Welcome to the largest health ecosystem in Colorado and western Kansas. Welcome to living your mission among thousands of people on fire to live theirs too. Welcome to options, possibilities and values that guide exceptional care. Welcome to extremely important industry challenges and opportunities to solve complex problems. Welcome to highly intelligent teams, overflowing community and the wholeness of mind, body and spirit that is Centura Health. 

You have a purpose, unique talents and NOW is the time to embrace it, live it and put it to work. At Centura Health, we value incredible people with incredible skills – but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more.

The APRN Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) influences patient outcomes and promotes evidence-based nursing care by
applying specialty knowledge and expert clinical practice across the client, nurse, and system spheres of influence. The
APRN CNS role models clinical expertise in a specialty area and leads system wide changes which continuously improve
outcomes at the client, nursing practice, and organizational level. The APRN CNS empowers nursing through creating and
supporting environments which embrace continuous quality improvement and are hallmarked by collaboration,
ethicaldecision making, caring, alleviation of suffering, and implementation of evidence-based practices.

In addition to bringing your whole self to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:

2 years clinical nursing experience in designated specialty area preferred. The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) is
a professional nurse who is licensed to practice pursuant to the Nurse Practice Act of the Colorado Board of Nursing (BON).
An APRN must have specialized education or training at the graduate level from an accredited academic institution
and shall obtain national certification from a nationally recognized accrediting agency.
An APRN must designate a specific role and population focus. An APRN must be included on the advanced practice registry
for the State of Colorado.

Master’s degree from a nationally accredited graduate degree program or a nationally accredited postgraduate
certificate program as of January 01, 2012.

Current Colorado Registered Nurse License

Board certified as an APN in a population foci and listed on the Colorado Advanced Practice Nurse (APN)
registry.

Medium Work - (Exert up to 50lbs force occasionally, and/or up to 20lbs frequently, and/or up to 10lbs constantly)

When people and places align, incredible things happen. Just like the 21,000+ amazing associates who work here, every community within Centura Health’s connected ecosystem has its own unique history, story and personality.

Located in central Denver’s historic Washington Park residential neighborhood, associates at Porter Adventist Hospital enjoy beautiful surroundings, leading technology, outstanding leadership and easy access to everything great central Denver has to offer. As a full-service Magnet® designated, 368-bed acute-care referral center specializing in cancer care, joint replacement, spinal care and advanced robotic surgery, Porter Adventist Hospital treats some of the region’s most complex medical cases and surgical patients. Our Heart and Vascular Institute is the first and only program in Colorado to receive full Heart Failure Accreditation status from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care. We have also received numerous awards and honors including: 100 Greatest Hospitals in America by Becker's Hospital Review for 3 years in a row (2015-2017); named as one of the top two hospitals in Colorado by U.S. News and World Report; recipient of the Healthgrades Distinguished Hospital Award-Clinical Excellence for 3 years in a row (2015-2017); one of Healthgrades America's 100 Best Hospitals for Joint Replacement for 2 years in a row (2016-2017), and many others.