Registered Nurse Intermediate Care

Commonspirit-Health; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus $20,000

Relocation assistance up to $8,000

Job summary

Penrose Hospital, part of CommonSpirit Health, is hiring a Registered Nurse to promote compassionate, high‑quality patient care within a mission‑driven environment. You will collaborate with the healthcare team to meet physical, emotional, and spiritual needs using the nursing process.

Responsibilities include patient assessment, care planning, and documentation, with emphasis on safety, critical thinking, and family education. A strong team approach and adherence to standards are essential.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Nursing (RN) is required.
• RN License in state of employment is required.
• 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 and intervene to ensure optimal outcomes.
• Develop and implement the patient plan of care with the interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrate competency in IVs, wound care, medication administration, catheterization, and specimen collection.
• Maintain accurate patient charts and use IT to communicate, manage knowledge, and support decision-making.
• Promote patient safety and rights; advocate for patients and families.
• Provide patient/family education and assess learning readiness.

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Nursing Diploma or by endorsement

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (preferred)

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, IV's, 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.

We are offering a $20,000 Sign on Bonus and up to $8,000 in relocation assistance to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.

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

At Penrose Hospital, one of our achieved Magnet® hospitals, the 7 North Intermediate Care Department (IMC) has 24 beds and is a higher level of care for med/surg patients. We have an incredible 24‑hour team and our greatest attribute is our team work. Individuals looking to join our unit must have strong critical thinking skills, excellent time management and be quick learners.