Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for Orthopedics

Where You’ll Work

For more than 135 years, St. Mary-Corwin has cared for the people of Pueblo and the surrounding southern Colorado communities. Driven by a commitment to Pueblo and our healing ministry, St. Mary- Corwin is focused on its core areas of clinical strength: cancer care and orthopedic services. This concentration enables St. Mary-Corwin to serve the southern Colorado region with high quality, high value care for generations to come. Residents of Pueblo enjoy a moderate cost of living within this modern, mid-sized community while experiencing everything great about life in Colorado, including world- class nearby outdoor recreation, thriving local arts and culture, numerous parks, festivals and much more.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our RN Practitioner, you will assume responsibility for rapid assessment and nursing diagnosis, collaborating with MD partners to ensure safe patient diagnostic testing and an optimal plan of care.

Every day you will perform advanced practice procedures, utilize the nursing process to promote/restore optimal health and well-being, and apply your expertise to ensure comprehensive patient care, all while adhering to our organizational mission and core values.

To be successful in this role, you will be a Registered Nurse with advanced clinical assessment skills, expertise in diagnostic testing and care planning, with the ability to effectively collaborate with physicians while demonstrating personal accountability for patient outcomes.

• Assesses patients' physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interview, reviews of records, and clinical data.
• Evaluates patient's response and intervenes in a timely manner to ensure optimal patient outcome.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to develop and implement holistic, individualized plan of care.
• Assesses patient/family learning style and appropriately teaches and documents understanding.
• Implements patient plan of care and observes outcomes in accordance with nursing standards and physician direction.
• Thorough and confidential maintenance of patient charts and records.

Job Requirements

Required

• Master's Degree in Nursing as Nurse Practitioner, from a nationally accredited postgraduate certificate program. Must be a graduate from an Accredited School of Nursing
  
• Registered Nurse Practitioner Licensure for; and listed on the state Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) Registry. Board certified as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, in applicable population foci and/or subspecialty
  
• RN License; Current state nursing licenses or valid RN license from a participating state in the National Licensure Compact
  
• Basic Life Support, may be required depending on practice setting
  
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, may be required depending on practice setting
  
• RXN/RXNP Have Prescriptive Authority (RXN) or have Provisional Prescriptive Authority (RXNP), if applicable for role with associated articulated plan
  
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