Registered Nurse Operating Room
About The Position
The Registered Nurse in the Operating Room at OrthoColorado Hospital provides direct patient advocacy and clinical support in a specialized orthopedic surgical department. The hospital performs total joint replacements, spine surgery, and sports medicine procedures. The role includes circulating functions and intraoperative support, such as managing sterile instruments and supplies, facilitating room turnovers, and restocking for subsequent procedures. The RN collaborates with the healthcare team and the patient and family to meet physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. The nurse promotes patient health, well-being, and safety through the nursing process, follows patient-care standards and the State Nurse Practice Act, and demonstrates accountability for relationship-based care and the organization's mission. The position is scheduled for 36 hours per week on days, with variable shifts based on surgical volume and unit needs. The schedule is made every six weeks by the manager. A late stay is required and scheduled in advance. There are no surgeries on weekends or holidays; the posting also specifies no weekends, nights, or call. Relocation assistance of up to $10,000 is offered to eligible new hires.
Requirements
- Associate's degree in Nursing, a Nursing Diploma, or qualification by endorsement.
- RN license in the state of employment.
- Commitment to compassionate, high-quality patient care.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to apply the nursing process effectively.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing.
- One year of experience.
- Previous operating-room experience with orthopedic or sports medicine cases.
Responsibilities
- Assess patients' physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interview, and review of medical records and clinical data.
- Evaluate patient responses and intervene to support optimal outcomes.
- Develop and implement patient plans of care and observe outcomes in accordance with nursing standards and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
- Perform therapeutic and diagnostic interventions, including IVs, incision and wound care, medication administration, catheterization, and specimen collection.
- Maintain patient charts and records confidentially and document patient status, interventions, responses, and outcomes accurately and promptly.
- Use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making.
- Promote, advocate for, and collaborate to protect each patient's health, safety, and rights.
- Assess patient and family readiness, needs, and ability to learn; provide education and evaluate its effectiveness.
- Perform operating-room circulating functions and provide intraoperative support, including managing sterile instruments and supplies.
- Facilitate room turnovers and restock for subsequent procedures.
Benefits
- Up to $10,000 in relocation assistance for eligible new hires.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
