Registered Nurse Operating Room PRN

Intermountain Health•Saint Joseph, MO

10h•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver responsible and accountable for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care. The staff RN uses the nursing process, technology, therapeutic interventions, evidence-based practice, and coordination with other health team members. In the operating room, the RN delivers specialized perioperative care in a fast-paced surgical setting and partners with surgeons and interdisciplinary teams to promote safe and efficient procedures. The RN assesses patients’ physical, social, psychological, cognitive, communicative, and developmental status as appropriate, and gathers and evaluates information from patients, families, physicians, and other team members. The RN collaborates with patients, families, the care team, and physicians to develop individualized plans of care and education, and plans for support needs after the current episode of care. The RN directs interdisciplinary care through appropriate delegation, coordination, and collaboration; provides or delegates care consistent with the plan, care guidelines, and professional licensure; and prioritizes and organizes delivery of care while managing time, supplies, and resources. The RN evaluates responses to interventions, reviews goals and outcomes, revises plans as indicated, and reassesses changes. The role also promotes the nursing profession and development of others, integrates legal and ethical standards, complies with regulatory standards, practices within licensure scope, and provides accurate and timely documentation. This PRN position is based at Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver, Colorado. Scheduled weekly hours are listed as 0. The hourly range is $37.45–$57.29, with the actual rate dependent on experience. Intermountain describes its benefits package as supporting caregivers’ health, security, connection, and engagement; specific benefits are not itemized in the posting.

Requirements

Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice.
A valid compact license must be transferred to the state of practice within 60 days of the start of employment.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for healthcare providers.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution; the degree will be verified.
RNs with less than 12 months of experience must obtain a BSN within four years of their hire date. The posting states that a BSN is required as of its last update on 04/27/2025; employees hired or promoted before that date are held to the requirements in effect at their hire or promotion.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, social, psychological, cognitive, communicative, and developmental status as appropriate.
Seek and evaluate information from patients, families, physicians, and members of the interdisciplinary team.
Collaboratively develop individualized plans of care using assessment information and critical thinking.
Involve patients, families, the care team, and physicians in care planning, including needed education.
Plan for patients’ further support needs after the current episode of care, including teaching, referrals, and follow-up.
Direct the interdisciplinary care team through appropriate delegation, coordination, and collaboration.
Provide or delegate care consistent with the plan of care, care guidelines, and professional licensure provisions.
Set priorities and coordinate and organize care delivery by managing time, supplies, and resources.
Evaluate patient responses to interventions, including goal achievement, clinical outcomes, and patient and family satisfaction.
Revise plans of care and reassess changes as appropriate.
Promote the nursing profession and participate in the development of others.
Integrate legal and ethical standards into practice, comply with regulatory standards, practice within licensure scope, and document accurately and promptly.
Deliver specialized perioperative care and partner with surgeons and interdisciplinary teams to support safe and efficient procedures.