Bring Your Emergency Nursing Skills Where They Matter Most
Are you an experienced Emergency Department nurse looking to make a real impact?
Conejos County Hospital is seeking compassionate, confident Registered Nurses to join our Emergency Department team. We are currently hiring a Part-Time Night Shift Emergency Department RN to help provide exceptional care in our rural Critical Access Hospital.
At Conejos County Hospital, you'll practice the full scope of emergency nursing. Every shift is different—from trauma activations and cardiac emergencies to pediatric patients, behavioral health, stroke, sepsis, and critical care stabilization. If you're looking for autonomy, teamwork, and the opportunity to truly make a difference, we'd love to meet you. At Conejos County Hospital, you'll work alongside a close-knit team where your knowledge, judgment, and compassion make a difference every day. Rural emergency nursing offers a unique opportunity to build strong clinical skills, practice independently, and care for patients when they need you most.
If you're looking for a rewarding Emergency Department career where you'll be valued as both a clinician and a teammate, we'd love to welcome you to our team.
Why Choose Conejos County Hospital?
As a Critical Access Hospital serving the San Luis Valley, our nurses enjoy a collaborative environment where every team member plays a vital role.
Our department features:
• Six-bed Emergency Department
• Six-bed Acute Care/Medical-Surgical Unit
• Three-RN core staffing model consisting of a Charge Nurse, an Emergency Department RN, and an Acute Care RN
• Emergency Department provider on site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Strong collaboration with EMS, regional trauma centers, and specialty services
• Opportunity to care for patients across the entire lifespan
• Supportive leadership committed to education, innovation, and professional development
What You'll Need:
- At minimum, Associates degree in nursing. BSN is preferred.
- Current active Colorado Registered Nurse license.
- Previous Critical Access Hospital or rural emergency nursing experience preferred.
- Trauma and emergency care experience preferred.
- At minimum, current AHA and BLS Certification, required upon hire.
- Emergency Department Requirements: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)
What You'll Do:
- Rapidly assess, triage, and prioritize patients presenting with emergent and urgent conditions.
- Deliver evidence-based emergency nursing care to pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients.
- Stabilize trauma and critically ill patients utilizing advanced assessment and critical thinking skills.
- Collaborate closely with Emergency Department providers, EMS, respiratory therapy, laboratory, radiology, and the interdisciplinary care team.
- Assist with emergency procedures, trauma resuscitations, conscious sedation, and life-saving interventions.
- Administer medications, blood products, IV therapy, and emergency treatments safely and accurately.
- Monitor, reassess, and document patient responses throughout their emergency department stay.
- Coordinate transfers to higher levels of care when appropriate.
- Maintain a calm, compassionate presence while delivering exceptional patient- and family-centered care.
- Support quality improvement, trauma readiness, patient safety initiatives, and evidence-based practice.
As the largest employer in the San Luis Valley, we commit to providing our employees with quality and affordable benefits to complement a fulfilling work experience and help balance life experiences and needs. To show our appreciation of your hard work, we offer a competitive and comprehensive total benefits package, including:
Like to learn more? Click here for more information on our employee benefits program!