RN Clinical Coordinator Operating Room
About The Position
The RN Clinical Coordinator serves as the charge RN in OrthoColorado Hospital’s eight-suite Operating Room department, which averages 450–550+ procedures each month. The role coordinates day-to-day clinical and department operations, collaborates with surgeons to facilitate procedural flow, and supports the department director or manager, including through staff scheduling and operational planning. The coordinator is a clinical resource and professional role model, exercises sound clinical judgment, and may take patient assignments according to unit needs and acuity. OrthoColorado Hospital is an orthopedic specialty hospital on the St. Anthony Medical Campus and a joint venture between physician investors and CommonSpirit Mountain Region. Its facility includes a 48-bed inpatient unit, six intermediate care beds, and eight operating rooms. The team is specialty trained in orthopedic care. This is a 40-hour-per-week day position with variable shifts based on surgical volume and unit needs. The manager prepares the schedule every six weeks. Late stay is required and scheduled in advance. There are no weekends, nights, or call, and the hospital does not perform surgeries on weekends or holidays. Relocation assistance of up to $10,000 is available to eligible new hires.
Requirements
- Associate’s Degree in Nursing or by endorsement.
- One year of clinical RN experience.
- RN license to practice in the state of employment, as applicable.
- Exceptional clinical skills, strong leadership potential, and strong communication and collaboration abilities.
- Commitment to ethical practice, quality patient care, and a supportive team environment.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.
- Nursing specialty certification.
- Previous OR experience with orthopedic or sports medicine cases.
- Previous leadership experience, such as Charge RN or service line leader.
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, observe outcomes, and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team in accordance with nursing standards.
- Provide leadership, support, and coordination of unit operations during the designated shift.
- Assist in directing, organizing, and prioritizing shift activities to meet patient-care and staff needs.
- Ensure that admissions and cases are appropriate for the unit or department and that staff skill mix is appropriate for safe patient care.
- Serve as a liaison to the multidisciplinary patient-care team and a link between physicians and the care team.
- Authorize work procedures, assign duties, and manage as shift charge.
- Take patient assignments as required by unit needs and acuity.
- Support the department director or manager in clinical and department activities, including staff scheduling and long-term operational success.
Benefits
- Up to $10,000 in relocation assistance for eligible new hires.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
