RN - Nurse Resident

San Luis Valley Health Alamosa, CO 81101, US

$32 - $41.89 / hour

The salary range displayed represents the typical salary of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

A sign-on bonus/ relocation assistance is available for the selected qualified candidate.

Are you a new Nurse Graduate? Start your career with San Luis Valley Health, and move with confidence from the classroom to the bedside when you join our team and participate in our Nurse Residency Training Program. In addition to the specialized training you will obtain as part of the Nurse Residency and On-boarding programs, you will work as a Staff RN fulfilling all routine duties within your assigned unit. We have openings for full-time and part-time positions.

What You'll Need:

Associates Degree in nursing required; Bachelors of Science in Nursing Preferred
Current active RN license with State of Colorado Board of Nursing
BLS required.
ALS, PALS required within six months of hire.

What You'll do:

Active and engaged participation in Nurse Residency Program
Response to all situations based upon nursing standards, policies, procedures, and protocols
Provide nursing care to patients within an assigned unit or cross-trained unit and ability to document using electronic medical record
Observes patients, recording significant conditions and reactions, and notifies provider of patient’s condition and response to drugs, treatments, and any change in patient’s condition

We Take Care of Our People

As the largest employer in the San Luis Valley, we commit to providing our employees with quality and affordable benefits to complement a fulfilling work experience and help balance life experiences and needs. To show our appreciation of your hard work, we offer a competitive and comprehensive total benefits package, including:

Full medical, dental and vision plans to suit the needs of you and your family, with low-cost copays and deductibles, all without high out-of-pocket expenses.
Enjoy a generous amount of Paid Time Off and Sick Leave in your first year with accruals starting on your first day!
Start saving with Retirement plans available from day one, providing up to 5% employer match after one year of employment.
Free life and disability insurance benefits for full-time employees with the opportunity to purchase additional coverage at low costs.
Add to your benefit package with a variety of voluntary benefits such as identity theft protection, medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts and more.
Take care of yourself with our free on-site 24-hour employee health center, and discounts to a selection of local fitness/recreational centers.
Keep learning by utilizing our education program benefits to foster your growth and development.
Give back to the community with multiple opportunities throughout the year to volunteer with our own non-profit SLV Health Foundation and other SLV- and community-sponsored events.
Discounts on cell-phone plans, ski/snowboard lift tickets, Dell computers, local pools, Adams State University functions and more!
Your family is our family so our employees and their family members have access to our employee support services, including up to four free counseling sessions to assist with work/life solutions.

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