties and health care services to Denver and the surrounding region through our state-of-the-art medical campus and home base for Flight For Life Colorado. With four trauma rooms including the T-10 room, a dedicated field-to-surgery suite ready 24/7 for trauma surgeons and specially trained teams, our staff can provide life-saving care to the most severely ill and injured patients. In 2023, we received our exciting Magnet designation!
We are so proud of our staff for this achievement, which is awarded to only 10 percent of hospitals around the world. Numerous other awards, certifications, and accreditations have been granted to us from the American Heart Association; Chest Pain Center (CPC); American College of Cardiology; The Joint Commission's National Quality Approval; the Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award; NAPBC Accreditation; American College of Radiology and many others. At St. Anthony Hospital.
We combine a heritage of expert care with the latest in technology and innovation. If you're looking to be part of a fast-paced environment where you can practice to the top of your profession in trauma, cardiology, stroke, neurosciences, breast imaging, cancer/oncology care, surgery and more, we invite you to apply.
What's around it?
Lakewood, COFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 3% above the US average
- Median rent
- $1,806/mo
- Household income
- $89,792/yr, all local households, not nurse pay