Registered Nurse Inpatient Psych

Children's Hospital Colorado; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Education benefit

Insurance coverage

Job summary

Children’s Colorado seeks a Clinical Nurse II to deliver family-centered, compassionate care in a fast-paced pediatric setting. The CN II partners with patients and families as full partners in care, integrates evidence-based practice, and collaborates with inter-professional teams to improve outcomes.

Responsibilities include education for patients, families and staff, safe medication administration, and participating in quality improvement to reduce harm and enhance care delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing required.
• At least 1 year of nursing experience.
• Active RN license and BLS certification.
• Demonstrated ability to work in inter-professional teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide family-centered, evidence-based nursing care.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to plan and deliver care.
• Utilize EMR and data to monitor patient outcomes and safety.

Skills

Nursing

BLS

RN license

Nursing experience

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Job description

Job Overview

The Clinical Nurse (CN) II provides Family-Centered Care as demonstrated by recognizing the patient, family and/or designee as a full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient’s preferences, values, and needs. Assumes active role in clinical education of patients, families and staff. Functions effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care. Integrates best current evidence with clinical expertise for delivery of optimal health care. Uses data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and uses improvement methods to test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of health care systems. Minimizes risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance. Uses information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making.

Job Overview

The Clinical Nurse (CN) II provides Family-Centered Care as demonstrated by recognizing the patient, family and/or designee as a full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient’s preferences, values, and needs. Assumes active role in clinical education of patients, families and staff. Functions effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care. Integrates best current evidence with clinical expertise for delivery of optimal health care. Uses data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and uses improvement methods to test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of health care systems. Minimizes risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance. Uses information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making.

Job Overview

The Clinical Nurse (CN) II provides Family-Centered Care as demonstrated by recognizing the patient, family and/or designee as a full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient’s preferences, values, and needs. Assumes active role in clinical education of patients, families and staff. Functions effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care. Integrates best current evidence with clinical expertise for delivery of optimal health care. Uses data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and uses improvement methods to test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of health care systems. Minimizes risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance. Uses information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making.

The Nursing Role On NSC

Behavioral Support & Observation

NSC nurses partner closely with psychologists, BCBAs, Behavioral Health Clinicians and Behavioral Health Specialists to implement therapeutic interventions that help in behavior reduction. Nurses use ongoing observation and data-informed care to support patient safety, engagement, and progress.

Structured Therapeutic Milieu

Nurses help maintain a predictable, therapeutic milieu that promotes regulation, learning, and skill development. Patients participate in daily groups focused on coping skills, emotional regulation, social skills, executive functioning, and daily living skills, with nurses reinforcing these skills throughout routine care.

Medication Management

In collaboration with psychiatry, NSC nurses administer and monitor psychiatric medications, assess therapeutic response and side effects, and support treatment adjustments to reduce barriers such as anxiety, irritability, impulsivity, and mood-related symptoms.

Family and Caregiver Collaboration

Our team provides education and support to families, helping caregivers understand their child’s treatment plan and strategies for continued success after discharge. Collaboration with families and community providers is a key component of care.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Family-Centered Care: Recognize the patient or designee as the source of control and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient’s preferences, values, and needs.
• Delivers patient and family centered care incorporating the nursing process while providing developmentally appropriate, culturally sensitive, evidence based care. Actively anticipates changes in patient outcomes/ unit needs in the provision of care.
• Care is guided by the Professional Practice Model throughout the continuum of care.
• Communicate and advocate patient values, preferences and expressed needs as part of implementation of care plan, evaluation of care and assessment of patient/family learning needs to the interdisciplinary team. Initiates and anticipates individualized care and education for patients/families across the continuum using an interdisciplinary approach.
• Teamwork & Collaboration: Function effectively within nursing and inter‑professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care.
• Applies communication practices that minimize risks across transitions of care.
• Presents own perspective and supporting evidence in patient care and team discussions.
• Collaborates with team members in shared decision making.
• Evidence Based Practice: Integrate best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient/family preferences and values for delivery of optimal health care.
• Identifies key concepts of research and evidence-based practice.
• Participates in structuring the work environment to facilitate integration of new evidence into standards of practice.
• Recognizes and communicates the need for revision of hospital and departmental policies procedures, practice guidelines, and/or measures for clinical practice evaluation.
• Recognizes the standard of care provided by the applicable professional organization and /or association.
• Quality Improvement: Use data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and use improvement methods to design and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of health care systems.
• Utilizes outcome data at the patient level to make care decisions.
• Participates in the quality improvement activities and uses quality measures to understand individual and unit performance.
• Safety: Minimize risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance.
• Utilizes and discusses policy, procedures, and guidelines to support practice.
• Communicates observations or concerns related to unsafe situations that pose a risk to patients, families or the health care team.
• Informatics: Use information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making.
• Recognizes and applies information and technology of patient and unit outcomes to facilitate communication, clinical decision making, error prevention, and care coordination.
• Navigates and documents in the EMR to support patient care.
• Leadership: Nurses support organizational goals, advance the nursing profession, and enhance professional development by extending their influence to professional and community groups.
• Works within scope of practice and delegates according to Nurse Practice Act.
• Participates in professional governance activities.
• Seeks opportunities to participate in professional development activities

Minimum Qualifications

• Degrees
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Area of Study
• Not applicable
• Experience
• Required:One (1) year of nursing experience.
• Equivalency
• Associate's degree in Nursing plus two additional years experience may substitute for BSN.
• Licenses & Certifications
• Basic Life Support
• Registered Nurse
• Additional Requirements
• BLS/CPR with at least six (6) months left before expiration. RN License from multistate compact.
• Competency
• None

Salary Information

Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Hourly Range: $39.88 to $59.82

Benefits Information

Here, you matter. As a Children’s Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children’s Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.

EEO Statement

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non‑job‑related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age‑identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Department: Neuropsychiatric Special Care

Status: Full‑time, benefit eligible

Shift: Nights, Wednesdays set and additional days to be determined