Nurse Extern Adult Psych

Hourly wage estimate: $22.05 - $29.78 per hour. Factors such as skills, experience, and comparison to other employees in this role may influence the actual salary offered.

About the role

As a Nurse Extern, you’ll be a valued part of the nursing team at HCA HealthONE Mental Health and Wellness Center, gaining hands-on experience as you explore the full scope of the Registered Nurse role. This opportunity allows you to deliver safe, compassionate care while building the skills and confidence to take on more advanced responsibilities as you progress through your nursing program.

Responsibilities

• Provide essential care for patients by assisting with ADLs (Activities of Daily Living), checking vital signs, supporting mobility, and ensuring comfort and hygiene.
• Perform nursing tasks such as wound care, catheter care, collecting specimens, and other basic procedures as you gain experience and grow in competency.
• Document care accurately and communicate timely updates with the nursing team to ensure seamless and coordinated patient care.
• Help patients and families understand their care plans and offer guidance for their health and recovery.
• Keep patient areas clean and safe by following infection prevention practices, managing equipment, and maintaining an organized environment.
• Champion your growth and enhance patient care by engaging in learning opportunities, sharing ideas to improve care, and partnering with your supervisor or preceptor to build your personal career development plan.

Requirements

• Basic Cardiac Life Support certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.

No prior experience or travel is required.

Benefits

HCA HealthONE Mental Health and Wellness Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. Available plans and programs may include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and position.

About the employer

HCA HealthONE, part of HCA Healthcare, is one of the largest and most comprehensive healthcare systems in the Rocky Mountain region, offering more than 170 care sites in the Denver metro area. Services span the continuum of care, including seven acute care hospitals, a dedicated flagship pediatric hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, CareNow® urgent care clinics, mental health campuses, imaging and surgery centers, physician practices, home and hospice care, and AirLife Denver, which provides regional critical care air and ground transportation.

The HCA HealthONE Aurora campus offers over 60 medical specialties, including a Level II Trauma Center with Primary Stroke Certification and Chest Pain Center accreditation, as well as a full-service mental health campus. HCA HealthONE Aurora is the first hospital in the Denver metro area to receive a three-time Magnet designation for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

HCA HealthONE is consistently recognized among the Denver Business Journal’s top corporate philanthropists and was named one of the most community-minded organizations by The Civic 50. The organization contributed over $1 million in cash and in-kind donations last year and paid more than $400 million in federal, state, and local taxes. HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times and spent an estimated $3.7 billion in recent years on charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.