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Registered Nurse Practitioner Joint and Spine Job - Full-time / Part-time
•30 days ago
| Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
|---|---|
| Location | Louisville, Colorado |
About this job
Located minutes from Boulder, CO, in the charming community of Louisville, Avista Adventist Hospital is a comprehensive medical center that provides a full-range of medical specialties and exceptional health care to residents of Louisville, Broomfield and the surrounding Boulder area communities. With 114-beds, this full-service facility has been honored for excellence in cardiac, mom/baby and emergency care. It is also home to one of the area's top joint and spine care centers specializing in hip and knee replacement, as well as spine surgery. Avista is proud to be recognized for its award-winning New Life Center, the area's most innovative birth center and large Neonatal Intensive Care Nursery. In 2013, Avista was named among the Top 100 Hospitals for Patient Experience by Women Certified (womencertified.com) for quality physician communications, nurse/staff responsiveness, superior cleanliness and referrals by other women. With some of the lowest turnover and highest associate satisfaction scores in the industry, Avista Adventist Hospital has an excellent local reputation for its supportive culture, visionary leadership, strong team and daily living of what it means to truly care for the whole person -- body, mind and spirit.
Job Description/Job Posting ID: 41369
Recruiter Contact: Mandy Gray ( mandygray@centura.org )
Clinic/Department: 6217 AAH ORTHOPEDICS TOTAL JOINTS
Hospital: AVISTA ADVENTIST HOSPITAL
Schedule: Full Time
Shift: Days
POSITION SUMMARY
Assumes responsibility and accountability for rapid assessment, nursing diagnosis and works with MD partners to assure safe patient diagnostic testing and optimal plan of care. Performs advanced practice procedures. Utilizes the nursing process to promote/restore optimal health and well-being of the patient. Assumes personal accountability for organizational mission and core values.
This NP is hospital- based and the NP will manage the Joint and Spine program. This individual will also round on post op patients as requested and work closely with MD's to ensure a successful program and quality care of their patients.
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Graduate of Accredited School Of Nursing.
Masters degree in Adult Nurse Practitioner or related degree
WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
1 year experience in a clinical setting
Prescriptive authority
LICENSE/CERTIFICATIONS
RN license in the state of Colorado
Current Registered member of the Colorado Advanced Practice Registry.
Current BLS certification required from American Heart Association
ACLS
POSITION DUTIES (ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS, INCLUDE % OF TIME)
DOCUMENTATION - 25%
Thorough and confidential maintenance of patient charts and records.
Documents ongoing status, interventions, patient response and outcomes in accurate, timely manner.
Assesses patient/family learning style and appropriately teach and document understanding.
PLAN OF CARE -- 25%
Engages patient/family to foster commitment to comply with plan of care.
Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to develop and implement holistic, individualized plan of care.
Delegates to non-RN personnel in accordance with State Board of Nursing and hospital policy.
Assess patients' physical, psychosocial, cultural and spiritual needs through observation, interview, reviews of records and clinical data.
Evaluates patient's response and intervene in a timely manner to ensure optimal patient outcome.
Effectively performs a variety of therapeutic/diagnostic interventions including but not limited to Treadmill testing, stress testing, 12-Lead EKG interpretation.
Assess for appropriate diagnostic intervention.
SAFETY -- 25%
Implements patient plan of care and observes outcomes in accordance with nursing standards and physician direction.
Ensures safety of each patient in least restrictive manner.
PATIENT ADVOCATE -- 25%
Serves as patient advocate. Anticipates needs of provider, staff patient and family.
Effectively uses time, personnel, equipment and supplies to provide high quality, cost effective delivery of patient care.
Demonstrates proficiency in monitoring patients undergoing cardiac testing and emergency intervention per ACLS/ACC guidelines when needed.
Participates in community-based activities.
COMPETENCIES AND ANNUAL REQUIREMENTS
AS REQUIRED FOR THE JOB:
ANNUAL SKILLS COMPETENCIES
ANNUAL TB TEST
HEPATITIS B
ANNUAL COMPLIANCE/INTEGRITY TRAINING
ANNUAL EDUCATION
ORGANIZATIONAL COMPETENCIES
MISSION
We extend the healing ministry of Christ by caring for those who are ill and by nurturing the health of the people of our communities.
CORE VALUES & STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR
Integrity: Honesty, directness, and respect for commitments made.
Stewardship: Respectful use of all natural, human and financial resources.
Spirituality: Acknowledgment of its central role in facilitating mental, physical and emotional health.
Imagination: Creativity and innovation in all we do.
