RN Acute Care Transplant / Thoracic

Company: UCHealth
Location: Lakewood
Posted on: April 5, 2025

Job Description:

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: Rotating (Days and Nights)
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:
Full medical, dental and vision coverage
Retirement plans to include 403(b) matching
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 life and disability insurance with additional buy-up coverage options
Tuition and continuing education reimbursement
Wellness benefits
Full suite of voluntary benefits such as identity theft protection and pet insurance
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 also 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)

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