Nurse Extern Med Surg PT

Hourly wage estimate: $19.29 - $25.80 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 in the Float Pool, you’ll be a valued part of the nursing team at HCA HealthONE Mountain Ridge, gaining hands-on experience while exploring the full scope of the Registered Nurse role. This opportunity allows you to deliver safe, compassionate care, improve patients’ lives, and build the skills and confidence needed to advance in your nursing program.

Responsibilities

• Provide essential care for patients, including assisting with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), 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 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 health and recovery.
• Maintain clean and safe patient areas by following infection prevention practices, managing equipment, and keeping the environment organized.
• Engage in learning opportunities, share ideas to improve care, and partner with your supervisor or preceptor to build a 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.

Benefits

HCA HealthONE Mountain Ridge offers a total rewards package supporting health, life, career, and retirement, including:

• Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine benefits.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
• Retirement savings 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, 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, with over 170 care sites in the Denver-metro area. Services include seven acute care hospitals, a dedicated pediatric hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, urgent care clinics, mental health campuses, imaging and surgery centers, physician practices, home and hospice care, and AirLife Denver for critical care air and ground transportation.

Mountain Ridge (formerly North Suburban Medical Center) is a 157-bed, Level II state-designated trauma facility serving north metro Denver. It provides two freestanding, full-service emergency rooms and an outpatient surgery center. HCA HealthONE is recognized for its community impact, contributing over $1 million in cash and in-kind donations and more than $400 million in federal, state, and local taxes. HCA Healthcare has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute over ten times and has invested an estimated $3.7 billion in charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.