New Graduate Nurse Residency
Durango, Colorado
RN · Telemetry
Posted Jul 17 · New grads welcomed
- Unit
- Telemetry
What the listing says
Role
- Orientation
- Residency program
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- New graduates
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in Colorado is $37/hr, across 585 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Under the direction of the department manager or supervisor this position assesses, plans, organizes and evaluates all aspects of patient care for assigned unit/patients. Hourly range: $34.14 - $54.00 (rate does not include overtime or bonuses which are not guaranteed). Utilizes the nursing process to provide quality patient care according to established standards of care which includes planning, implementing, evaluating and adjusting plan of care, and discharge planning based on expected patient outcomes.
Admits, transfers, and discharges patients. Completes ongoing patient assessment and documents according to policy. Demonstrates appropriate application of age specific standards, policies and procedures and guidelines in caring for child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
Collaborates and works cooperatively with physicians and other members of the multidisciplinary healthcare team.
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Requirements
- Graduation from accredited school of nursing
- Current state license as a registered nurse
- Current CPR certification
- ACLS certification
- PALS certification
- TNCC certification
- BLS certification
- Current TB test
Place
- City
- Durango, Colorado
- Median rent
- $1,636/mo
- Local household income
- $78,602/yr
- State price level
- 3% above the national average
- Campus
- Animas Surgical Hospital, LLC
- Address
- 575 RIVERGATE LN UNIT 100, DURANGO, CO, 81301
- Beds
- 12
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Colorado index 103.1, where 100 is the national average.
Tucked in Colorado's southwest corner along the Animas River Valley, Durango pairs rugged San Juan Mountain access with a walkable historic downtown. This small college-and-tourist town draws outdoor-loving nurses who want world-class hiking, skiing at nearby Purgatory Resort, and a tight-knit community far from Front Range congestion.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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You would be walking into a physician-owned surgical hospital in Durango that opened in 2004 and now runs three campuses: the Rivergate hospital, the Escalante surgery center with two ORs and a procedure room, and urgent care on Camino del…
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- What preceptor time and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
