Registered Nurse

Azza HealthCare Agency

Colorado Springs, Colorado

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Posted Aug 25

Unit and setting: MICU · Hospital
License: RN license
Term: Permanent

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Role: Registered Nurse in the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU)

Responsibilities

Provide high-acuity, evidence-based nursing care to critically ill adults, including thorough assessments, medication titration, ventilator management, and invasive line care. Collaborate with physicians, respiratory therapists, and the interdisciplinary team to develop individualized care plans. Precept and educate patients, families, and peers while maintaining safety and infection prevention standards. Contribute to quality improvement initiatives in a diverse and inclusive environment that offers growth opportunities.

Qualifications & Skills

Strong clinical assessment and critical thinking skills, proficiency in ventilator and invasive line management, excellent communication and teamwork abilities, and dedication to safety and continuous learning.

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In Colorado Springs, CO

Colorado Springs, COFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about the same as the US average

Median rent: $1,648/mo
Household income: $84,818/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Colorado Springs, CO

NeighborhoodsYoung professionals are steered toward Briargate on the north end, East Colorado Springs closer to downtown nightlife, Northeast with Garden of the Gods and UCCS access, Powers for parks plus airport and base access, and lower-cost Southeast near Fort Carson. Facebook locals recommend staying north—Monument (pricey, great views) and Falcon/Peyton (small-town vibes). Reddit points to Downtown, the West Side, Old Colorado City, and Manitou Springs for breweries and weekend entertainment. Western neighborhoods buy mountain proximity and premium views; eastern and northeastern master-planned areas such as Briargate, Pine Creek, Cordera, and Flying Horse are the growth corridor, with most new development north of downtown.

Young professionals are steered toward Briargate on the north end, East Colorado Springs closer to downtown nightlife, Northeast with Garden of the Gods and UCCS access, Powers for parks plus airport and base access, and lower-cost Southeast near Fort Carson. Facebook locals recommend staying north—Monument (pricey, great views) and Falcon/Peyton (small-town vibes).

Reddit points to Downtown, the West Side, Old Colorado City, and Manitou Springs for breweries and weekend entertainment. Western neighborhoods buy mountain proximity and premium views; eastern and northeastern master-planned areas such as Briargate, Pine Creek, Cordera, and Flying Horse are the growth corridor, with most new development north of downtown.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: johnsonteamworks.com Source 5: greatcoloradohomes.com

Getting aroundTypical commute is about 20.01 minutes in U.S. News figures and 22.9 minutes in Visit COS 2022 data. North-south travel runs on Interstate 25, Academy Boulevard, and Powers Boulevard; east-west connectors include Woodmen Road, Austin Bluffs Parkway, and Platte Avenue. Fort Carson loads southern routes; the Air Force Academy, Peterson Space Force Base, and Schriever Space Force Base each shape different corridors. Locals say traffic is milder than bigger metros but roads are constantly under construction and drivers draw complaints. Sources do not name hospital campuses, transit lines to those campuses, or parking conditions.

Typical commute is about 20.01 minutes in U.S. News figures and 22.9 minutes in Visit COS 2022 data. North-south travel runs on Interstate 25, Academy Boulevard, and Powers Boulevard; east-west connectors include Woodmen Road, Austin Bluffs Parkway, and Platte Avenue.

Fort Carson loads southern routes; the Air Force Academy, Peterson Space Force Base, and Schriever Space Force Base each shape different corridors. Locals say traffic is milder than bigger metros but roads are constantly under construction and drivers draw complaints.

Sources do not name hospital campuses, transit lines to those campuses, or parking conditions.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: johnsonteamworks.com Source 3: greatcoloradohomes.com Source 4: visitcos.com Source 5: facebook.com

OutdoorsGarden of the Gods is the signature park—towering red rocks, paved walkways, hiking trails, and viewpoint pull-offs, often cited as TripAdvisor’s #1 park. Pikes Peak (14,115 feet) can be driven, hiked, or biked. Other named staples are Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Cheyenne Mountain State Park, Red Rock Canyon, Helen Hunt Falls, the Manitou Incline, Arkansas River whitewater rafting, and the Royal Gorge zip line and railroad. Visit COS lists more than 55 things to do in the Pikes Peak Region, with parks and trails used as everyday recreation rather than once-a-year tourism.

Garden of the Gods is the signature park—towering red rocks, paved walkways, hiking trails, and viewpoint pull-offs, often cited as TripAdvisor’s #1 park. Pikes Peak (14,115 feet) can be driven, hiked, or biked.

Other named staples are Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Cheyenne Mountain State Park, Red Rock Canyon, Helen Hunt Falls, the Manitou Incline, Arkansas River whitewater rafting, and the Royal Gorge zip line and railroad. Visit COS lists more than 55 things to do in the Pikes Peak Region, with parks and trails used as everyday recreation rather than once-a-year tourism.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: visitcos.com Source 2: colorado.com Source 3: us.trip.com Source 4: youtube.com

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Living in Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs sits at the eastern base of Pikes Peak as Olympic City USA, with Garden of the Gods, the Manitou Incline, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, and 14,115-foot summit access in the same metro as Fort Carson and the Air Force Academy. For a nurse, the draw is outdoor life on 300-plus sunny, dry days, a roughly 20–23 minute commute on I-25, Academy, and Powers, and neighborhoods that split by budget: Southeast and East Colorado Springs for lower medians, Briargate and the north end (Monument, Falcon/Peyton) for safety and Academy District 20 schools, Downtown/Old Colorado City/Manitou for breweries, Broadmoor and Flying Horse for luxury. Tradeoffs are constant construction, dry air and wind, a restaurant scene locals still call behind bigger cities, tourism and military traffic, and growth pushing El Paso County toward a million people. It rewards people who want mountains more than nightlife density.

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As of 2026Source 1: visitcos.com Source 2: visitcos.com Source 3: realestate.usnews.com Source 4: extraspace.com Source 5: johnsonteamworks.com Source 6: greatcoloradohomes.com Source 7: colorado.com Source 8: youtube.com

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