Registered Nurse Intermediate Care
Colorado Springs, Colorado
RN
Sign-on bonusPosted Aug 14
- Shift
- Nights
- Unit
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What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Nights
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- Sign-on bonus
- $20,000
- Relocation
- Help offered
The median for nursing in Colorado is $37/hr, across 586 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Job Summary and Responsibilities
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.
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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 Bonus and up to $8,000 in relocation assistance to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.
Job Requirements
Required
- Associates Degree in Nursing; Nursing Diploma or by endorsement
- RN License in state of employment
- Physical
Requirements
Medium Work exert/lift up to 50 lbs. force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs. frequently, and/or up to 10lbs. constantly
Preferred
- Bachelors Degree in Nursing
- One (1) year experience
- Where You'll Work
At Penrose Hospital, one of our achieved Magnet® hospitals, the 7 North Intermediate Care Department (IMC) has 24 beds and is a higher level of care for med/surg patients. We have an incredible 24-hour team and our greatest attribute is our team work. Individuals looking to join our unit must have strong critical thinking skills, excellent time management and be quick learners.
Pay Range $33.15 - $59.67 /hour
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Requirements
- Required
- Associates Degree in Nursing; Nursing Diploma or by endorsement
- RN License in state of employment
- Physical
- Medium Work exert/lift up to 50 lbs. force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs. frequently, and/or up to 10lbs. constantly
- Preferred
- Bachelors Degree in Nursing
- One (1) year experience
- Where You'll Work
- At Penrose Hospital, one of our achieved Magnet® hospitals, the 7 North Intermediate Care Department (IMC) has 24 beds and is a higher level of care for med/surg patients. We have an incredible 24-hour team and our greatest attribute is our team work. Individuals looking to join our unit must have strong critical thinking skills, excellent time management and be quick learners.
Place
- City
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Median rent
- $1,648/mo
- Local household income
- $84,818/yr
- Metro price level
- 1% above the national average
- Address
- 2222 N Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80907, USA
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Colorado Springs area index 100.7, where 100 is the national average.
Nestled at the foot of Pikes Peak in the Rocky Mountain foothills, Colorado Springs blends outdoor adventure with a laid-back metro feel. Mild, sunny weather and trails like those in nearby Garden of the Gods attract active nurses seeking a scenic, affordable alternative to Denver.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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Telemetry is open from year one. One of the most open front doors in acute care; ACLS and rhythm.
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