New Graduate RN Residency: Southern Colorado

Description

Position: RN Graduate – practice specialty designation upon hire
Summary: Hired and enrolled in the UCHealth Nurse Residency Program, provides direct patient care using the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice and with the policies, values, and mission of the organization.
Work Schedule: Full Time - rotating or unit specific, 0.9 FTE (72 hours per pay period)

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New Graduate Residency Program: UCHealth

Location: The Southern Colorado Region includes the following Hospitals -

Memorial Hospital Central (Colorado Springs, CO)
Memorial Hospital North (Colorado Springs, CO)
Grandview Hospital (Colorado Springs, CO)
Pikes Peak Regional Hospital (Woodland Park, CO)

Available Specialty Positions:

Memorial Hospital Central:

· Cardiac (Acute Care)

·HOPE (Addiction Recovery)

·Medical/Renal 5N (Acute Care)

·Med Surg 3E (Acute Care)

·Med Surg 4E (Acute Care)

·Med Surg 6E (new unit, Acute Care)

·Neurosciences (Acute Care)

·Oncology (Inpatient)

·Ortho Trauma (Acute Care)

·Staffing Services (Float Pool, covers Acute Care units)

·Surgical Trauma (Acute Care)

·Birth Center

·Mother Baby

·Cardiac ICU

·Neuro Trauma ICU

·Progressive Care Unit (PCU)

Memorial Hospital North:

·High Acuity (Medical/Cardiac)

·Med Surg (2nd floor, Acute Care)

·Med Surg (3rd floor, Acute Care)

·Birth Center

·Mother Baby

·Operating Room

UNIT DESCRIPTIONS:https://www.uchealth.org/professionals/education-programs/uchealth-nursing-unit-descriptions/

Responsibilities:

• • Plans, implements, and evaluates patient care plans based on patient assessment to optimize outcomes and maximize available resources
  • Monitors, documents, and communicates patient condition as appropriate.
  • Collaborates across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral, and spiritual / psycho-social support needs.
  • Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
  • Effectively delegates patient care to ancillary personnel.
  • Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement, and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and take appropriate action.

Requirements:

• Graduate of an accredited Registered/Professional Nursing (BSN) program.
• Required Licensure / Certification: State licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
  
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider. BLS through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer with card in-hand before start date and valid through sixty days of hire. All life support certification cards must be issued by either the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer. (American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer is only good upon hire; all renewals must be completed through an American Heart Association sanctioned course.)
  
• Preferred Qualifications for University of Colorado Hospital’s Critical Care RN Graduate Residency Program: Paid or unpaid clinical experience in adult critical care.
  

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  Pay Rate:
  The pay rate for this position is: $31.00 - $34.73 / hour based on RN Graduate Specialty upon hire.
  
  

  Questions? Please, contact:

  [email protected]

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  UCHealth offers their employees a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package. Some of the many benefits included in this package are full medical, dental and vision coverage; retirement plans; paid time off; employer-paid life and disability insurance with additional buy-up coverage options; tuition and continuing education reimbursement; and a full suite of voluntary benefits such as identity theft protection and pet insurance. Our employees and their family members have full access to our Employee Assistance Program, which includes up to 5 free counseling visits and work/life solutions, such as one free legal consultation. In addition, other emotional counseling support is available depending upon their need.

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