Advanced Care Partners Program
at University of Colorado Hospital
Become a Nurse Intern at the Region's only Academic Medical Center
Eligibility Requirements
- Currently enrolled in an accredited nursing baccalaureate program (BSN).
Please Note: Candidates enrolled in an Associates Degree-to-BSN or LPN-to-BSN are not eligible to apply to our Graduate Nurse Residency Program.
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Must have completed Med/Surg I before program start date.
Application Requirements
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Online Application – Applications are available from the University of Colorado Hospital's website under Find a Job - Current Job Opportunities under the the "Advanced Care Partners" job category.
- Resume – Please either cut & paste your resume into your online application, email it to careers@uch.edu (Please include your full-name in the Subject of the email) OR fax to (720) 848-6802 (RE: ACP Application).
- Patient Care Advocate Questionaire. – Please email this document to careers@uch.edu (Please include your full-name in the Subject of the email) or fax to (720) 848-6802 (RE: ACP Application).
- Unofficial Transcripts – Please email this document to careers@uch.edu (Please include your full-name in the Subject of the email) or fax to (720) 848-6802 (RE: ACP Application).
- ACP Clinical Evaluation – Please have your clinical instructor email this document to careers@uch.edu, or fax it to (720) 848-6802 (RE: ACP Application). Please include your full name on this form.
- Unexpired American Heart Association CPR Card.
Due to the volume of applications, we are not able to 'confirm receipt' of specific faxes or e-mails. You may always drop off or mail completed applications directly to UCH Human Resources .
Interviewing & Offers
- Applications will be reviewed by a recruiter after all four components (application/resume, questionnaire, clinical reference and transcripts) have been received in Human Resources.
- Offers will be made contingent upon passing a post-offer, pre-employment physical examination.
2009 Program Dates
- November 12, 2009
- December 14, 2009
About the Advanced Care Partners Program
Advanced Care Partners Internships* at University of Colorado Hospital provide employment opportunities to BSN nursing students who have completed their Med/Surg I clinical rotation. Advanced Care Partners will work under the supervision of a registered nurse in selected clinical areas, and function as CNAs with additional specialized skills.
* Formerly called "Nurse Intern Program"
Benefits for BSN Students
- Increase clinical competency caring for patients
- Enhance critical thinking skills
- Develop more advanced interpersonal skills
- Build self-confidence
- Establish an excellent bridge to the University of Colorado Hospital's Graduate Nurse Residency Program
- Determine if your clinical service is a “match” as a start to your nursing career
- Perform in an evidence-based, knowledge-driven environment
- Gain insights into how delegated personnel work with a professional registered nurse
Other skills you'll learn:
- Place peripheral IVs; remove peripheral capped IV’s
- Perform phlebotomy
- Place and remove urinary drainage catheters
- Assist RNs with collecting patient admission data
- Perform sterile dressing changes
- Perform unit-specific skills such as:
- placing telemetry patches for monitoring
- applying orthopedic devices
- measuring output of chest tubes
About Our Hospital
A great nursing hospital. Since 2002, University of Colorado Hospital has been designated an ANCC Magnet Hospital for its excellence in nursing services. More features that make University of Colorado Hospital an acknowledged leader:
- Regional Burn Center
- National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center
- Trauma-certified hospital
- Innovative research and patient care programs in all specialties
- Shares the Anschutz Medical Campus with the University of Colorado Denver's renowned health sciences schools
About University of Colorado Hospital Nursing
We hire only BSN graduate nurses, who enjoy the following benefits of working with us:
- Nurse/Patient ratios are extremely favorable in medical surgical specialty units
- Active education and nursing research programs
- Clinical Ladder System for professional advancement
- Classes and support groups for new graduate residents
- Fantastic learning environment for individuals beginning their nursing career
- Evidence-based nursing practice hospital