Nurse Practitioner

Job description

Colorado Pain Care - Lakewood Clinic is looking for an experienced Nurse Practitioner to join the team!

Position Summary

Responsible for providing safe and effective perioperative care to patients undergoing invasive procedures.

Compensation:

$104,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Performing preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care, stress test evaluations, cardiac monitoring, vascular monitoring, and health assessments

• Performing physical exams and health histories

• Providing health promotion, counseling, and education

• Performing diagnostic tests

• Administering medications, both IV and PO

• Observing and records patient behavior

• Interpreting patient information and make critical decisions about needed actions

• Coordinating, in collaboration with a wide array of healthcare professionals

• Conducting research in support of improved practice and patient outcomes; and participates in continuing education

• Supporting unit teams administratively and maintains unit and equipment

• Ensuring performance is in compliance with all applicable laws, guidelines, policies, and procedures to include HIPAA; Health and Safety policies (e.g., OSHA); department policies and procedures, and facility quality standards.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Possess a nursing degree from an accredited program of professional nursing

• Possess an RN license from the State Board of Nursing

• Possess BLS Certification

• Possess ACLS Certification

• Possess current CPR certification or obtain within 30 days of hire

• Previous experience in a hospital setting (within past five years) or be a new nursing graduate (within last two years)

• Working knowledge of the nursing process and its application, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care

• Excellent interpersonal skills and demeanor

• Effective oral, written, and listening communication skills.

• Effective organization and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work in high-pressure situations

• Skilled in the use of several machines and special equipment including Patient Monitors, Post-Operative Appliances, Medical Chairs or Stretchers, Positioning Equipment.

• Proficient in the use of a PC; in a Windows environment; in the use of the Internet; and in the use of MS Office Applications such as Outlook, Word and Excel

• Ability to assess treatment and care for specific patient populations (i.e., neonatal, pediatrics, adolescents, and geriatrics); and to understand and react effectively to their unique needs

• Ability to work both independently managing multiple projects, as well as collaboratively with others to achieve common goals

• Ability to achieve results in a team-oriented environment

• Ability to identify and proactively solve problems

• Ability to thrive in a patient-focused environment

• Ability to organizes on a continuum due to the changing status of the patients and the environment

• Ability to properly and efficiently administer IVs

• Ability to demonstrate Pain Doctor’s core values and performance principles of leadership, integrity, kindness, excellence, and service

Physical Demands and Work Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to work inside a clean, well-lit, and well-ventilated laboratory. While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee may be exposed to some hazards such as radiation, bodily fluids that may contain disease, and fumes from laboratory chemicals.

Note
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

Colorado Pain Care is an EEO employer

Benefits:

For full-time employees we offer;

· Health insurance plan options for you and your dependents

· Dental, and Vision, for you and your qualified dependents

· Company Paid life insurance

· Short-term disability coverage

· Long-term disability coverage

· HSA employer contribution

· 401(k), 401(k) match

· Paid time off accrual

Compensation:

$104,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year

The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role.

Job Type: Full-time

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Pain Medicine

Standard shift:

• Day shift

Weekly schedule:

• No weekends

Work setting:

• Clinic
• In-person

Education:

• Master's (Preferred)

An Equal Opportunity Employer

We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants are given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.