Internal Medicine Nurse Practitioner

Where You’ll Work

Located in Lakewood, Colorado, St. Anthony Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center where we provide a full range of medical specialties and health care services to Denver and the surrounding region through our state-of-the-art medical campus and home base for Flight For Life Colorado. With four trauma rooms including the T-10 room, a dedicated field-to-surgery suite ready 24/7 for trauma surgeons and specially trained teams, our staff can provide life-saving care to the most severely ill and injured patients. In 2023, we received our exciting Magnet designation! We are so proud of our staff for this achievement, which is awarded to only 10 percent of hospitals around the world. Numerous other awards, certifications, and accreditations have been granted to us from the American Heart Association; Chest Pain Center (CPC); American College of Cardiology; The Joint Commission's National Quality Approval; the Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award; NAPBC Accreditation; American College of Radiology and many others. At St. Anthony Hospital. We combine a heritage of expert care with the latest in technology and innovation. If you're looking to be part of a fast-paced environment where you can practice to the top of your profession in trauma, cardiology, stroke, neurosciences, breast imaging, cancer/oncology care, surgery and more, we invite you to apply.

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
  
• NRP is for both hybrid work in person and telemedicine neonatology at SANHC, LUH, SFMC, MRMC (include in PB as needed), BLS not required for these departments
  

Preferred

• One (1) year of experience in a clinical or advance practice setting