Registered Charge Nurse Post Anesthesia Care

Job Description:
Working with department manager, the RN - Coordinator I provides leadership and clinical expertise on their respective shift and department. They are accountable for coordination of unit resources to ensure that staffing to census and acuity is appropriate both clinically and financially. They function as clinical support for staff and are a role model of competency and professionalism.
You.
You bring your body, mind, heart and spirit to your work as a Shift Specialty Coordinator / Charge Nurse.
Your compassion is tangible: whether your patient is 18 or 85, they feel it in the hand they hold. Families feel it in your prayers. Colleagues feel it in your support.
You know when to move quickly. When to sit quietly. When to laugh loudly.
You're great at what you do, but you want to be part of something even greater. Because you believe that while individuals can be strong, the right team is invincible.
Us.
Our PACU compassionately cares for post-surgical patients for a variety of surgical specialties, including: OB-GYN, Orthopedics, General Surgery, Cardiac, Neuro, ENT, Urology, Plastics, Podiatry and Robotics. We are proud to be a Heart and Neurovascular Center, an accredited Chest Pain Center, a Comprehensive Stroke Center, and a Level II Trauma Center.
Lutheran Medical Center is part of Intermountain Health, a faith-based, nonprofit healthcare organization that focuses on person-centered care. Our 249-bed community-based hospital provides comprehensive, specialty care to the poor, the vulnerable, our communities and each other. Dating back to 1905, we are proud of the rich history and inspiring mission our hospital has embodied for over 110 years.
Benefits are one of the ways we encourage health for you and your family. Our generous package includes medical, dental and vision coverage. But health is more than a well-working body: it encompasses body, mind and social well-being. To that end, we've launched a Healthy Living program to address your holistic health. Healthy Living includes financial incentives, digital tools, tobacco cessation, classes, counseling and paid time off. We also offer financial wellness tools and retirement planning.
We.
Together we'll align mission and careers, values and workplace. We'll honor each other's dignity and surpass the standards we set. We'll encourage joy, demand safety and take pride in our integrity.
We'll laugh at each other's jokes (even the bad ones). We'll say hello and high five. We'll celebrate milestones and acknowledge the value of spirituality in healing.
We're proud of what we know, which includes how much there is to learn.
Your day.
As a Shift Specialty Coordinator / Charge RN you need to know how to:

• Evaluate health status through the collection and assessment of health data.
• Perform health teaching and health counseling
• Provide therapy and treatment that is supportive and restorative to life and well-being either directly to the patient or indirectly through consultation with, delegation to, supervision of, or teaching of others.
• Execute delegated medical functions.
• Refer patients as needed for further evaluation or treatment.
• Review and monitor therapy and treatment plans.
• Document in accordance with hospital and regulatory guidelines.
• Serve as role model, mentor, and supervisor of staff (as identified by manager).
• Troubleshoot patient and unit/department problems.
• Assure appropriate staff assignments and schedules and seek resources as needed.
• Participate in a leadership role in performance improvement activities, new initiatives, and other unit functions.
• Participate with the manager in interviewing, hiring, and employee evaluation.

• Seek to identify and implement methods to improve financial outcomes.
• Communicate pertinent issues with manager, house supervisors, and physicians.

Your experience.
We hire people, not resumes. But we also expect excellence, which is why we require:

• ASN from an accredited program with the ability to obtain your BSN from an accredited program within 4 years of your hire, required
• Current Colorado RN license or eligibility to obtain, required
• Current BLS certification, required
• At least three (3) years of nursing experience, required
• At least two (2) years of leadership experience, preferred

Your next move.
Now that you know more about being a Shift Specialty Coordinator / Charge RN on our team we hope you'll join us. At Lutheran Medical Center you'll reaffirm every day how much you love this work, and why you were called to it in the first place.
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.

Anticipated job posting close date:
Location:
Lutheran Medical Center
Work City:
Wheat Ridge
Work State:
Colorado
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
$42.00 - $64.33
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 packages for our Idaho, Nevada, and Utah based caregivers, and for our Colorado, Montana, and Kansas based caregivers; and our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.