Seasonal Registered Nurse Operating Room

Summit Hospital • Frisco, CO

24d • $35 - $63 • Onsite

About The Position

St. Anthony Summit Hospital is a Level III trauma center recognized for patient experience and as a great place for nurses to work. We offer a full range of medical specialties and health care services to the region. This role is for an External RN eligible for a $6k Seasonal Incentive. A $400/month Summit County housing stipend is available for full-time residents of specific counties who work at least 80% on-site. As an RN, you will facilitate, communicate, and collaborate with the healthcare team and patient/family to meet patient needs, advancing nursing through compassionate care. You will promote optimal patient health, well-being, and safety through the nursing process, adhering to standards and guidelines, and demonstrating accountability for relationship-based care and the organizational mission. To be successful, you will be a Registered Nurse with a commitment to compassionate, high-quality patient care, strong communication and collaboration skills, and the ability to apply the nursing process effectively within a supportive, mission-driven environment.

Requirements

• Previous OR Experience Required
• Associates Degree in Nursing; Nursing Diploma or by endorsement
• RN License in state of employment
• Medium Work exert/lift up to 50 lbs. force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs. frequently, and/or up to 10lbs. constantly
• Call required -Every night from 9pm to 7am is covered by call with an average call requirement of 7 nights per schedule period.
• 30 min callback radius required

Nice To Haves

• Bachelors Degree in Nursing
• One (1) year experience

Responsibilities

• Assess patient’s physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interview, review of medical records & clinical data.
• Evaluates patient’s response and intervenes to ensure optimal patient outcome.
• Develop and implement patient plan of care and observe outcomes in accordance with nursing standards and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrate competency in a variety of therapeutic/diagnostic interventions including, but not limited to, IV’s, incision/wound care, medication administration, catheterization, and specimen collections.
• Thorough and confidential maintenance of patient charts and records.
• Document ongoing status, interventions, patient response and outcomes in an accurate, timely manner.
• Use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making.
• Promote, advocate, and collaborate to protect the health and safety and rights of each patient.
• Provide patient/family education through assessment of patient/family learning readiness, needs, and ability.
• Provide teaching and evaluate effectiveness of teaching.
• Circulate and/or Scrub on all cases.
• Primarily, GEN, Ortho trauma/ totals, Sports Medicine, OB/GYN, ENT, Urology, and Spine cases. Surgical volume is 50% ortho, 20% general, 20% OB/GYN, and 10% other services. Associates are cross trained for all services, no specialized service Teams.
• Giving breaks and/or providing additional supplies and sterile instruments as needed during operations.
• Assisting with Room turnover and restocking for next day’s cases.
• Acting as an advocate for patient before, during and after surgery.

Benefits

• $6k Seasonal Incentive
• $400/month Summit County housing stipend available for full time residents of Summit, Park, Eagle, Grand, Clear Creek or Lake Counties. Must work at least 80% physically on-site at a CommonSpirit facility in Summit County and full time or part time status (PRN ineligible). More details available upon offer.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree