UCHealth: Rn Traveler - Uch - Medicine Specialties

Company: UCHealth
Location: Arvada
Posted on: November 21, 2020

Job Description:

-- ResourceOffice Medicine Specialties RN Traveler Contract 13 weeks with option to extend -- Full-time -- 72hours/pay period (bi-weekly) -- Shift-Rotating and Straight Nights Up to 3 RN travelers needed for ASAP starts. 75 mile radius rule Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) is preferred. At UCHealth, we do thingsdifferently 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. As Colorado's largest and most innovativehealth care system, we as a team deliver on the commitment to provide the bestpossible experience for our patients and their families. We foster a true humanconnection and give people the freedom to live extraordinary lives. A career atUCHealth is more than a job It's a passion. Summary Travel RN Medicine Specialties University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO Provides direct patient care usingthe nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practiceand with the policies, values, and mission of the organization. 46 bed Medicine/COVID/Long Length of Stay unit. Fast paced, admissions from the ED, Step Down, ICUs and OP clinics. We staff 1:3-5 days (COVID dependent) and 1:3-6 on nights. WE are quality focused and a strong emphasis on our Amazing Team work!! Achievement of specialty certification: Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse (CNRN) and Stroke Certified Registered Nurse (SCRN). Our shared governance structure with unit-based committees offers opportunities to share talents and professional growth. Our UEXCEL program provides opportunities for clinical advancement that permits registered nurse career progression, while encouraging the nurse to remain in a clinical position delivering direct patient care. The typical nurse-to-patient ratio is 1:4 (days) and 1:5 (nights). Travel RN Medicine Specialties Rotating shifts BLS required As a UCHealth RN Traveler, you willenjoy living and working in one of the most naturally beautiful states in thecountry. Spectacular wide open landscapes, incredible blue skies, clearmountain streams and, of course, the majestic Rocky Mountains. To be considered as a UCHealth Traveler youmust NOT be a current employee, andyou must live more than 75 miles away fromthe facility in which you will be working. Our UCHealth RN Travelers also reapthe rewards and benefits of travel nursing. Job Duties -- Plans, implements, and evaluates patient care plans based onpatient assessment to optimize outcomes and maximize available resources. -- Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition asappropriate. -- Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinatepatient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral andspiritual/psychosocial support needs. -- Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family andprovides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, andcircumstances. -- Effectively delegates patient care to ancillary personnel.May precept student nurses and new hires. Skills andAbilities: Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills,decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must beable to work in a fast paced environment, and take appropriate action. FollowsStandard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required. Requirements * Graduate of an accredited Registered Nurse Program if less than three (3) years' experience. * 6 months nursing experience (in an inpatient acute hospital setting) * State licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) and any relevant unit specific certification requirement. * BLS through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer with card in-hand before start date. BLS or CPR card must be good through sixty days of hire. All life support certification cards must be issued by either the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer. (American Red Cross for the Professional Rescuer is only good upon hire and all renewals will need to be through an American Heart Association sanctioned course.) PreferredQualifications -- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing strongly preferred -- Experience in a teaching/academic hospital -- Two years travel RN experience 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 atthis time, please attach it with your resume in one document. 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 is easy. We support creativity and curiosity so thateach of us can find the extraordinary qualities within ourselves. At UCHealth,we'll do everything in our power t

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