Registered Nurse Resource Pool

Job Description: The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of patients. The staff RN utilizes the nursing process by use of technology, therapeutic intervention, evidence-based practice and coordination of care with other health team members.

Exciting RN Opportunity in Grand Junction!

Join the St. Mary’s Medical Center Resource Pool

We’re seeking experienced, flexible Registered Nurses to join the St. Mary’s Medical Center Resource Pool in Grand Junction, Colorado . This opportunity is ideal for RNs who thrive in fast‑paced environments, enjoy variety in their work, and are passionate about delivering high‑quality patient care across multiple units within a leading regional medical center.

About the St. Mary’s Resource Pool RN Role

As a Resource Pool RN at St. Mary’s Medical Center, you’ll provide compassionate, patient‑centered care while floating across hospital units to support staffing needs and maintain excellence in care delivery. This role offers the stability of full‑time employment along with a float differential, recognizing your adaptability, clinical expertise, and versatility.

You’ll collaborate with exceptional interdisciplinary teams and care for diverse patient populations, gaining broad clinical exposure while receiving consistent leadership support.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide high‑quality, evidence‑based nursing care across multiple inpatient units
• Perform comprehensive nursing assessments and develop individualized care plans
• Collaborate effectively with physicians, specialists, and interdisciplinary care teams
• Accurately document patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes
• Adapt quickly to varying unit workflows, patient populations, and acuity levels
• Uphold professional, ethical, and regulatory standards of nursing practice
• Educate patients and families to support safe care transitions and positive outcomes

Minimum Qualifications:

• Current RN license in the state of practice

• Valid compact licenses must be transferred to the state of practice within 60 days of start

• Minimum 1 year of RN experience

• Willingness to float across multiple units within St. Mary’s Medical Center

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Healthcare Providers

• RNs with less than 12 months of experience must obtain their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) within four (4) years of their hire date.

• ​Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN). Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required as of the job description's last update on 4/27/2025. Employees hired or promoted prior to this date will be held to the minimum requirements that were in place at the time of their promotion or hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong communication, adaptability, and critical‑thinking skills
• Experience in multiple specialty areas and/or higher‑acuity care settings

Compensation & Schedule:

• Full‑time and Part-time positions available
• Shifts: Days, nights, and mixed schedules available
• Weekend requirement: 7 weekend shifts within an 8-week period
• 10 % Float Differential applied to all hours worked in the Resource Pool

Physical Requirements:

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
• Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)
• May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.
• For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Location:

St. Marys Regional Hospital

Work City:

Grand Junction

Work State:

Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

36

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.  

$37.45 - $57.29

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here .

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