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Registered Nurse Freestanding Emergency Department

The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of patients. Saint Joseph Hospital Inc is hiring for its own floors, with no agency in between.

Posted Oct 1

Shift and hours
Night shift 1900 - 0700 · Shift Details: Full time, night shift 1900 - 0700, four weekend shifts per eight weeks, two summer holidays and two winter holidays per year40 hours a week
Unit and setting
Emergency Department · Hospital · Department: Emergency Department
License
RN license Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in state of practice.Registered Nurse license in state of practice
Term
Permanent · Shift Details: Full time, night shift 1900 - 0700, four weekend shifts per eight weeks, two summer holidays and two winter holidays per yearFull time

Do you qualify?

License
Registered Nurse license in state of practice Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in state of practice.
Certification
Basic Life Support (BLS) for healthcare providers Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required as of 4/27/2025 * Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required as of the job description's last update on 4/27/2025.
Experience
licensed RN experience in an Emergency Department Two years of licensed RN experience in an Emergency Department required.

Preferred

Certification
PALS, ACLS, NIHHS PALS, ACLS, NIHHS preferred
Education
Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN).

What it pays

Eligibility
benefits eligible · Benefits Eligible: Yes
Pay reviews
actual hourly rate dependent upon experience Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

Benefits

  • Benefitsbenefits package covering wellness programs

The role and schedule

Day to day
perform physical, social, and psychological assessments Assess: Performs appropriate assessment of physical, social, and psychological status (including cognitive, communicative, and developmental skills as appropriate).
Day to day
seek and evaluate information from the interdisciplinary team, patient, and family Seeks and evaluates information acquired from other members of interdisciplinary team: patient, family, physician, non-nursing disciplines, support staff, others.
Day to day
develop individualized plan of care using assessment info and critical thinking Plan: Uses assessment information and critical thinking skills to collaboratively develop individualized plan of care.
Day to day
involve patient, family, team, and physician to develop care plan and education Actively seeks patient, family, team, and physician involvement to develop plan of care including needed education.
Day to day
plan and prepare patients for post-discharge support needs Collaboratively plans and prepares patients for further support needs once the current episode of care outcomes are met (i.e., teaching, referrals, and follow-up).
Day to day
direct interdisciplinary care team via delegation and coordination Implement: Directs the interdisciplinary care team via delegation, coordination, and collaboration as appropriate.
Day to day
provide or delegate care consistent with care plans and guidelines Provides or delegates care consistent with plan of care, guidelines of care and professional licensure provisions.
Day to day
prioritize, coordinate, and organize care delivery managing time and resources Demonstrates the ability to set priorities and to coordinate and organize patient care delivery through effectively managing time, supplies, and resources.
Day to day
evaluate patient response to interventions and review clinical outcomes Evaluate: Evaluates patient response to interventions through review of achievement of goals, clinical outcomes, patient, and family satisfaction.
Day to day
revise plan of care as indicated and reassess changes Revises plan of care as indicated and reassesses changes as appropriate.
Day to day
promote nursing profession and participate in development of others Professionalism: Promotes nursing profession and participate in development of others.
Day to day
integrate legal and ethical standards, comply with regulations, and provide documentation
Weekends
four weekend shifts per eight weeks · Shift Details: Full time, night shift 1900 - 0700, four weekend shifts per eight weeks, two summer holidays and two winter holidays per year
Holidays
two summer holidays and two winter holidays per year

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Original listing

Posted on Saint Joseph Hospital Inc’s careers page.

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The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of patients. The staff RN utilizes the nursing process by use of technology, therapeutic intervention, evidence-based practice and coordination of care with other health team members. Position Details

  • Benefits Eligible: Yes
  • Shift Details: Full time, night shift 1900 - 0700, four weekend shifts per eight weeks, two summer holidays and two winter holidays per year
  • Department: Emergency Department
  • Primary Location: Northglenn
  • Additional Details: Two years of licensed RN experience in an Emergency Department required. PALS, ACLS, NIHHS preferred

Essential Functions

Assess: Performs appropriate assessment of physical, social, and psychological status (including cognitive, communicative, and developmental skills as appropriate). Seeks and evaluates information acquired from other members of interdisciplinary team: patient, family, physician, non-nursing disciplines, support staff, others. Plan: Uses assessment information and critical thinking skills to collaboratively develop individualized plan of care.

Actively seeks patient, family, team, and physician involvement to develop plan of care including needed education. Collaboratively plans and prepares patients for further support needs once the current episode of care outcomes are met (i.e., teaching, referrals, and follow-up). Implement: Directs the interdisciplinary care team via delegation, coordination, and collaboration as appropriate.

Provides or delegates care consistent with plan of care, guidelines of care and professional licensure provisions. Demonstrates the ability to set priorities and to coordinate and organize patient care delivery through effectively managing time, supplies, and resources. Evaluate: Evaluates patient response to interventions through review of achievement of goals, clinical outcomes, patient, and family satisfaction.

Revises plan of care as indicated and reassesses changes as appropriate. Professionalism: Promotes nursing profession and participate in development of others. Integrates legal and ethical standards into practice, complies with regulatory standards, practices within scope of licensure, provides accurate & timely documentation, and understands legal implications of care delivery.

Skills Patient Care Delivery Nursing Fundamentals Interdisciplinary Teams Documentations Professional Etiquette Accountability Patient Care Coordination Communication Patient Evaluation Critical Thinking

Minimum Qualifications

Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in state of practice. Valid compact licenses must be transferred to the state of practice within 60 days of the start of employment. RNs with less than 12 months of experience must obtain their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) within four (4) years of their hire date. Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN). Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required as of the job description's last update on 4/27/2025. Employees hired or promoted prior to this date will be held to the minimum requirements that were in place at the time of their promotion or hire.

Physical Requirements

Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies. Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations. Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy.

This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc. Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.

Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.) May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.

For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Location

Northglenn Healthcare Pavilion

Work City

Northglenn

Work State

Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40 The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $37.45 - $57.29 We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged. Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here .

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