New Graduate RN; Denver Metro

Job Overview

A Front Row Seat to Innovation

Position

Purpose:

The New Graduate Nurse Residency Program at Children's Hospital Colorado is your entry point into a meaningful career at a top-ranked pediatric hospital. We provide innovative training that exposes new graduate RNs to the future of children's healthcare. Our mission is to provide evidence-based support and education for pediatric nurses in their first year of transition to professional practice. We give graduates the tools, resources, and support to develop as confident, competent, skilled pediatric nurses and interprofessional team members.

Hourly Rate: $35.50 per hour, differentials added when applicable.

Eligible

Incentives:

Relocation benefit available for those permanently moving from 100 miles or greater.

Hours per week
: 36 - 40, eligible for benefits.

Shift: Rotating Days/Nights. This position requires weekend and holiday shifts. Varies per unit.

Start Date: August 17th, 2026

The hiring units for the August 2026 Denver Metro cohort include:

• Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)
• Cardiac Progressive Care Unit (CPCU)
• Emergency Department - Anschutz Campus
• Level 6 - Surgical
• Level 7- CCBD
• Level 8 - Medical
• Level 9 - Pulmonary
• Level 10 - Rehab
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
• Neurology Clinic
• Orthopedics Clinic
• Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
• Pediatric Mental Health - Inpatient

Please attach cover letter and resume (in that order) as a single document when uploading to the application (this document can be uploaded into the "resume" section of the application. You do not need to add any documents in the "cover letter" section). Title the uploaded document as "First Name Last Name Application*". Please follow these directions closely, as they can impact your candidacy.

At the bottom of your cover letter, identify the two units in which you are most interested.

If you have letters of recommendation you would like to share, you may add them to your application behind your resume. Please note these are not required for consideration.

After submitting your online application, please also fill out the online questionnaire by accessing this link here.

This link will also be emailed to you within 24 hours of submitting your online application. Please only complete the online questionnaire once. This part must also be received prior to the application close date.

Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). Must have graduated from a National League of Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) or Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) accredited nursing program.

Experience: Candidates must have graduated from an accredited BSN nursing program within the past 12 months of a cohort start date unless an exemption is obtained per process.

Equivalency: A Master's Entry to Practice Nursing (MEPN) may substitute for a BSN

Licensure: Current Colorado Registered Nurse (RN) license or RN license from multistate compact.

Certification(s): BLS/CPR from the American Heart Association with at least 6 months left before expiration is required upon hire.

Family-Centered Care: Recognize the patient or designee as the source of control and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient’s preferences, values, and needs.

• Utilizes and documents the nursing process to provide developmentally appropriate, culturally sensitive, evidence-based care. Identifies changes in patient outcomes in the provision of care.
• Care is guided by the Professional Practice Model in conjunction with preceptor and other clinical resources.
• Elicits patient values, preferences and expressed needs as part of implementation of care plan, evaluation of care and assessment of patient/family learning needs. Initiates and coordinates individualized care and education for patients/families across the continuum using an interdisciplinary approach.

• Demonstrates awareness of own limitations and contributions to effective team functioning.
• Functions competently within own scope of practice as a member of the interdisciplinary team.
• Identifies differences in communication style preferences among patients, families and…