New Graduate RN Residency: Southern Colorado

Description

Position: RN Graduate – practice specialty designation upon interview and hire
Summary: Hired and enrolled for the first 12 months of practice in the UCHealth Nurse Residency Program in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice and within the policies, values, and mission of the organization
Work Schedule: Full Time - rotate to night shift or unit specific schedule, 0.9 FTE (72 hours per pay period)

For complete information about UCHealth's New Graduate Nurse Residency Program, please, visit: 

At UCHealth, We Improve Lives

Picture yourself on a dynamic team improving lives in the following way(s):

• Provides top of scope practice in direct patient care utilizing the nursing process
• Values a multidisciplinary team approach to achieve exceptional outcomes 
• Prioritizes wellness, a patient perspective and evidence-based practice
• Models proficiency through precepting those new to healthcare and/or UCHealth 
• Welcomes new knowledge in a fast paced, innovative clinical environment 
• Contributes to secure safety and quality at the point of care 

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)

Various unit availability in the following Clinical Divisions:

• Acute Care
• Oncology
• Critical Care to include Progressive and Intensive Care
• Women's and Infants Service Line
• Behavioral Health - Psychiatry
• Perioperative
• Emergency Department
• Interventional and Procedural Care
• Ambulatory

Requirements:

• Graduate of an accredited Registered/Professional Nursing 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.)

Pay Rate: Pay rate for this position is: $32.01 - $38.91 / hour based on RN Graduate Specialty upon hire

Questions? Please, contact new graduate residency program Recruiter: [email protected]

We improve lives. In big ways through learning, healing, and discovery. In small, personal ways through human connection. But in all ways, we improve lives.

UCHealth invests in its Workforce.

UCHealth offers a Three Year Incentive Bonus to recognize employee’s contributions to our success in quality, patient experience, organizational growth, financial goals, and tenure with UCHealth. The bonus accumulates annually each October and is paid out in October following completion of three years’ employment.

UCHealth offers their employees a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage including coverage for eligible dependents

• Time away from work; paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence, start your employment at UCHealth with PTO in your bank

• Employer paid basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage with buy-up coverage options

• Employer paid short term disability and long term disability with buy-up coverage options

• Wellness benefits

• Full suite of voluntary benefits such as flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care, heath savings accounts (available with HD/HSA medical plan only), identity theft protection, pet insurance, and employee discount programs

• The UCHealth Ascend Career program, designed for working adults, provides important education benefits for employees, including the opportunity to be eligible for 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees. Other programs may also qualify for up to $5,250 pre-paid by UCHealth or in the form of tuition reimbursement each calendar year.

• 403(b) with employer matching contributions

Loan Repayment:

• UCHealth is a qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program! UCHealth provides employees with free assistance navigating the PSLF program to submit their federal student loans for forgiveness through Savi.

UCHealth always welcomes talent. This position will be open for a minimum of three days and until a top applicant is identified.

UCHealth recognizes and appreciates the rich array of talents and perspectives that equal employment and diversity can offer our institution. As an equal opportunity employer, UCHealth is committed to making all employment decisions based on valid requirements. No applicant shall be discriminated against in any terms, conditions or privileges of employment or otherwise be discriminated against because of the individual's race, color, national origin, language, culture, ethnicity, age, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, socioeconomic status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state, or local law. UCHealth does not discriminate against any qualified applicant with a disability as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable accommodations, when they do not impose an undue hardship on the organization. 

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