CAREER OPPORTUNITIES & RECRUITMENT: NURSING

What is nursing?
Nursing is a profession and a calling for people who are motivated to serve others. They are the professionals most trusted by the public. Friends and family come to them for knowledge, care and empathy during times of illness, stress and bereavement.

Nursing is an art and a science combined with compassion and caring. A team provides your nursing care at the SLV Regional Medical Center. This means Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Certified Nursing Assistants, Technicians, Secretaries and others.

Hundreds of individuals here in the valley have a special place in their heart for a particular nurse or team of nurses who helped them when they needed it most. You may not remember their name or their face, but you will always remember that they were there for you. Sometimes a special smile, a hand that is held, or encouragement that you will feel better soon, are all it takes to help you on your way to improved health.

Why be a nurse?
Nurses touch the heart, the soul and the body of each patient. No other profession touches people the same way as a nurse. Nurses care for those who are frightened, confused, in pain and vulnerable. They feel privileged to serve. Although each day is a challenge, and the work is physically and emotionally demanding, the nursing career is also personally rewarding.

Nurses find a wide variety of opportunities and career options, especially in the San Luis Valley. Nurses have an opportunity for personal and professional growth that few other careers offer. This occupation comes with a Code of Ethics that govern professionalism, patient advocacy, and nursing care standards.

What does it take to be a nurse?
Knowledge, skill, integrity, patience, kindness and heart. Nursing goes beyond training and education. Nurses have empathy, understanding and a cool head in times of crisis. The patient is always their top priority. These are the nurses of the SLV Regional Medical Center.

The nursing profession begins with a genuine desire to serve and care for others, combined with a sense of compassion and comittment. Nurses must have excellent communication skills to work as a team with physicians, clinical departments, family members, community resources and more.

If you feel you have a calling to serve others and an interest in the nursing profession, please contact:

Charlene Ryan, R.N., VP Nursing Division, at the SLV Regional Medical Center, 719-587-1211 or for nursing education opportunities contact Vicki Brownrigg, M.N., N.P., at Trinidad State Junior College, 719-589-1513.

Last Modified: April 24, 2007 3:38 PM