Registered Nurse; RN - Interstitial Lung Disease Clinic

Position: Registered Nurse (RN) - Interstitial Lung Disease Clinic
Join the Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) Clinic at National Jewish Health, one of the nation's leading centers dedicated to diagnosing and treating complex pulmonary conditions. This is a unique opportunity for a compassionate nurse to work alongside world-renowned specialists while supporting patients through personalized, research-driven care.

In this role, you will enjoy:

• Learning and professional growth under internationally recognized ILD experts
• A supportive, team-focused environment with a positive clinic culture
• A predictable schedule with no weekends or holidays
• After training, the option of 4x10s or 5x8s with one work-from-home day
• Pulmonary experience welcomed, though not required, two years of nursing experience preferred

At National Jewish Health, you'll be part of an institution known worldwide for respiratory excellence, innovation, and patient-centered care. Our ILD Center evaluates thousands of patients each year and leads the way in advancing treatment through education, discovery, and compassionate partnership with patients and families.

Position Summary
Accurately plans and provides professional nursing care for patients, groups, or populations a systematic approach incorporating assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of plan of care using a variety of formats, tools, and technologies. The Ambulatory Clinic Registered Nurse works in a specialty care clinic and is responsible and accountable for facilitation and management of care coordination across the healthcare continuum. Utilizes the nursing process to work with interdisciplinary teams to provide safe and personalized care.

Demonstrates core competencies in the area of practice.

Essential Duties

Systematically collects or supervises the collection of focused data relating to health needs and concerns of a patient, group, or population in the ambulatory clinic setting.

Analyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnostic statements for health promotion, health maintenance, or health-related problems or issues.

Identifies expected and/or desired outcomes in a plan of care individualized for a specific patient, group, or population.

Develops a plan that identifies strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes in individuals and/or populations and acts on plan of care.

Ensures the plan of care reflects the cultural, spiritual, intellectual, age, educational, and psychosocial differences of individual patients, groups, or populations.

Practices care coordination and transition management (CCTM) coordinating the delivery of care in the ambulatory clinic setting and across health care settings.

Employs educational strategies that promote individual, community, and population health and safety.

Evaluates progress toward attainment of stated outcomes in plan of care.

Participates in projects, activities, committees, related to nursing and health care in clinical and organizational settings.

Participates in evidenced based practice and research strategies to advance ambulatory care nursing and improve patient outcomes.

Other Duties

Performs other job-related duties as assigned. Functions as a preceptor as assigned.

Competencies

Accountability: Accepts full responsibility for self and contribution as a team member; displays honesty and truthfulness; confronts problems quickly; displays a strong commitment to organizational success and inspires others to commit to goals; demonstrates a commitment to National Jewish Health.

Ethics: Practices ethically;
Integrates the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements to guide practice; demonstrates compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth and unique attributes of all people; advocates for healthcare consumer's rights to informed decision-making and self-determination; maintains therapeutic relationships and professional boundaries; safeguards privacy and confidentiality of healthcare consumers, and their data and information [Standard of Professional Performance (SPP) 7].

Informing and Communicating: Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message [SPP 9].

Collaboration/Teamwork: Cooperates with others to accomplish common goals; works with employees and across his/her department to achieve shared goals; treat others with dignity and respect and maintains a friendly demeanor; values the contributions of others [SPP 10].

Leadership: Encourages innovation in practice and role performance to attain personal and professional plans, goals, and vision; manages change and conflict; retains accountability for delegated nursing care; contributes to the evolution of the profession through participation in professional organizations. [SPP 11].

Professional Development: Actively identifies in new area with preceptor learning opportunities and unit specific competencies; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained…