Sequoia Hospital·Frederick, Colorado
Perform a complete scope of diagnostic laboratory tests within assigned sections while ensuring accuracy and precision. Maintain laboratory instruments, execute quality control protocols, and report results via LIS and HIS systems.
Where You’ll Work Be part of one of our stand-alone sites offering both urgent AND emergency care under one roof – CommonSpirit Health Mountain Region Urgent and Emergency Care.
Located in great places to live, work and play like Arvada, Lakewood, Frederick, and Golden – every center is equipped with lab, CT Scan and X-ray capabilities on-site to provide the right level of treatment at an appropriate cost.
Patients needing emergency services are attended to in a calm environment with individual exam rooms.
And unlike most urgent care centers, every patient is seen by a physician.
If you’re looking for a fresh opportunity outside of the typical hospital setting where you’ll enjoy a fast-pace, expanded scope of practice, diverse patient population and a collaborative team, we look forward to your application!
Job Summary and Responsibilities As our RN, you will assume responsibility for facilitating, communicating, and collaborating with the healthcare team and patient/family to meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the patient, advancing modern nursing through compassionate care.
Every day you will promote optimal patient health, well-being, and safety through the nursing process, adhering to patient care standards, guidelines, and the State Nurse Practice Act, and demonstrating personal accountability for relationship-based care and our organizational mission.
To be successful in this role, you will be a Registered Nurse with a commitment to compassionate, high-quality patient care, strong communication and collaboration skills, and the ability to apply the nursing process effectively within a supportive, mission-driven environment.
Assess patient’s physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interview, review of medical records & clinical data.
Evaluates patient’s response and intervenes to ensure optimal patient outcome.
Develop and implement patient plan of care and observe outcomes in accordance with nursing standards and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
Demonstrate competency in a variety of therapeutic/diagnostic interventions including, but not limited to, IV’s, incision/wound care, medication administration, catheterization, and specimen collections.
Thorough and confidential maintenance of patient charts and records.
Document ongoing status, interventions, patient response and outcomes in an accurate, timely manner.
Use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making.
Promote, advocate, and collaborate to protect the health and safety and rights of each patient.
Provide patient/family education through assessment of patient/family learning readiness, needs, and ability.
Provide teaching and evaluate effectiveness of teaching.
Job Requirements Required Associates Degree in Nursing; Nursing Diploma or by endorsement RN License in state of employment Physical Requirements: Medium Work exert/lift up to 50 lbs. force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs. frequently, and/or up to 10lbs. constantly Preferred Bachelors Degree in Nursing One (1) year experience
Requires a Bachelor of Science degree and a valid California Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) or Clinical Microbiology Scientist (CMS) license. Five years of laboratory experience is preferred.
Market context
Colorado emergency and urgent care settings typically see steady demand for registered nurses because patient volume can be unpredictable and coverage needs are ongoing. These roles are competitive because employers often look for strong triage skills, fast clinical judgment, and experience working in high-acuity environments. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform to save time, then confirm the posted license, degree, and experience expectations before applying.
