Registered Nurse-Emergency Department

Kids for the Future; Leadville (CO); On-site; USD 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plans

Shift differentials

Benefits eligibility for part-time

Job summary

Kids for the Future in Leadville, CO is seeking a Registered Nurse for full-time night shifts in the ER and ACU floor. The role involves 12-hour shifts from 7 PM to 7 AM, delivering compassionate care in a critical access hospital setting.

Required credentials include a Colorado RN license, BLS, ACLS, and PALS; TNCC, CEN, NRP are preferred. The position emphasizes teamwork, safety, and community health in a mountain-town environment.

Qualifications

• Current Colorado RN license or a participating state license in the National Licensure Compact.
• Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications from American Heart Association are required.
• TNCC certification is preferred; CEN and NRP are preferred.
• Good organizational skills and physical ability to lift up to 50 pounds frequently.
• Work 12-hour shifts from 7 PM to 7 AM in the Emergency Department and ACU floor.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in the Emergency Department and ACU.
• Coordinate care with physicians, nurses, and ancillary staff.
• Stock and clean ED rooms and patient-care areas.
• Participate in quality initiatives and hospital policies.
• Adhere to nursing standards and state regulations.
• Document patient status, interventions, and outcomes accurately.

Skills

RN license

BLS ACLS PALS

Interpersonal skills

Stamina 50 lbs lift

Independent worker

Stress management

Education

2 Year Degree

Job description

• Location 822 W 4TH ST,Leadville, CO, 80461-3861,United States
• Base Pay $38.00 - $48.00 / Hour
• Job Category Nursing, Acute- Med/Surg
• Employee Type FT Non-Exempt
• Required Degree 2 Year Degree

Contact information

• Phone [phone]

Description

Registered Nurse- Full-time. The position involves 12-hour shifts, 7 PM-7 AM, in the emergency room and ACU floor.

For employees who work at least 24 hours a week, the following benefits are available:

Accepting applications on an ongoing basis

Leadville, Colorado, is a historic Victorian-era mining town and the highest incorporated city in the United States, situated at 10,152 feet—nearly two miles above sea level. Nestled in the heart of the Rocky Mountains and surrounded by iconic 14,000-foot peaks such as Mount Elbert and Mount Massive, Leadville offers breathtaking alpine scenery and a truly authentic mountain-town experience.

Unlike larger resort communities known for luxury retail and high tourist traffic, Leadville retains its genuine Colorado character. The town is known for its welcoming, community-focused atmosphere, historic architecture, and rich mining heritage. With no major chain stores and a vibrant mix of long-time residents, outdoor enthusiasts, and local families, Leadville offers a distinctive environment where neighbors know each other and small-town values remain strong.

Leadville has a close-knit population of approximately 2,600–3,000 residents, with roughly 7,700 people across Lake County. The area offers a peaceful rural-suburban setting without the congestion of larger mountain destinations. Residents enjoy exceptional year-round outdoor recreation, including hiking, biking, and fishing at nearby lakes such as Turquoise Lake and Twin Lakes. Winter activities include skiing and snowshoeing at Ski Cooper, a family-friendly ski area just outside town. The community also hosts renowned endurance events such as the Leadville Race Series, attracting athletes from around the world.

St. Vincent General Hospital District—commonly known as St. Vincent Health—has served the Leadville community since the late 1800s, with roots dating back to 1879. As a critical access hospital, the organization provides essential healthcare services to local residents and visitors across Lake County and the surrounding high-country region.

St. Vincent Health offers a comprehensive range of services, including:

24/7 emergency department and ambulance services

Primary and family medicine

Visiting specialty care (including cardiology, urology, general surgery, pain management, podiatry, and ophthalmology)

Physical therapy and rehabilitation services

Diagnostic imaging and laboratory services

Occupational health and sleep studies

The organization is known for its collaborative, team-oriented culture, where healthcare professionals work closely together in a supportive rural hospital environment. Employees often cite the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a small community, maintain a strong work–life balance, and enjoy competitive benefits—including retirement plans, shift differentials, and benefits eligibility for many part-time roles.

Working at St. Vincent Health offers the unique opportunity to combine a rewarding healthcare career with an exceptional mountain lifestyle. For individuals seeking purposeful work, strong community connections, and access to world-class outdoor recreation, Leadville provides a rare and inspiring place to live and serve.

