Registered Nurse Emergency and Urgent Care

CommonSpirit Health; Arvada (CO); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health in Arvada, Colorado is seeking a Registered Nurse to deliver compassionate, patient‑centered care. You will assess, plan, and implement the nursing process while collaborating with the healthcare team to support patients and families.

The role requires an Associate Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma (or by endorsement), an active Colorado RN license, and the ability to lift up to 50 pounds. A BSN and one year of experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma (or by endorsement) required.
• RN license in state of employment.
• Physical requirements: Medium work, lift up to 50 lbs occasionally, up to 20 lbs frequently, up to 10 lbs constantly.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient's physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs; evaluate responses and intervene to ensure optimal outcomes.
• Develop and implement patient plan of care and monitor outcomes with the interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrate competency in therapeutic/diagnostic interventions including IVs, wound care, medications, catheterization, and specimen collection.
• Maintain confidential patient records, document status and interventions, and support decision‑making with IT tools.
• Promote, advocate, and collaborate to protect patient health, safety, and rights.
• Provide patient/family education by assessing learning readiness and needs.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Patient care

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Nursing Diploma or by endorsement

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our RN, you will assume responsibility for facilitating, communicating, and collaborating with the healthcare team and patient/family to meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the patient, advancing modern nursing through compassionate care.

Every day you will promote optimal patient health, well-being, and safety through the nursing process, adhering to patient care standards, guidelines, and the State Nurse Practice Act, and demonstrating personal accountability for relationship-based care and our organizational mission.

To be successful in this role, you will be a Registered Nurse with a commitment to compassionate, high-quality patient care, strong communication and collaboration skills, and the ability to apply the nursing process effectively within a supportive, mission-driven environment.

• Assess patient's physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interview, review of medical records & clinical data. Evaluates patient's response and intervenes to ensure optimal patient outcome.
• Develop and implement patient plan of care and observe outcomes in accordance with nursing standards and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrate competency in a variety of therapeutic/diagnostic interventions including, but not limited to, IVs, incision/wound care, medication administration, catheterization, and specimen collections.
• Thorough and confidential maintenance of patient charts and records. Document ongoing status, interventions, patient response and outcomes in an accurate, timely manner. Use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making.
• Promote, advocate, and collaborate to protect the health and safety and rights of each patient.
• Provide patient/family education through assessment of patient/family learning readiness, needs, and ability. Provide teaching and evaluate effectiveness of teaching.

Job Requirements

Required

• Associates Degree in Nursing; Nursing Diploma or by endorsement
• RN License in state of employment
• Physical Requirements: Medium Work exert/lift up to 50 lbs. force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs. frequently, and/or up to 10lbs. constantly

Preferred

• Bachelors Degree in Nursing
• One (1) year experience

Where You'll Work

Located in Arvada, Colorado, join one of our stand‑alone sites offering both urgent AND emergency care under one roof - CommonSpirit Health Mountain Region Urgent and Emergency Care. Located in great places to live, work and play like Arvada, Lakewood, Frederick, and Golden - every center is equipped with lab, CT Scan and X-ray capabilities on‑site to provide the right level of treatment at an appropriate cost. Patients needing emergency services are attended to in a calm environment with individual exam rooms. Unlike most urgent care centers, every patient is seen by a physician. If you're looking for a fresh opportunity outside of the typical hospital setting where you'll enjoy a fast‑paced, expanded scope of practice, diverse patient population and a collaborative team,