Nurse Extern Ortho Spine
About the Role
As a Nurse Extern, you’ll be a valued part of the nursing team, gaining hands-on experience as you explore the full scope of the Registered Nurse role. You’ll help deliver safe, compassionate care that improves patients’ lives while building the skills and confidence to take on more advanced responsibilities as you progress through your nursing program.
Responsibilities
- Providing essential care for patients by helping with ADLs (Activities of Daily Living), checking vital signs, supporting mobility, and ensuring comfort and hygiene
- Performing nursing tasks like wound care, catheter care, collecting specimens, and other basic procedures as you gain experience and grow in competency
- Documenting care accurately and communicating timely updates with the nursing team to keep patient care seamless and coordinated
- Helping patients and families understand their care plans and offering guidance for their health and recovery
- Keeping patient areas clean and safe by following infection prevention practices, managing equipment, and maintaining an organized environment
- Championing your growth and enhancing 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 must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
- Associate Degree or Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (or currently enrolled in a nursing program)
No prior experience required.
Pay
Hourly wage estimate: $22.05 - $29.78 per hour. The estimate represents the typical wage range for candidates hired in this role. Actual salary may vary based on skills, experience, and comparison to other employees in the role.
Benefits
HCA HealthONE Swedish 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
- 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 Organization
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 include 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.
Swedish, an acute care hospital with 408 licensed beds, is a proud member of the HCA HealthONE community for over 115 years. It is a national leader in neurosciences and serves as the region’s preeminent referral center for advanced stroke treatment, being the state’s first Joint Commission-certified Comprehensive Stroke Center. Swedish also features a robust robotics program, a certified burn and reconstructive center, and a wide-ranging oncology center.
HCA HealthONE is consistently recognized for its community impact, including being named among the Denver Business Journal’s top corporate philanthropists and as 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, along with 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 has spent an estimated $3.7 billion in recent years on charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.