Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

National Jewish Health; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 38,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Medical Coverage

Paid Time Off

Dental & Vision Plans

Retirement Savings

Wellness Incentives

Tuition Reimbursement

Child Care Assistance

Loan Forgiveness

Disability & Life Insurance

Voluntary Benefits

Exclusive Discounts

Job summary

National Jewish Health is seeking an LPN to deliver safe, patient-centered nursing care at the Main Campus in Denver. You will work within established policies and participate in the full cycle of patient assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

Eligible candidates hold a Colorado LPN license with CPR/BLS; IV certification may be required. The role supports teamwork, education of patients, and adherence to safety standards in a busy clinical setting.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Graduation from an Accredited LPN Program required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe and appropriate nursing care within scope of practice and policies.
• Use assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation to provide ongoing health care to individuals and families.
• Demonstrate clinical knowledge and nursing skills relevant to the role.
• Contribute to an efficiently functioning patient care area.
• Perform competencies including age-specific competencies.
• Provide patient/family education using National Jewish Health materials.
• Support and engage in research projects in the work area.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent (preferred)

Graduation from Accredited LPN Program

Job description

• Facility *National Jewish Health - Main Campus
• Department Nursing Pool

Position Summary

To deliver safe and appropriate nursing care within scope of practice, and established policies and procedures.

• Provides safe and appropriate patient care within scope of practice and established policies and procedures.
• Utilizes departmental processes of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation to provide continuing health care to individuals, families.
• Demonstrates an appropriate clinical knowledge base and job-specific nursing skills.
• Contributes toward an efficiently functioning patient care area.
• Performs competencies (including age-specific competencies) as identified through the departmental competency program.
• Implements care and services that recognize age-specific needs and issues for customers served.
• Provides appropriate education to patients/families utilizing effective teaching skills, and National Jewish supportive materials.
• Supports and is aware of research projects in work area.
• Accountability: Accepts full responsibility for self and contribution as a team member; displays honesty and truthfulness; confronts problems quickly; displays a strong commitment to organizational success and inspires others to commit to goals; demonstrates a commitment to National Jewish Health.
• Collaboration/Teamwork: Cooperates with others to accomplish common goals; works with employees within and across his/her department to achieve shared goals; treats others with dignity and respect and maintains a friendly demeanor; values the contributions of others.
• Peer Relationships: Interacts with others in a constructive, positive, and respectful manner, regardless of individual differences. Assists team members or co-workers in achieving personal goals and completing assignments.
• Patient Relations: Meeting patient and patient family needs; taking responsibility for a patient’s safety, satisfaction, and clinical outcomes; using appropriate interpersonal techniques to resolve difficult patient situations and regain patient confidence.
• Informing and Communicating: Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.
• Quality of Practice:Contributes to quality nursing practice: Ensures practice is safe, effective, efficient, equitable, timely, and patient centered; identifies barriers and opportunities to improve safety, effectiveness, efficiency, equitability, timeliness, and patient centeredness;recommends strategies to improve nursing quality.

Supervisory or Managerial Responsibilities

None

Travel

None

Core Values

• Be available to work as scheduled and report to work on time.
• Be willing to accept supervision and work well with others.
• Be well groomed, appropriately for your role and wear ID Badge visibly.
• Be in compliance with all departmental and institutional policies, the Employee Handbook, Code of Conduct and completes NetLearning by due date annually.
• Promotes a workplace culture based on mutual respect and merit, where all individuals are treated fairly and provided with equal opportunity to contribute to the mission and goals of the institution.
• Adheres to safe working practices and at all times follows all institutional and departmental safety policies and procedures.
• Wears appropriate PPE as outlined by the infection control policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates compliance with all state, federal and all other regulatory agency requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent preferred. Graduation from an Accredited LPN Program required.
• Work Experience: A minimum of one (1) year of recent and related experience preferred.
• Special Training, Certification or Licensure: Current Colorado LPN license required. CPR/BLS required. IV certification may be required.

Salary Range: $27.54 - $36.42

Benefits

At National Jewish Health, we recognize that our outstanding faculty and staff are the essence of our organization. For every aspect of health care, our employees are our greatest asset. With that in mind, we have designed a valuable, comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and their families.

• Comprehensive Medical Coverage:Multiple Cigna health plans for Colorado, regional office and remote employees. Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) available to pair with some plans.
• Paid Time Off:Generous PTO accruals to use for vacation and sick days, and six paid holidays, all compliant with Colorado state sick leave regulations.
• Dental & Vision Plans:Coverage effective the first of the month after hire.
• Retirement Savings:403(b) plan with employer contributions after two years.
• Wellness Incentives:Earn up to $200 annually for preventive health activities.
• Tuition Reimbursement:Up to $5,250 annually for full-time and part-time employees.
• Child Care Assistance:Childcare Flex Spending Account (FSA) with annual employer contribution.
• Loan Forgiveness:Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer.
• Disability & Life Insurance:Employer-paid plans and optional buy-up choices.
• Voluntary Benefits:Full suite of coverage options such as Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Legal Plan
• Exclusive Discounts:Savings on local services, insurance, and RTD bus passes.

Anticipated Application Deadline: 2026-10-02

National Jewish Health
Human Resources
1400 Jackson St
Denver, CO 80206
303.398.1035
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National Jewish Health is a non-profit, non-sectarian institution and is a longstanding cornerstone in the Denver healthcare community. National Jewish Health seeks to attract the best-qualified candidates who support the mission, vision and values of the Institution. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, physical or mental disability, marital, familial or parental status, genetic information, military status, veteran status or any other legally protected classification. We are a tobacco and fragrance-free environment.