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Charge Nurse

UCHealth

Pueblo, Colorado

Health system employer

RN

Posted Aug 25

Shift
Days
Hours a week
36
Unit
Med-Surg

What the listing says

Role

Schedule
Days · 36 hours
Term
Permanent
On the floor
Charge shifts · Precepting expected
Setting
Hospital
Accepts
RN
Experience
1+ years

Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.

Pay

Against the board
This role$52/hr
nursing in Colorado$37/hr

The median for nursing in Colorado is $37/hr, across 587 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.

About this role

Location: UCHealth UCHth Parkview Medical Center, US:CO:Pueblo Department: 5 East Tower

Work

Schedule

Full Time, 72.00 hours per pay period (2 weeks)

Read the full posting

Shift: Days

Pay: $40.86 - $63.33 / hour. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience

This position is an onsite role and does not offer a hybrid or remote option

Minimum

Requirements

  • Graduate of an accredited or state board of nursing approved Registered/Professional Nursing program. Must hold a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from an accredited or state board of nursing approved Registered/Professional Nursing program within three years of assuming the Charge RN position.
  • State licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
  • 1 year of nursing experience.
  • NIHSS within 6 months.

BLS - BLS through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer with card in-hand before start date. BLS or CPR card must be good through sixty days of hire.

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

Acute Care

  • Direct care includes specialty Acute Care (Med-Surg) Units of moderate to high patient acuity
  • AMSN's core curriculum and various specialty certification standards are included in evidence based care models for each unit
  • Clinical Educators support and guide individualized specialty education and training for competency validation throughout clinical orientation

Employees are our number one asset.

UCHealth promotes a culture that invests in professional success and personal well-being through a comprehensive total rewards program. *

Recognition

  • Performance bonus: UCHealth offers a 3-Year Incentive Bonus to recognize employee contributions to our success in quality, patient experience, organizational growth, financial goals and tenure. The bonus accumulates annually each October and is paid out in October during the third year of employment.
  • Performance-based pay increase: The Annual Merit Pay Increase recognizes work performance that meets or consistently exceeds performance standards documented through UCHealth's established evaluation process and accounts for increased experience, skills and cost of living.
  • Market reviews: All UCHealth positions are reviewed annually to ensure UCHealth base pay aligns with market standards. Base pay rates are adjusted as needed to stay market competitive.

Health and well-being

  • Medical, dental and vision coverage.
  • Access to 24/7 mental health and well-being support for employees and dependents.
  • Discounted gym memberships and fitness resources.
  • Free Care.com membership.
  • Voluntary benefits such as accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal plan, identity theft protection, pet insurance, auto and home insurance, and employee discount programs.
  • Time away from work: Paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence.
  • Employer-provided basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage with buy-up coverage options.
  • Employer-provided short-term disability and long-term disability with a buy-up coverage option.

Retirement and savings

  • 403(b) plan with employer matching contribution.
  • Additional 457(b) plan may be available.
  • Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent day care; health saving accounts available when enrolled in high-deductible (HD) medical plan.

Education and career growth

  • UCHealth provides access to academic degrees and certificate programs to promote professional and personal growth.
  • Up to 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees.
  • Other programs may qualify for up to $10,000/year pre-paid by UCHealth or up to $5,250/year in the form of tuition reimbursement.
  • Access to LinkedIn Learning, which offers thousands of virtual courses and seminars, and internal professional development opportunities.
  • Employees have access to free assistance navigating the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and submitting their federal student loans for forgiveness.
  • Eligibility for some programs is based on an employee's scheduled work hours.

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 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 the do not impose an undue hardship on the organization.

Who We Are (uchealth.org)

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Requirements

  • Graduate of an accredited or state board of nursing approved Registered/Professional Nursing program. Must hold a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from an accredited or state board of nursing approved Registered/Professional Nursing program within three years of assuming the Charge RN position.
  • State licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
  • 1 year of nursing experience.
  • NIHSS within 6 months.

Place

City
Pueblo, Colorado
Rent against this pay
13% of monthly gross
This role$1,082/mo rent
Monthly gross$8,112/mo

$1,082 median rent against $8,112 a month at $52/hr for 36 hours a week, before tax. Census ACS 2024.

Local household income
$56,664/yr

all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024

Metro price level
8% below the national average

Pueblo area index 91.8, where 100 is the national average.

Pueblo sits along the Arkansas River in southern Colorado, offering a relaxed, high-desert vibe with a lower-key pace than Front Range cities to the north. Nurses seeking sunny skies, recreation at Lake Pueblo State Park, and a tight-knit community will find a welcoming home base here.

Map showing the location of Pueblo, CO
Approximate location in Pueblo, CO. · © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap· Open the live map

Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.

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UCHealth is a large healthcare system with over 30,000 employees, operating a network of nationally-recognized hospitals and clinic locations throughout Colorado, southern Wyoming, and western Nebraska. Headquartered in the Aurora, CO area, the system's flagship facility is University of Colorado…

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Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.

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