RN Operating Room Neuro Team

CommonSpirit Health•Lakewood, CO

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Registered Nurses on the Neuro Specialty Team at St. Anthony Hospital provide dedicated circulating support for the neurosurgery service line within a 17-suite surgical department. The department averages 900–950 cases per month across specialties including General, Ortho (Trauma), Spine, Eyes, ENT, GU, Robotics (DaVinci XI/SI), Vascular, Endovascular, Cardiac, and Trauma OB/GYN. Neuro team members focus on neurosurgery and are cross-trained to support other surgical specialties; they may float to the main OR as departmental volume dictates. Daily operational duties include providing intraoperative support by delivering sterile instruments and supplies, facilitating timely room turnovers, restocking for the following day’s cases, and providing break coverage for other team members. Nurses act as consistent patient advocates throughout the perioperative experience. The RN facilitates, communicates, and collaborates with the healthcare team and patient/family to meet the patient’s physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. The role promotes patient health, well-being, and safety through the nursing process, follows patient-care standards and the State Nurse Practice Act, and demonstrates personal accountability for relationship-based care and the organization’s mission. This is a PRN position with variable days and start times based on surgical volume and unit needs, to be determined with the OR manager during interviews. PRN availability requires a minimum of five shifts in each six-week schedule block and two holidays per year. Call is not required. Shift and specialty-team differentials are available. St. Anthony Hospital is located in Lakewood, Colorado, and is a Level I Trauma Center serving Denver and the surrounding region. The hospital received Magnet designation in 2023 and provides a range of medical specialties and healthcare services.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing, nursing diploma, or equivalent by endorsement.
Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing is required for new graduates.
Current RN license; a valid RN license from a participating state in the National Licensure Compact is acceptable.
One year of nursing experience.
Minimum PRN availability of five shifts per six-week schedule block and two holidays per year.

Nice To Haves

Previous operating room experience is highly preferred.
Previous experience with neurological surgeries is highly preferred.
Bachelor’s degree in Nursing is preferred for experienced RNs.

Responsibilities

Facilitate, communicate, and collaborate with the healthcare team and patient/family to meet patient needs.
Promote optimal patient health, well-being, and safety through the nursing process and in accordance with patient-care standards and the State Nurse Practice Act.
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 collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
Demonstrate competency in therapeutic and diagnostic interventions, including IVs, incision and wound care, medication administration, catheterization, and specimen collection.
Maintain patient charts and records thoroughly and confidentially.
Document patient status, interventions, responses, and outcomes accurately and promptly.
Provide dedicated circulating support for neurosurgery and, as needed, support other surgical specialties or float to the main OR.
Deliver sterile instruments and supplies, facilitate timely room turnovers, restock for the following day’s cases, and provide break coverage.
Advocate for patients throughout the perioperative experience.