Requirements

• Current Colorado RN license / Current RN license from a participating state in the National Licensure Compact.
• Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications from American Heart Association are required.
• Current TNCC certification is preferred.
• Current CEN certification is preferred.
• NRP certification is preferred.
• Good organizational skills.
• Physical requirements, ability to lift, push, and pull up to 50 pounds frequently.
• Ability to follow verbal and written directions.
• Good interpersonal and customer relation skills.
• Ability to make decisions under pressure.
• Manage stress appropriately.
• Manage anger/fear/hostility/violence of others appropriately.
• Work independently and handle multiple priorities.

Summary

Assumes responsibility and accountability for facilitating, communicating, and collaborating with the healthcare team and the patient/family to identify and meet the patient's physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. The nursing process, patient care standards, guidelines, and the State Nurse Practice Act promote the patient's optimal health, well-being, and safety. It also demonstrates personal accountability for relationship-based care, organizational mission, and core values. Please review the specific addendum, if applicable.

Emergency Department/Dual Track Emergency Department

• Uses Emergency Department and Dual Track Emergency Department Guidelines of care, hospital policies/procedures, and regulatory guidelines to guide work within the scope of practice.
• Initiates standards of care based on chief complaint and the Emergency Severity Index while adhering to policy.
• Coordinates care of patients with the provider and ancillary departments
• Stock and clean Emergency Department rooms and specified areas.
• Participate in designated quality initiatives and assignments as directed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Patient & Family Centered Care

• Assess the patient's physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interview, review of medical records, and clinical data.
• Evaluate the patient’s response and intervene to ensure optimal patient outcome.
• Develop and implement a patient plan of care and observe outcomes by nursing standards and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrate competency in various therapeutic/diagnostic interventions, including but not limited to IVs, incision/wound care, medication administration, catheterization, and specimen collections.
• Promote, advocate, and collaborate to protect each patient's health safety and rights.
• Provide patient/family education through assessment of patient/family learning, readiness, needs, and ability.
• Provide patient teaching and evaluate the effectiveness of teaching.
• Recognize the patient or designee as a full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for the patient's preferences, values, and needs.
• Develop relationship-based care in which the nurse strives to understand what is most important to the individual and actively engagethemr in all aspects of care.
• This care will be delivered with respect for cultural differences and the diversity of human experience.

Leadership/Nursing Professionalism

• Delegates to non-RN personnel by State Board of Nursing and hospital policy.
• Effectively uses time, personnel, equipment, and supplies to provide high-quality, cost-effective patient care.
• Professional role model for all staff, demonstrating ethical/legal/professional nursing process.
• Manages resources and patient flow through matching nursing competencies with individualized patient's and unit needs.
• Uses standards of care, hospital policies/ procedures, and regulatory guidelines to guide practice.
• Teamwork and Collaboration: Function effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care.
• Precepts/ mentors new staff or nursing students as needed.
• Attends 75% of staff meetings, including training meetings.

Informatics/Technology

• Adapts to rapidly changing technology as evidenced by competency in technology and equipment used in the patient care setting.
• Thorough and confidential maintenance of patient charts and records.
• Document ongoing status, interventions, patient response and outcomes accurately, timely.
• Use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making.

Quality/ Research

• Verbalizes an understanding of the value of measurement and the importance of continuous quality improvement data.
• Use quality measures to improve performance and accountability for patient outcomes, patient experiences, and safe care delivery.
• Participate in unit-based Quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and research activities.
• Use current healthcare research findings and other evidence to expand clinical knowledge, enhance role performance, and increase understanding of professional issues.

Professional Development

• Consistently utilize the provided resources to learn and reference facility policy.
• Seeks out learning opportunities and continuing education.
• Seeks experiences that reflect current practice to maintain skills and competence in clinical practice or role performance.
• Maintains professional records that provide evidence of competency and life-long learning.
• Evaluate one's own integrity and nursing practice about professional practice standards and guidelines, relevant statutes, rules, and regulations.
• Takes action to achieve goals identified during the evaluation process.
• Demonstrates a commitment to the organization through ongoing participation at the hospital and unit-based meetings.
• Completes hospital-required training annually and any additional training as requested or required by nursing leadership.