Nurse Extern Med Surg

Hourly wage estimate: $22.05 - $29.78 per hour. The estimate represents the typical wage range for candidates hired in this role. Factors such as specific skills, years of experience, and comparison to other employees may influence the actual salary.

About the role

As a Nurse Extern in the Float Pool, you’ll be a valued part of the nursing team at HCA HealthONE Mountain Ridge, part of HCA Healthcare, the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services. This role offers hands-on experience as you explore the full scope of the Registered Nurse role, helping deliver safe, compassionate care while building 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.
• Maintain clean and safe patient areas by following infection prevention practices, managing equipment, and keeping the environment organized.
• 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.
• Currently enrolled in an Associate Degree or Bachelor’s Degree nursing program.
• 1 year of experience required.
• No travel required.

Benefits

HCA HealthONE Mountain Ridge 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, one of the largest and most comprehensive healthcare systems in the Rocky Mountain region, offers 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.

Mountain Ridge (formerly North Suburban Medical Center) is a 157-bed, Level II state-designated trauma facility within HCA HealthONE. It serves the north metro Denver communities with two freestanding, full-service emergency rooms and an outpatient surgery 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, contributing over $1 million in cash and in-kind donations annually, along with over $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. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion on charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.