Registered Nurse (New Grads Welcome!) - Behavioral Health - Days
Highlands Behavioral Health System
Littleton, Colorado
- Eligibility
- Sign-on bonus
Posted Jul 21 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- 12-hour days
- Unit and setting
- Psych
- License
- RN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed Registered Nurse (New Grads Welcome!
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- Below most Colorado staff postingsColorado staff postings that state pay run $34/hr to $54/hr, the middle half $39/hr to $48/hr, across 983 postings.
- Shift differential
- +$4/hr
- Sign-on bonus
- $10,000
- Travel package
- $10,000 on completion
Benefits
- Up to $10,000 sign-on bonus
- Pay range $38.87 - $58.31 per hour
- Shift differentials ($4.00 - $7.00 per hour)
- $10,000 retention bonus
- $1 bilingual premium
- Tuition and Educational Reimbursement Program
More benefits (10)
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
- 401(K) with company match
- Discounted stock plan
- Discounts on pet, automotive, and homeowners insurance
- Career development opportunities
- SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Plans
- 401(k) with match
The role and schedule
- Weekends
- Weekends required
The workplace
You would be a Behavioral Health RN at Highlands Behavioral Health System, an 86-bed acute care psychiatric hospital at 8565 S Poplar Way in Littleton, Colorado. Day shifts are posted as 12 hours, 7am–7:30pm with rotating weekends; nights are posted…
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and sign-on bonus repayment terms?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, holiday, and call?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
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Registered Nurse position at Highlands Behavioral Health System, an 86-bed acute care psychiatric hospital in Littleton, CO. Responsibilities include conducting patient assessments for mental health needs, developing individualized care plans, administering and monitoring medications, documenting patient information, providing education to patients and families, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams, and maintaining compliance with safety protocols. 12-hour shifts (7am - 7:30pm) with rotating weekends required. Up to $10,000 sign-on bonus. Pay range: $38.87 - $58.31 per hour with
- shift differentials. Retention bonus of $10,000 for RNs.
What's around it?
Littleton, COFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 3% above the US average
- Median rent
- $1,819/mo
- Household income
- $98,839/yr, all local households, not nurse pay