Travel Nurse RN - Director of Nursing in Grand Junction, CO

Registered Nurse (RN) | Director of Nursing
Location: Grand Junction, CO
Agency: Mindlance Health
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Shift Information: 3 days x 12 hours
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

ID: 78210452 Shift: Full-Time Description: Relocation Assistance $: Amount will vary depending on where they're relocating fromPosition Type: MSU ManagerLocation: Community Hospital/Med Surg UnitSchedule: Full-Time (Exempt)Essential daily leadership, direction, and oversight of MSU, ensuring high-quality patient care and compliance with hospital policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.Supervise, coach, and mentor staff, fostering professional growth, accountability, and engagement.Develop staffing schedules and determine appropriate staffing patterns to meet patient care needs, workload demands, and budget expectations.Monitor, analyze, and manage workforce productivity, ensuring appropriate resource allocation and alignment with organizational goals.Collaborate with the Assistant Chief Nursing Officer and HR in recruitment, selection, orientation, and retention of staff.Conduct performance evaluations, provide constructive feedback, and implement corrective actions when necessary.Facilitate staff education, training, and competency assessments; support career advancement and certification opportunities.Assist with budget preparation, monitoring, and cost-containment strategies while ensuring effective resource utilization.Maintain unit readiness for Joint Commission surveys, CMS reviews, and other regulatory audits; ensure staff adherence to accreditation, documentation, and safety standards.Actively support and participate in our designation as a Pathway to Excellence organization, fostering a healthy work environment, nurse empowerment, and shared decision-making.Participate in the hospital s inpatient nursing leadership on-call rotation, providing support and guidance to staff across nursing units outside of regular business hours.Occasionally step into direct staffing roles within MSU to support the team and ensure safe, continuous patient care during times of high census or staffing shortages or periodically as needed to maintain the direct care skillset. Tracking, identifying trends, and improving nurse-sensitive adverse eventsCollaborating with other nurse leaders to support optimal staffing, directing Float Pool resources as appropriate.Tracking and collaborating with the Education Department on competency management for MSU staff.SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIESThis position directly supervises the work of others.This position plans, monitors, and appraises job results; Conducts training; Implements and enforces systems, policies, and procedures; Maintains safe and healthy work environment by establishing and enforcing organization standards and adhering to legal regulations; Completes operations by developing schedules, assigning and monitoring work, gathering resources, implementing productivity standards, resolving operations problems, maintaining reference manuals, and implementing new procedures.Qualifications License, Education and/or Experience s Degree in Nursing (BSN) required.Master s Degree in Nursing (MSN) preferred.CCRN, PCCN, or similar high acuity certification preferred.Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Colorado.Minimum of three (3) years of leadership experience on MSU or an equivalent combination of education and experience.Current BLS certification (required prior to employment).ACLS certification (required prior to employment).PALS certification (required within 6 months of hire).TNCC or TCAR (required within 6 months of hire).NE-BC within 3 years of hire or when eligibility criteria met.Compensation:$53.00 - $60.95 per hour, depending on education and experience.Discretionary bonuses, relocation expenses, merit increase, market adjustments, recognition bonuses, and other forms of discretionary compensation may be available.Benefits: Medical, dental, vision insuranceLife InsuranceFree ParkingPaid time offEducation assistance403(b) with employer matchingWellness ProgramAdditional benefits based on employment statusAdditional : Must relocate to Grand Junction, CO 81505 before starting work. Relocation Assistance $: Amount will vary depending on where they're relocating fromWork Location: In-person/onsiteBe Extraordinary. Join Us Today!Community Hospital recognizes and appreciates the rich array of talents and perspectives that equal employment and diversity can offer our institution. As an equal opportunity employer, Community Hospital 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. Community Hospital 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. Position Start Billing string = Medefis Guaranteed Hours: Contract

Requirements

Required for Onboarding

• BLS
• Core Exam - Nursing
• Ishihara Colorvision Screening
• MedSurg RN Skills Checklist
• RN - Medical - Surgical