Registered Nurse Operating Room
About The Position
As a Registered Nurse in the Operating Room at St. Anthony Hospital, you will provide direct patient advocacy and clinical support across a high-volume surgical department. This department features 17 suites, including a designated trauma room, a hybrid room, a CVOR, and a cystoscopy suite. The facility handles approximately 900-950 cases per month across various specialties such as General, Ortho (Trauma), Neuro, Spine, Eyes, ENT, GU, Robotics (DaVinci XI/SI), Vascular, Endovascular, Cardiac, and OB/GYN. While cardiac and neuro procedures have specialized teams, all other RNs are cross-trained for all remaining surgical services. Daily duties involve performing circulating functions, providing intraoperative support with sterile instruments and supplies, facilitating room turnovers, and restocking for subsequent procedures. St. Anthony Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center located in Lakewood, Colorado, offering a full range of medical specialties and healthcare services. It is also the home base for Flight For Life Colorado. The hospital boasts four trauma rooms, including the T-10 room, a dedicated field-to-surgery suite operational 24/7 for trauma surgeons and specialized teams, enabling life-saving care for severely ill and injured patients. The hospital achieved Magnet designation in 2023, a recognition awarded to only 10 percent of hospitals globally. It has also received numerous awards and accreditations from organizations like the American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, The Joint Commission, and others. St. Anthony Hospital combines a heritage of expert care with advanced technology and innovation, providing a fast-paced environment for professionals in trauma, cardiology, stroke, neurosciences, breast imaging, cancer/oncology care, surgery, and more. As our RN, you will assume responsibility for facilitating, communicating, and collaborating with the healthcare team and patient/family to meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the patient, advancing modern nursing through compassionate care. Every day, you will promote optimal patient health, well-being, and safety through the nursing process, adhering to patient care standards, guidelines, and the State Nurse Practice Act. You will demonstrate personal accountability for relationship-based care and our organizational mission. To be successful in this role, 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
- Associates Degree in Nursing; Nursing Diploma or by endorsement
- RN License in state of employment
- Physical Requirements: Medium Work exert/lift up to 50 lbs. force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs. frequently, and/or up to 10lbs. constantly
Nice To Haves
- Previous OR experience highly preferred
- 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.
- Performing circulating functions.
- Providing intraoperative support such as managing sterile instruments and supplies.
- Facilitating room turnovers.
- Restocking for subsequent procedures.
Benefits
- $20,000 Sign on bonus
- up to $10,000 relocation assistance to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
