RN Advanced Practice-South Shared Services

Company: UCHealth
Location: Arvada
Posted on: January 10, 2021

Job Description:

Summary:Acts as an expert clinician, consultant, educator, and researcher. Works toimprove nursing practice and patient care.Work Schedule: Full Time DaysResponsibilities:Identifies needs of the patient and family and interprets needs with staff.Promotes optimal patient outcomes.Develops individual patient strategies. Evaluates effectiveness of care andrecommends change to improve outcomes. Helps develop evidence-based protocolsand procedures.Prepares reports on patient and program outcomes. Advises other departments,committees and the community on pain management. With nurse educators, assesseseducational needs and coordinates programs for caregivers. Mentors students.Provides consultation to health care providers and patients. Facilitatesproblem-solving in patient care delivery. Evaluates practices for safety,patient satisfaction, cost benefit, or barriers to care.Within scope of job,requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement and the ability to workwith minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a fast-pacedenvironment and take appropriate action.This is a leadership role with thefollowing responsibilities focusing on post-partum care, gynecologicalsurgeries and well-newborn populations :--- Uses evidence-based knowledge as a foundationfor nursing practice to achieve optimal nurse-sensitive outcomes.--- Leads and participates in systematic qualityimprovement and safety initiatives based on problem/etiology identification,gap analysis and process evaluation. .--- Contributes to the advancement of the practiceof nursing at the unit/ system level.--- Assesses the nursing practice environment andprocesses for improvement opportunities.--- Mentors nurses in the process of planning,implementing, and evaluating change.--- Collaborates with nurses to develop and/orrevise nursing policies, protocols and procedures using evidence-basedinformation. Provides expert consultation related to complex patient careneeds.--- Evaluates impact of nursing interventions onpatient outcomes using a scientific approach.--- Designs and implements evidenced-based,cost-effective interventions, including advanced nursing therapies to meet themultifaceted needs of complex patients.--- Leads and facilitates coordinated care and caretransitions in collaboration with the inter-professional team.--- Facilitates resolution of ethical conflicts incomplex patient care situations.--- Consults with health care team members tointegrate the needs, preferences, and strengths of a population to improve careand patient experience.--- Partners with research-focused, doctoralprepared (e.g. PhD) colleagues to translate, conduct and disseminate researchthat addresses gaps and improves clinical knowledge and practice. Requirements:* Master's Degree in Nursing. * State licensure as an Advanced Practice Nurse (APN), Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Nurse Practitioner (NP) and/or other designation as required by law. * Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider. * 3 years' experience in clinical specialty in an acute care setting; experience in pain management.* 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.)This position's pay range starts at: $41.43/hour. An annual bonus may be paid to eligible employees based upon organizational and individual performance.At UCHealth, we do things differentlyWe believe insomething different: a focus on the individuality of every person. In big waysand small, we exist to improve the extraordinary lives of all those weserve. As Colorado's largest and most innovative health caresystem, we as a team deliver on the commitment to provide the best possibleexperience 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.Going beyond qualityrequires the perfect balance of talent, integrity, drive and intellectualcuriosity. We are looking for individuals who recognize, like us, that theworld of medicine is ever-changing and are motivated to do what is right, notwhat is easy. We support creativity and curiosity so that each of uscan find 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. JoinUs Today!UCHealth recognizesand appreciates the rich array of talents and perspectives that equalemployment and diversity can offer our institution. As an affirmativeaction/equal opportunity employer, UCHealth is committed to making allemployment decisions based on valid requirements. No applicant shallbe discriminated against in any terms, conditions or privileges of employmentor otherwise be discriminated against because of the individual's race, creed,color, religion, gender, national origin or ancestry, age, mental or physicaldisability, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, geneticinformation or veteran status. UCHealth does not discriminateagainst any "qualified applicant with a disability" as defined under theAmericans with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable accommodations, whenthey do not impose an undue hardship on the organization.IND123#GD1

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