Registered Nurse - Recuperative Care - 1788

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 68,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental and Vision Plans

Life and AD&D Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

403(b) retirement savings matching

Extensive paid time off

Job summary

The Registered Nurse (RN) in Recuperative Care at the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless provides high-quality, compassionate healthcare to individuals experiencing homelessness. The role integrates trauma-informed care and supports patients recovering from illness or injury in a dedicated Recuperative Care program.

Join a team-focused environment with flexible scheduling and a commitment to quality improvement, education, and community partnerships to enhance health, housing, and stability for

Qualifications

• A degree in nursing from an accredited college or university is required.
• Colorado licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• 2 years minimum experience in ambulatory, public, community, mental health, emergency, hospice, or critical care nursing is preferred.
• Experience or familiarity with serving diverse or marginalized communities, including those experiencing homelessness, is preferred.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing care through accepted community standards of quality healthcare.
• Works with local hospitals, community clinics, social service agencies, and other programs to ensure continuity of care.
• Triages and supports program referrals based on patient acuity, program requirements, and bed availability.
• Conducts rapid and accurate triage assessments both in-person and via telephone, providing appropriate care recommendations.
• Administers medications safely and effectively according to protocols.
• Educates and empowers patients with health education and information on chronic and acute conditions.
• Mentor and precept new nurses and nursing students.
• Facilitates access to internal programs such as health outreach and housing support services.
• Participates in team-based quality improvement initiatives.
• Attends required meetings and documents patient interactions in the EHR.

Skills

Colorado RN licensure

Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Education

Nursing degree

Tools

Electronic Health Records

Job description

This position will be posted for a minimum of 5 days

Coalition Mission

The mission of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is to work collaboratively toward the prevention of homelessness and the creation of lasting solutions for families, children, and individuals who are experiencing or at-risk of homelessness throughout Colorado. The Coalition advocates for and provides a continuum of housing and a variety of services to improve the health, well-being, and stability of those it serves.

Our Philosophy of Service

We believe all people have the right to adequate housing and health care. We work to remove the barriers that restrict access to these rights. Society benefits when adequate housing and healthcare are available to everyone.

We Create Lasting Solutions To Homelessness By

• Honoring the inherent dignity of those we serve, affirming their capabilities, and fostering their hope that a better life is possible;
• Building strong, caring, and trauma-informed communities through the integration of housing, health care, and supportive services;
• Advocating for social and racial equity, inclusion, and diversity and challenging the status quo in partnership with our workforce members and those we serve;
• Achieving excellence through continuous quality assurance, innovation, and professional development;
• Using resources judiciously and effectively.

Job Summary

The Registered Nurse (RN) in Recuperative Care plays a pivotal role in delivering high-quality, compassionate healthcare to individuals experiencing homelessness. This position requires clinical expertise within an integrated, trauma-informed care model, with a focus on patients recovering from illness or injury. The Recuperative Care program is a unique program supporting individuals who have been discharged from the hospital, who are too frail or complex to properly heal on the streets or in a shelter. Patients stay in the program and have access to clinical staff 24/7. The program comprises multiple disciplines working together to deliver holistic, integrated care. We offer a schedule that supports flexibility and a team environment where we all get a say in quality improvement efforts. The Recuperative Care program isn't just a facility or a team of roles; it is a community of healing. We would love you to join and be a part of that!

Essential Job Functions

• Provides nursing care through accepted community standards of quality healthcare.
• Works with local hospitals, community clinics, social service agencies, and other CCH programs to ensure appropriate continuity of care.
• Triages and supports program referrals based on patient acuity, program requirements, and bed availability.
• Conducts rapid and accurate triage assessments both in-person and via telephone, providing appropriate care recommendations according to nursing protocols.
• Administers medications safely and effectively according to protocols.
• Educates and empowers patients by providing appropriate health education and information, addressing common chronic and acute health conditions such as diabetes management, hypertension management, nutrition, wound care, infectious disease, gender-affirming care, and family planning.
• Mentor and serve as a preceptor to new nurses and nursing students, enhancing their clinical skills and confidence.
• Facilitates access to internal programs such as health outreach and housing support services.
• Participates in team-based or interdisciplinary quality improvement initiatives.
• Attends required disciplinary, interdisciplinary, suite, quality improvement, and all-staff meetings.
• Ensures timely and accurate documentation of all patient interactions, clinical services, and communications in the electronic health record (EHR).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications Summary

• A degree in nursing from an accredited college or university is required.
• Colorado licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• 2 years minimum experience in ambulatory, public, community, mental health, emergency, hospice, or critical care nursing is preferred.
• Experience or familiarity with serving diverse or marginalized communities, including those experiencing homelessness, is preferred.

Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.

Coalition Benefits

We offer a full suite of benefits for our eligible employees and their dependents. We’re proud to offer same-and opposite-sex domestic partner coverage.

• Health Insurance - HMO or PPO
• Dental plans, vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, supplemental life insurance
• Company paid basic life and AD&D insurance coverage, Employee Assistance Program, 403(b) retirement savings matching,
• Extensive paid time-off, including holidays, sick leave, and vacation

The effective date for your benefits will be the first of the month following your date of hire.

Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to the health or safety of themselves or others.

CCH is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any characteristic protected by law.