Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse

Come see what La Junta has to offer - it's a lot more than sunshine!

The Community – La Junta

The City of La Junta is in Otero County, Colorado. The city population was 7,077 at the 2010 United States Census. La Junta is located on the Arkansas River in southeastern Colorado 68 miles (109 km) east of Pueblo. La Junta is located in the beautiful Arkansas River Valley, one of the best kept secrets in Colorado. La Junta (Spanish for "the junction") was named for the fact it rested at the intersection of the Santa Fe Trail and a pioneer road to Pueblo.

The town developed near Bent's Post, a fur trading post of the 19th century. During World War II, La Junta had an Army Air Force Training Base outside town. An Air Force detachment of the Strategic Air Command remained there until modern flight simulators developed in the 1980s rendered live flight unnecessary for pilot training maneuvers. At least one military aircraft crashed close by during such training maneuvers.

Koshare Museum, Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, Otero Museum, Comanche National Grassland, Picketwire and Vogel Canyons and the Picketwire Theater are all located in or near La Junta.

Explore La Junta La Junta VA Clinic This clinic serves as a primary care facility for veterans in the Southern Colorado area.

Location:

1100 Carson Avenue, Suite 20-4, La Junta CO 81050 POSITION OVERVIEW (duties may include, but are not limited to)

• Documenting observations, assessments, and changes in patient's condition.
• Collaborating with healthcare team members and other interdisciplinary teams to facilitate positive patient care outcomes.
• Providing a full range of complex and comprehensive nursing care to patients with a variety of physical and/or behavioral problems.
• Accountable for meeting and maintaining the qualification standards and functional statements of the job.
• Demonstrates organizational skills which enable completion of work in a timely manner with demonstrated ability to assume a leadership role in a patient-centered program.
• Establishes effective communication with patients, families, visitors and members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Prepare patients for surgical and diagnostic procedures and assist with procedures as necessary.
• Conduct initial assessment on patients; develop nursing care plans based on identified patient needs, coordinate with ancillary services to assure provision of care, document all plans, assessments and care provided. Provide patient and family education throughout the hospitalization. Initiate discharge planning.
• Document observations, assessments, and changes in patients' condition.
• Collaborate with health team members to facilitate positive patient care outcomes.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Diploma, Associate Degree or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (preferred) from an accredited program, college, or university.
• Hold a current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.
• Has been practicing actively as an RN for at least the last two years.
• Capable of providing complex and comprehensive nursing care for adult medical and surgical patients.
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certifications.
• Has documented training and skills verification.
• Has been actively practicing as a registered nurse in primary care for two years.

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