Respect: Respect for all persons and our Christian identify, heritage and missions of our sponsoring organizations.
Excellence: Striving to exceed the clinical quality, customer service and cost performance expectations of our customers.
Compassion: Sensitivity and responsiveness to persons in need.
Mandy Gray
Talent Acquisition Consultant
MandyGray@Centura.org
ZIPJOB
Important notification to applicants as of Nov. 20, 2014: Effective Jan. 1, 2015, Centura Health will no longer hire tobacco users in Colorado and Kansas. The change to our policy does not apply to associates hired on or before Dec. 31, 2014 . Centura Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V.
Job Description/Job Posting ID: 41369
Recruiter Contact: Mandy Gray ( mandygray@centura.org )
Clinic/Department: 6217 AAH ORTHOPEDICS TOTAL JOINTS
Hospital: AVISTA ADVENTIST HOSPITAL
Schedule: Full Time
Shift: Days
POSITION SUMMARY
Assumes responsibility and accountability for rapid assessment, nursing diagnosis and works with MD partners to assure safe patient diagnostic testing and optimal plan of care. Performs advanced practice procedures. Utilizes the nursing process to promote/restore optimal health and well-being of the patient. Assumes personal accountability for organizational mission and core values.
This NP is hospital- based and the NP will manage the Joint and Spine program. This individual will also round on post op patients as requested and work closely with MD's to ensure a successful program and quality care of their patients.
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Graduate of Accredited School Of Nursing.
Masters degree in Adult Nurse Practitioner or related degree
WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
1 year experience in a clinical setting
Prescriptive authority
LICENSE/CERTIFICATIONS
RN license in the state of Colorado
Current Registered member of the Colorado Advanced Practice Registry.
Current BLS certification required from American Heart Association
ACLS
POSITION DUTIES (ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS, INCLUDE % OF TIME)
DOCUMENTATION - 25%
Thorough and confidential maintenance of patient charts and records.
Documents ongoing status, interventions, patient response and outcomes in accurate, timely manner.
Assesses patient/family learning style and appropriately teach and document understanding.
PLAN OF CARE -- 25%
Engages patient/family to foster commitment to comply with plan of care.
Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to develop and implement holistic, individualized plan of care.
Delegates to non-RN personnel in accordance with State Board of Nursing and hospital policy.
Assess patients' physical, psychosocial, cultural and spiritual needs through observation, interview, reviews of records and clinical data.
Evaluates patient's response and intervene in a timely manner to ensure optimal patient outcome.
Effectively performs a variety of therapeutic/diagnostic interventions including but not limited to Treadmill testing, stress testing, 12-Lead EKG interpretation.
Assess for appropriate diagnostic intervention.
SAFETY -- 25%
Implements patient plan of care and observes outcomes in accordance with nursing standards and physician direction.
Ensures safety of each patient in least restrictive manner.
PATIENT ADVOCATE -- 25%
Serves as patient advocate. Anticipates needs of provider, staff patient and family.
Effectively uses time, personnel, equipment and supplies to provide high quality, cost effective delivery of patient care.
Demonstrates proficiency in monitoring patients undergoing cardiac testing and emergency intervention per ACLS/ACC guidelines when needed.
Participates in community-based activities.
COMPETENCIES AND ANNUAL REQUIREMENTS
AS REQUIRED FOR THE JOB:
ANNUAL SKILLS COMPETENCIES
ANNUAL TB TEST
HEPATITIS B
ANNUAL COMPLIANCE/INTEGRITY TRAINING
ANNUAL EDUCATION
ORGANIZATIONAL COMPETENCIES
MISSION
We extend the healing ministry of Christ by caring for those who are ill and by nurturing the health of the people of our communities.
CORE VALUES & STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR
Integrity: Honesty, directness, and respect for commitments made.
Stewardship: Respectful use of all natural, human and financial resources.
Spirituality: Acknowledgment of its central role in facilitating mental, physical and emotional health.
Imagination: Creativity and innovation in all we do.
Respect: Respect for all persons and our Christian identify, heritage and missions of our sponsoring organizations.
Excellence: Striving to exceed the clinical quality, customer service and cost performance expectations of our customers.
Compassion: Sensitivity and responsiveness to persons in need.
Mandy Gray
Talent Acquisition Consultant
MandyGray@Centura.org
ZIPJOB
Important notification to applicants as of Nov. 20, 2014: Effective Jan. 1, 2015, Centura Health will no longer hire tobacco users in Colorado and Kansas. The change to our policy does not apply to associates hired on or before Dec. 31, 2014 . Centura Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V.
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