Registered Nurse - Whitcomb Terrace - Full time OR Part time
Location: Aspen, CO • Position Type: Full time
About the role
Provides professional nursing care and individualized assistance to residents of the Whitcomb Terrace assisted living facility. Records patient histories, performs various diagnostic tests, administers medications, and develops care plans in conjunction with other medical professionals. Observes residents' progress and records observations in their medical records. Promotes residents' independence by teaching them and their families to understand conditions, medications, and self‑care skills. This position works with the Director, Medical Director, and other staff to identify and intervene in addressing the clinical, social, and daily living needs of residents.
Responsibilities
- Provides professional nursing care and individualized assistance to residents
- Records patient histories
- Performs various diagnostic tests
- Administers medications
- Develops care plans with other medical professionals
- Observes residents' progress and documents observations
- Teaches residents and families about conditions, medications, and self‑care skills
- Collaborates with the Director, Medical Director, and staff to address clinical, social, and daily living needs
Requirements
- Associate degree in Nursing (ADN)
- Unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Colorado, or ability to obtain prior to start date
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (may be obtained upon hire)
- First Aid certification (may be obtained upon hire)
Qualifications
- Bilingual in Spanish preferred
- Equivalent combinations of experience and education will be considered
Benefits
- Continuing education, professional development, and tuition assistance
- Healthcare as low as $46 per month, plus an additional 50% off all AVH services for you and your family
- All preventative services covered at 100%, zero copay
- Virtual and robust mental health resources available
- Earn up to 22 days PTO within your first year; rollover unused time
- Bereavement leave covering miscarriages, extended family, and pets
- Robust paid medical and family leave – weeks 1‑6 paid at 100% for parental or personal illness/injury
- Automatic enrollment into the 457b plan at 6% to kick‑start retirement savings
- AVH matches 50% of your 457b contributions up to a maximum of 3% of earnings each pay period into the 401a plan
- In lieu of Social Security, AVH contributes 7.5% of your annual salary each year to the Cash Balance Pension Plan (no social security taxes deducted from your paycheck)
- Housing assistance – resources to establish roots in the Roaring Fork Valley
- Employee referral bonuses
- Discounted ski passes
- Transportation discounts and carpool incentives
Pay
Compensation range: $39.26 – $62.82 per hour. Night and weekend shift differentials up to $10 per hour. Eligible new hires may qualify for a sign‑on bonus up to $10,000.
Schedule
Work shift: 12‑hour days.
Environment and Culture
“I love the people, the sense of family and community on this team and in a broader sense across the hospital as a whole. I have worked for a HUGE corporation, and this is so much better!! It’s like CHEERS, where everybody knows your name.” – Stacy
“I love the flexibility that this job gives me, and the people I get to connect with and learn from. The job is