Registered Nurse (RN), Pain Clinic, Salt Lake City, UT in Salt Lake City, Utah at Vighter Management Group Llc

Title: Registered Nurse (RN) (Pain Clinic )

Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Position Type: Full time (30-40+ hours/week), hourly.

FLSA Status: Non-exempt

Education Level: BSN

Job Category: Health Care

Our Company Promise:

We are committed to providing our Employees a stable work environment with equal opportunity for learning and personal growth. Vighter’s mission is to provide efficient, fast, high quality healthcare staffing to our clients. Our Culture’s key elements are crucial to the effectiveness of our employees in accomplishing our mission. These elements are:

• Dependability
• Integrity
• Personability
• Transparency
• Responsiveness

Creating and cultivating this Culture within the organization is our commitment to our employees. Above all, Vighter employees will be provided the same concern, respect, and caring attitude that they are expected to share externally with every Vighter client and customer.

Summary:

Vighter is recruiting Registered Nurses (RN) to provide patient care support in the Pain Clinic at the George E. Whalen Veterans Affairs Medical Center, located at 500 Foothill Drive in Salt Lake City, UT. The Salt Lake City VA is rated as a complex medical facility, therefore provides care to Veterans locally and from surrounding states.

Vighter is a Service Disabled, Veteran Owned Small Business that is accredited by both the Joint Commission and ISO-9001. With our dedication to continuous improvement, Vighter assists in the provision of the highest standards of care.

Principle Accountabilities:

• Provide nursing services within the VA medical center and within the scope of practice for the Pain Clinic and ensure that all Joint Commission standards for care are met during performance of patient care.
• Perform comprehensive nursing assessments, including clinical triage (telephone and in-person), patient rooming, vital signs, and identification of changes in patient condition, particularly among geriatric patients with complex diagnoses.
• Provide comprehensive, safe, evidence-based nursing care to Veterans within the VA Medical Center Pain Clinic, consistent with professional scope of practice, VA policies, and Joint Commission standards.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate individualized nursing care plans using the nursing process, clinical judgment, and established standards of care.
• Administer prescribed medications, oxygen, IV fluids, blood transfusions, IV therapies, and other treatments, including medication titration, in accordance with VA policies and established clinical protocols.
• Operate and monitor specialized medical equipment, including oxygen delivery systems, hypothermia units, suction apparatus, infusion equipment, patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pumps, epidural pumps, sequential compression devices, and vital sign monitors.
• Monitor patients for changes in clinical condition, recognize signs of deterioration or complications, promptly notify appropriate providers, and initiate necessary interventions, including emergency resuscitative measures.
• Operate and monitor specialized medical equipment, including oxygen delivery systems, hypothermia units, suction apparatus, infusion equipment, patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pumps, epidural pumps, sequential compression devices, and vital sign monitors.
• Support Pain Clinic operations through patient triage, rooming, medication administration, secure messaging, consult management, same-day patient access, clinic huddles, and coverage of other Pain Clinic functions as assigned, ensuring efficient patient flow and continuity of care.
• Coordinate patient care and facilitate effective communication with physicians, hospitalists, LVNs/LPNs, nursing assistants, and other interdisciplinary team members to ensure continuity of care and efficient patient flow.
• Provide patient and family education regarding diagnoses, medications, treatment plans, pain management, self-care, and discharge instructions to promote informed decision-making and effective disease management.
• Accurately document nursing assessments, interventions, medications, patient responses, and applicable monitoring findings in the electronic health record (EHR), ensuring compliance with VA standards for timeliness, accuracy, completeness, legibility, and authentication. Outpatient documentation must be completed on the day of service.
• Verify the accuracy and completeness of patient medical records, maintaining compliance with HIPAA, the Privacy Act, and applicable confidentiality requirements for protected health information and Personally Identifiable Information (PII).
• Assign and coordinate nursing responsibilities among professional and assistive personnel based on clinical needs, staff competencies, and authorized scope of practice.
• Maintain required clinical competencies, certifications, mandatory training, and continuing education necessary to perform assigned nursing responsibilities.
• Promote Veteran-centered care, patient advocacy, infection prevention, patient safety, and continuous quality improvement to enhance clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction.
• Demonstrate professionalism, impartiality, sound clinical judgment, and a commitment to serving U.S. Military Veterans, their families, and other assigned patients.

• Perform other related duties as assigned in accordance with VA policies, clinical requirements, and the established scope of practice.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Must have exceptional customer service skills.
• Employees shall be technically proficient in the skills necessary to fulfill the job requirements, including ability to speak, understand, read and write English fluently.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced changing environment with limited supervision
• Excellent organizational, scheduling and prioritization skills.

Education:

• Holds an Associate of Science degree from an NLN accredited college or university and holds a current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in any state.
• A Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited university is preferred.

Qualifications:

Duty Hours / On-call Requirements:

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Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to stand or sit for more than 8 hours per day, must be willing to work overtime if necessary.
• Must be able to use an elevator or walk up and down stairs.
• Must be able to lift up to 40 pounds and carry up to 10 feet.
• Must be able to routinely grasp or handle objects, use finger dexterity, bend elbows/knees and reach above and below shoulders.
• Must be able to read and interpret handwritten and typewritten print.
• Must be able to communicate by voice and detect sound by ear.
• Must be able to perform duties in an indoor or outdoor environment.
• Must be able to pass a criminal background investigation.
• Must undergo Urine Drug Screening (UDS).
• Must be a Citizen of the United States or legally authorized to work in the United States of America.

Vighter LLC is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Position is contingent upon contract award.

In accordance with recent Executive Orders (EO 14151, EO 14168 and EO 14173,) Vighter LLC is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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