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Registered Nurse Cardiac Surgical ICU

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CommonSpirit Health

Lakewood, Colorado

Eligibility
RNSign-on bonus
Unit
Cardiac Surgical ICU

Posted Sep 11

What the listing says

Role

Accepts
RN

Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.

Pay

Against the board
Pays above most CO staff roles

CO staff postings that state pay run $34/hr to $54/hr, the middle half $39/hr to $48/hr, across 532 postings.

Sign-on bonus
$20,000

About this role

As our RN, you will assume responsibility for facilitating, communicating, and collaborating with the healthcare team and patient/family to meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the patient, advancing modern nursing through compassionate care.

Every day you will promote optimal patient health, well-being, and safety through the nursing process, adhering to patient care standards, guidelines, and the State Nurse Practice Act, and demonstrating personal accountability for relationship-based care and our organizational mission.

To be successful in this role, you will be a Registered Nurse with a commitment to compassionate, high-quality patient care, strong communication and collaboration skills, and the ability to apply the nursing process effectively within a supportive, mission-driven environment.

Read the full posting
  • Assess patient’s physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interview, review of medical records & clinical data.
  • Evaluates patient’s response and intervenes to ensure optimal patient outcome. Develop and implement patient plan of care and observe outcomes in accordance with nursing standards and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
  • Demonstrate competency in a variety of therapeutic/diagnostic interventions including, but not limited to, IV’s, incision/wound care, medication administration, catheterization, and specimen collections. Thorough and confidential maintenance of patient charts and records.
  • Document ongoing status, interventions, patient response and outcomes in an accurate, timely manner. Use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making.
  • Promote, advocate, and collaborate to protect the health and safety and rights of each patient. Provide patient/family education through assessment of patient/family learning readiness, needs, and ability. Provide teaching and evaluate effectiveness of teaching.

We are offering a $20,000 sign on in addition to up to $8,000 relocation assistance to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.

Sourced from CommonSpirit Health’s careers page.

Requirements

  • Active and unencumbered RN License in state of employment
  • BLS from the American Heart Association
  • ACLS from the American Heart Association
  • NIHSS

Benefits

  • Health/dental/vision insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Tuition assistance
  • 401(k)
  • 403(b) retirement plans

Place

City
Lakewood, Colorado
Median rent
$1,806/mo

rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024

Local household income
$89,792/yr

all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024

State price level
3% above the national average

Colorado index 103.1, where 100 is the national average.

Lakewood sits along Denver's western edge, where suburban convenience meets Rocky Mountain foothills. Nurses here enjoy quick access to Denver's hospital corridor plus miles of trails, parks, and reservoirs — an easy-living base for both career and outdoor downtime.

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

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

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On your path

ICU / Critical Care is a specialty you move into. The classic route: base year, then transfer in.

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