Nurse Resident RN Colorado

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Nurse Resident with CommonSpirit Health, you will embark on a structured program designed for new graduate Registered Nurses to develop essential nursing knowledge and skills. This role supports your transition into direct clinical care, reinforcing competencies gained during your formal education.

Every day, you will progressively build capabilities in core areas such as patient safety, clinical performance improvement, and applying our mission, vision, and values. Your journey will focus on demonstrating competency and leadership in a supportive healthcare environment.

To be successful, you will actively engage in continuous learning, focusing on patient/customer focus, teamwork, and critical thinking. We are seeking individuals dedicated to taking ownership of their professional development and contributing to service excellence.

• Builds skills to utilize current evidence-based practice knowledge, the nursing process, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills to provide holistic care to individuals across the lifespan and care continuum.

• Learns to collaborate and communicate with the interprofessional team to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes.

• Develops accountability for own practice, delegated care, and the coordination of care delivery. Behaves in a manner that supports colleagues and maintains respect, trust, and dignity.

• Acquires and maintains knowledge in nursing practice and assumes responsibility for the professional development of self.

• Basic understanding and knowledge of the risks faced by patients in a healthcare environment, and the ability to take steps to reduce these risks.

• Basic understanding of and ability to assess ailments and injuries of patients and implement a treatment plan.

Relocation assistance available for those who meet the eligibility requirements.

To be considered for this role, you must have graduated and be licensed prior to the March 1, 2027 start date. If you graduate after that date, or will not take your NCLEX in time, please consider reapplying for our Summer 2027 Cohort.

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Required

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing with a minimum of an Associate’s Degree in Nursing

• Zero (0) to twelve (12) months of professional nursing (RN) experience

• Active License as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State in which s/he will be practicing or the state of primary residency if the state is a Nurse Licensure Compact state

• BLS certification - American Heart Association

• Additional certifications may be required based on population(s) served and services provided

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing

Where You'll Work

With more than 700 care sites across the U. S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U. S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.