RN Acute Care Transplant/Thoracic

Company: UCHealth
Location: Lakewood
Posted on: April 2, 2025

Job Description:

RN Acute Care Transplant/Thoracic at UCHealth summary:
The RN Acute Care Transplant/Thoracic position at UCHealth involves providing specialized care for patients undergoing solid organ transplants and thoracic surgery. This role emphasizes a multidisciplinary team approach, prioritizing patient wellness and evidence-based practices while contributing to the quality of care in a fast-paced clinical environment. Applicants must be a licensed Registered Nurse with at least six months of nursing experience and the ability to deliver top-of-scope care in moderate to high acuity settings.
Description

Location: UCHealth Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion, US:CO:Aurora

Department: Highly specialized in the care of all solid organ transplants (kidney, liver, pancreas, heart/lung), thoracic surgery, and hepatology. We're pioneers in liver transplantation. We have extensive experience with living donor liver transplants and are the only academic medical center with a dedicated Transplant specialty unit in the Rocky Mountain region.

FTE: Full Time, 0.9, 36.00 hours per pay period (2 weeks)

Shift: Weekend

Pay: $35.29 - $54.71 / hour. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience

Minimum Requirements:

• Graduate of an accredited or state board of nursing approved Registered/Professional Nursing program if less than 3 years' experience.
• State licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• 6 months of nursing (RN) experience.
• BLS - BLS through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer with card in-hand before start date. BLS or CPR card must be good through sixty days of hire.
  At UCHealth, We Improve Lives
  
  Picture yourself on a dynamic team improving lives in the following way(s):
  
  
  • Provides top of scope practice in direct patient care utilizing the nursing process
  • Values a multidisciplinary team approach to achieve exceptional outcomes
  • Prioritizes wellness, a patient perspective and evidence-based practice
  • Models proficiency through precepting those new to healthcare and/or UCHealth
  • Welcomes new knowledge in a fast paced, innovative clinical environment
  • Contributes to secure safety and quality at the point of care
    Acute Care:
    
    
    • Direct care includes specialty Acute Care (Med-Surg) Units of moderate to high patient acuity
    • AMSN's core curriculum and various specialty certification standards are included in evidence based care models for each unit
    • Clinical Educators support and guide individualized specialty education and training for competency validation throughout clinical orientation
      We improve lives. In big ways through learning, healing, and discovery. In small, personal ways through human connection. But in all ways, we improve lives.
      
      UCHealth invests in its Workforce.
      
      UCHealth offers a Three Year Incentive Bonus to recognize employee's contributions to our success in quality, patient experience, organizational growth, financial goals, and tenure with UCHealth. The bonus accumulates annually each October and is paid out in October following completion of three years' employment.
      
      UCHealth offers their employees a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package:
      
      • Medical, dental and vision coverage including coverage for eligible dependents
      • 403(b) with employer matching contributions
      • Time away from work: paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence; start your employment at UCHealth with PTO in your bank
      • Employer-paid basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage with buy-up coverage options
      • Employer paid short term disability and long-term disability with buy-up coverage options
      • Wellness benefits
      • Full suite of voluntary benefits such as flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care, health savings accounts (available with HD/HSA medical plan only), identity theft protection, pet insurance, and employee discount programs
      • Education benefits for employees, including the opportunity to be eligible for 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees. Other programs may qualify for up to $5,250 pre-paid by UCHealth or in the form of tuition reimbursement each calendar year
        Loan Repayment:
        
        
        • UCHealth is a qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program! UCHealth provides employees with free assistance navigating the PSLF program to submit their federal student loans for forgiveness through Savi.
          UCHealth always welcomes talent. This position will be open for a minimum of three days and until a top applicant is identified.
          
          UCHealth recognizes and appreciates the rich array of talents and perspectives that equal employment and diversity can offer our institution. As an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, UCHealth is committed to making all employment decisions based on valid requirements. No applicant shall be discriminated against in any terms, conditions or privileges of employment or otherwise be discriminated against because of the individual's race, creed, color, religion, gender, national origin or ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, genetic information or veteran status. UCHealth does not discriminate against any "qualified applicant with a disability" as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable accommodations, when they do not impose an undue hardship on the organization.
          
          Who We Are (uchealth.org)
          
          Keywords:
          RN Acute Care, Transplant Nursing, Thoracic Surgery, Patient Care, Solid Organ Transplants, Nursing Jobs, Healthcare Careers, BLS Certification, Multidisciplinary Team, Evidence-Based Practice
          

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