Nurse Resident RN St Francis Emergency

National Nurse Resident

As a National Nurse Resident, you'll step into a hands-on, supportive experience designed to help you grow and build confidence from day one. You won't be on your own. You can expect real mentorship, meaningful feedback, and a team invested in your long-term success. Every day, you'll collaborate with physicians and a multidisciplinary team to deliver care that sees each patient as an individual. You'll administer treatments, track vitals, educate patients and families, and play a key role in making sure people feel seen, heard, and cared for. To succeed in this role, you'll actively engage in our comprehensive, evidence-based Nurse Residency Program designed to support your growth and professional development. With a strong drive to learn and a team-first mindset, you'll continue sharpening your skills while building a meaningful, fulfilling nursing career.

Responsibilities include:

• Builds skills to utilize current evidence-based practice knowledge, the nursing process, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills to provide holistic care to individuals across the lifespan and care continuum.
• Basic understanding of and ability to assess ailments and injuries of patients and implement a treatment plan.
• Learns to collaborate and communicate with the interprofessional team to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes.
• Basic understanding of and ability to provide clinical skills necessary for patient care, e.g., history taking, therapeutic planning, and monitoring, etc., to achieve optimized outcomes in medication therapy and clinical treatment.
• Basic understanding and knowledge of the risks faced by patients in a healthcare environment, and the ability to take steps to reduce these risks.
• Develops accountability for own practice, delegated care, and the coordination of care delivery. Behaves in a manner that supports colleagues, and maintains respect, trust, and dignity.

We are offering a $5,000 Sign-On Bonus in addition to up to $8,000 relocation assistance to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.

To be considered for this role, you must have graduated and be licensed prior to the October 26, 2026 start date. If you graduate after that date, or will not take your NCLEX in time, please consider applying for our Spring 2027 cohort.

Job Requirements:

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing with a minimum of an Associate's Degree in Nursing
• Zero (0) to twelve (12) months of professional nursing (RN) experience
• Active License as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State in which s/he will be practicing or the state of primary residency if the state is a Nurse Licensure Compact state
• BLS certification - American Heart Association
• Additional certifications may be required based on population(s) served and services provided

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Where You'll Work:

With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

St. Francis Hospital opened in 2008 to keep pace with the growing needs of the Colorado Springs' community on the north side of the city. St. Francis Hospital features 340 beds and offers a modern Birth Center, Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Cancer Center, Emergency Department, Level III Trauma Center, Imaging Services, Acute Inpatient Rehab, Surgical Services and Critical Care Unit. It also serves as southern Colorado's home base for the Flight For Life Colorado air medical transport service.

It is an incredible time to join us as we celebrate recognition with Magnet Hospital designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for superior quality in nursing care. With more than 300 days of annual sunshine, mild winters, and easy-to-access recreational areas including Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods, and some of Colorado's top destination resorts, you will enjoy an incredible lifestyle while having the career you have always wanted.