Children's Hospital Colorado
Registered Nurse Surgical Unit
Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80012
Job Overview
Registered Nurse (Clinical Nurse II) provides Family-Centered Care as demonstrated by recognizing the patient, family and/or designee as a full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient’s preferences, values, and needs. The role assumes an active role in clinical education of patients, families and staff and functions effectively within nursing and inter‑professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision‑making to achieve quality patient care. It integrates the best current evidence with clinical expertise for the delivery of optimal health care. The candidate uses data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and applies improvement methods to continuously improve the quality and safety of health care systems. The Surgical Unit is a 72‑bed unit that serves a diverse patient population, providing complex care to patients from birth to early adulthood. The unit offers world‑class care for trauma, solid‑organ transplant, burns, general surgery, plastics, urology, colorectal, bariatrics, neurology, neurosurgery, epilepsy monitoring, and more.
Duties & Responsibilities
Family‑Centered Care: Recognize the patient or designee as the source of control and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient’s preferences, values, and needs.
Deliver patient and family‑centered care incorporating the nursing process while providing developmentally appropriate, culturally sensitive, evidence‑based care. Actively anticipate changes in patient outcomes and unit needs in the provision of care.
Care is guided by the Professional Practice Model throughout the continuum of care.
Communicate and advocate patient values, preferences and expressed needs as part of implementation of care plan, evaluation of care and assessment of patient/family learning needs to the interdisciplinary team. Initiate and anticipate individualized care and education for patients/families across the continuum using an interdisciplinary approach.
Teamwork & Collaboration: Function effectively within nursing and inter‑professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision‑making to achieve quality patient care.
Apply communication practices that minimize risks across transitions of care.
Present own perspective and supporting evidence in patient care and team discussions.
Collaborate with team members in shared decision‑making.
Evidence‑Based Practice: Integrate best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient/family preferences and values for delivery of optimal health care.
Identify key concepts of research and evidence‑based practice.
Participate in structuring the work environment to facilitate integration of new evidence into standards of practice.
Recognize and communicate the need for revision of hospital and departmental policies, procedures, practice guidelines, and/or measures for clinical practice evaluation.
Recognize the standard of care provided by the applicable professional organization and/or association.
Quality Improvement: Use data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and use improvement methods to design and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of health care systems.
Utilize outcome data at the patient level to make care decisions.
Participate in the quality improvement activities and use quality measures to understand individual and unit performance.
Safety: Minimize risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance.
Utilize and discuss policy, procedures, and guidelines to support practice.
Communicate observations or concerns related to unsafe situations that pose a risk to patients, families or the health care team.
Informatics: Use information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision‑making. Recognize and apply information and technology of patient and unit outcomes to facilitate communication, clinical decision making, error prevention, and care coordination.
Navigates and documents in the EMR to support patient care.
Leadership: Nurses support organizational goals, advance the nursing profession, and enhance professional development by extending their influence to professional and community groups.
Work within scope of practice and delegate according to Nurse Practice Act.
Participate in professional governance activities. Seek opportunities to participate in professional development activities.
Minimum Qualifications
Degrees
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
Area of Study
Not applicable
Experience
Required: One (1) year of nursing experience.
Equivalency
Applicants with an Associate's Degree in Nursing and who agree to obtain a BSN within three (3) years from their start/hire date may be considered in lieu of a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). A Master’s Entry to Practice Nursing (MEPN) may substitute for a BSN.
Licenses & Certifications
BLS/CPR from the American Heart Association with at least six (6) months left before expiration is required upon hire.
Current Colorado Registered Nurse (RN) license or RN license from multistate compact.
Additional Requirements
BLS/CPR with at least six (6) months left before expiration. RN License from multistate compact.
Competency
None
Salary Information Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.
Hourly Range: $36.52 to $54.78
Benefits Information As a Children’s Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs. This includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company‑provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403(b) employer match, a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.
As part of our Total Rewards package, Children’s Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.
Children’s Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.
Transition Program Start Dates Feb 2026, June 2026, Sept 2026, and Dec 2026.
EEO Statement It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job‑related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non‑job‑related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.
Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age‑identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.
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Duties & Responsibilities
Family‑Centered Care: Recognize the patient or designee as the source of control and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient’s preferences, values, and needs.
Deliver patient and family‑centered care incorporating the nursing process while providing developmentally appropriate, culturally sensitive, evidence‑based care. Actively anticipate changes in patient outcomes and unit needs in the provision of care.
Care is guided by the Professional Practice Model throughout the continuum of care.
Communicate and advocate patient values, preferences and expressed needs as part of implementation of care plan, evaluation of care and assessment of patient/family learning needs to the interdisciplinary team. Initiate and anticipate individualized care and education for patients/families across the continuum using an interdisciplinary approach.
Teamwork & Collaboration: Function effectively within nursing and inter‑professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision‑making to achieve quality patient care.
Apply communication practices that minimize risks across transitions of care.
Present own perspective and supporting evidence in patient care and team discussions.
Collaborate with team members in shared decision‑making.
Evidence‑Based Practice: Integrate best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient/family preferences and values for delivery of optimal health care.
Identify key concepts of research and evidence‑based practice.
Participate in structuring the work environment to facilitate integration of new evidence into standards of practice.
Recognize and communicate the need for revision of hospital and departmental policies, procedures, practice guidelines, and/or measures for clinical practice evaluation.
Recognize the standard of care provided by the applicable professional organization and/or association.
Quality Improvement: Use data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and use improvement methods to design and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of health care systems.
Utilize outcome data at the patient level to make care decisions.
Participate in the quality improvement activities and use quality measures to understand individual and unit performance.
Safety: Minimize risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance.
Utilize and discuss policy, procedures, and guidelines to support practice.
Communicate observations or concerns related to unsafe situations that pose a risk to patients, families or the health care team.
Informatics: Use information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision‑making. Recognize and apply information and technology of patient and unit outcomes to facilitate communication, clinical decision making, error prevention, and care coordination.
Navigates and documents in the EMR to support patient care.
Leadership: Nurses support organizational goals, advance the nursing profession, and enhance professional development by extending their influence to professional and community groups.
Work within scope of practice and delegate according to Nurse Practice Act.
Participate in professional governance activities. Seek opportunities to participate in professional development activities.
Minimum Qualifications
Degrees
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
Area of Study
Not applicable
Experience
Required: One (1) year of nursing experience.
Equivalency
Applicants with an Associate's Degree in Nursing and who agree to obtain a BSN within three (3) years from their start/hire date may be considered in lieu of a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). A Master’s Entry to Practice Nursing (MEPN) may substitute for a BSN.
Licenses & Certifications
BLS/CPR from the American Heart Association with at least six (6) months left before expiration is required upon hire.
Current Colorado Registered Nurse (RN) license or RN license from multistate compact.
Additional Requirements
BLS/CPR with at least six (6) months left before expiration. RN License from multistate compact.
Competency
None
Salary Information Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.
Hourly Range: $36.52 to $54.78
Benefits Information As a Children’s Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs. This includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company‑provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403(b) employer match, a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.
As part of our Total Rewards package, Children’s Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.
Children’s Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.
Transition Program Start Dates Feb 2026, June 2026, Sept 2026, and Dec 2026.
EEO Statement It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job‑related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non‑job‑related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.
Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age‑identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.
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