RN Acute Care Rehabilitation

Description


Location: UCHealth UCHth Parkview Medical Center, US:CO:Pueblo

Department: Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit(PMC, 3North). 15 bed unit.

Work Schedule: Full Time, 72.00 hours per pay period (2 weeks)

Shift: Nights

Work nights, earn more - our Night Shift Incentive Program pays $1,600 quarterly ($6,400/year) to full-time night shift RNs and LPNs (effective 7/1/2026)

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

This position is an onsite role and does not offer a hybrid or remote option

Populations Typically Served: 18 through Geriatric; adolescents may be considered on case-by case basis.

Acuity Level: Blood transfusions, Tube Feedings, IV antibiotics, Wound care, Dialysis, IV antibiotics/Infusions, telemetry

Types of Procedures or Diagnoses Typically Seen: Rehabilitation of Neurologic Injury, Complicated Orthopedic Surgery, Trauma, and post complex illness. Specifically, Stroke, TBI, SCI, Orthopedic, Trauma, Cardiac and Debility Unit

Culture Description: Collaborative, multidisciplinary inpatient environment working with rehabilitation therapists, rehabilitation physicians, care managers, and other interdisciplinary team members to support functional recovery in complicated patients

Unit Achievements and Accreditations: Rehab Nursing (CRRN) Certification

Unit Description

Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit (PMC 3 North) is a 15-bed inpatient rehabilitation unit at Parkview Medical Center caring for adult and geriatric patients recovering from stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, orthopedic surgery, trauma, cardiac conditions, and other complex illnesses. Patients receive intensive rehabilitation, 24/7 nursing care, and treatment from a multidisciplinary team. Nurses care for medically complex, functionally impaired patients requiring telemetry monitoring, blood transfusions, tube feedings, IV antibiotics and infusions, wound care, and / or dialysis.

Why Join Our Team?

Join a collaborative team of nurses, rehabilitation therapists, physicians, and care managers dedicated to helping patients regain independence and return home. Our nurses build meaningful connections with patients, witness their progress firsthand, and play a vital role in life-changing recoveries. We also support professional growth through rehabilitation nursing specialization and CRRN certification opportunities.

Minimum Requirements:

• Graduate of an accredited or state board of nursing approved Registered/Professional Nursing program if less than 3 years' experience. Preferred: Bachelor's degree in Nursing.
• State licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN). Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider and any relevant life support certification as determined at position level.
• 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.

Employees are our number one asset.

UCHealth promotes a culture that invests in professional success and personal well-being through a comprehensive total rewards program. *

Recognition

• Performance bonus: UCHealth offers a 3-Year Incentive Bonus to recognize employee contributions to our success in quality, patient experience, organizational growth, financial goals and tenure. The bonus accumulates annually each October and is paid out in October during the third year of employment.
• Performance-based pay increase: The Annual Merit Pay Increase recognizes work performance that meets or consistently exceeds performance standards documented through UCHealth's established evaluation process and accounts for increased experience, skills and cost of living.
• Market reviews: All UCHealth positions are reviewed annually to ensure UCHealth base pay aligns with market standards. Base pay rates are adjusted as needed to stay market competitive.

Health and well-being

• Medical, dental and vision coverage.
• Access to 24/7 mental health and well-being support for employees and dependents.
• Discounted gym memberships and fitness resources.
• Free Care.com membership.
• Voluntary benefits such as accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal plan, identity theft protection, pet insurance, auto and home insurance, and employee discount programs.
• Time away from work: Paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence.
• Employer-provided basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage with buy-up coverage options.
• Employer-provided short-term disability and long-term disability with a buy-up coverage option.

Retirement and savings

• 403(b) plan with employer matching contribution.
• Additional 457(b) plan may be available.
• Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent day care; health saving accounts available when enrolled in high-deductible (HD) medical plan.

Education and career growth

• UCHealth provides access to academic degrees and certificate programs to promote professional and personal growth.
• Up to 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees.
• Other programs may qualify for up to $10,000/year pre-paid by UCHealth or up to $5,250/year in the form of tuition reimbursement.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning, which offers thousands of virtual courses and seminars, and internal professional development opportunities.
• Employees have access to free assistance navigating the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and submitting their federal student loans for forgiveness.

*Eligibility for some programs is based on an employee's scheduled work hours.

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 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 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, color, national origin, language, culture, ethnicity, age, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, socioeconomic status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state, or local law. 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 the do not impose an undue hardship on the organization.

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