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San Luis Valley Health is seeking a full-time RN to work as a Charge Nurse at our Conejos County Hospital! This position will direct and supervise nursing staff to deliver nursing care within the scope of practice, ensure patient's needs are met in accordance with the standards of nursing, and promotes excellence in clinical practice. 

What You'll Need: 

• One year of supervisory experience preferred.
• Current active Colorado Registered Nurse license. 
• Display understanding of regulatory requirements. 
• Current active BLS, ALS, PALS certifications.

What You'll Do: 

• Implementing, and evaluating the delivery of care according to accepted nursing and hospital standards of care.
• Provides feedback for policies and procedures and consistently enforces policies.
• Participates in environment of care rounds on a monthly basis during night shift. Understands the Conditions of Participation and regulatory expectations and holds staff to these standards.
• Assists Director of Nursing as needed and nursing leadership in coordinating charge nurse duties and expectations.
• Responsible for compliance of regulatory standards within Medical Surgical unit.
• Attends and participates in various committee meeting as assigned by Director of Nursing on a monthly basis and relays information from that meeting back to nursing staff.
• Assists with all activities related to Performance Improvement and Patient Safety Initiatives and relays information as appropriate. Responsible for at least one PDSA, managing process, sharing results with staff, and submitting data on shared drive.
• Responsible for ensuring patient satisfaction initiatives are performed consistently to improve and sustain scores.

We Take Care of Our People

As the largest employer in the San Luis Valley, we commit to providing our employees with quality and affordable benefits to complement a fulfilling work experience and help balance life experiences and needs. To show our appreciation of your hard work, we offer a competitive and comprehensive total benefits package, including:

• Full medical, dental and vision plans to suit the needs of you and your family, with low-cost copays and deductibles, all without high out-of-pocket expenses.
• Enjoy a generous amount of Paid Time Off and Sick Leave in your first year with accruals starting on your first day!
• Start saving with Retirement plans available from day one, providing up to 5% employer match after one year of employment.
• Free life and disability insurance benefits for full-time employees with the opportunity to purchase additional coverage at low costs.
• Add to your benefit package with a variety of voluntary benefits such as identity theft protection, medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts and more.
• Take care of yourself with our free on-site 24-hour employee health center, and discounts to a selection of local fitness/recreational centers.
• Keep learning by utilizing our education program benefits to foster your growth and development.
• Give back to the community with multiple opportunities throughout the year to volunteer with our own non-profit SLV Health Foundation and other SLV- and community-sponsored events.
• Discounts on cell-phone plans, ski/snowboard lift tickets, Dell computers, local pools, Adams State University functions and more!
• Your family is our family so our employees and their family members have access to our employee support services, including up to four free counseling sessions to assist with work/life solutions.

Like to learn more? Click here for more information on our employee benefits program!