Registered Nurse Pre Op PACU
Westminster, Colorado
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.
- Eligibility
- Sign-on bonus
Posted Sep 28 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Variable schedule with no self-scheduling · 8-, 10-, and 12-hour shifts Monday through Friday 40 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Pre Op PACU · Hospital Registered Nurse Pre Op PACU
- License
- RN license RN License required; Current state nursing licenses or valid RN license from a participating state in the National Licensure CompactCurrent state RN license or multi-state Compact license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required for new graduates, preferred for experienced RNs
- License
- Current state RN license or multi-state Compact license RN License required; Current state nursing licenses or valid RN license from a participating state in the National Licensure Compact Check your license
- Education
- Associate Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma Associates Degree in Nursing; Nursing Diploma or by endorsement
- Education
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing (required for new graduates)
Preferred
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing Bachelors Degree in Nursing
- Experience
- 1 year of nursing experience One year of Nursing experience
- Experience
- PACU experience or strong clinical background Previous PACU experience or strong clinical background
- Experience
- PACU, ICU, or ED experience Previous PACU/ICU/ED experience
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- Pays above most Colorado staff rolesColorado staff postings that state pay run $34/hr to $54/hr, the middle half $39/hr to $48/hr, across 980 postings.
- Sign-on bonus
- $20,000
- Bonus
- $20,000 sign-on bonus We are offering a $20,000 Sign on bonus in addition up to $10,000 relocation assistance to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements
- Bonus
- up to $10,000 relocation assistanceto new hires who meet the eligibility requirements
Benefits
- $20,000 Sign on bonus
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- assess patient needs and evaluate response
- Day to day
- develop and implement patient plan of care Develop and implement patient plan of care and observe outcomes in accordance with nursing standards and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
- Day to day
- therapeutic and diagnostic interventions including IVs, wound care, meds, and catheterization
- Day to day
- patient charting and documentation
- Day to day
- advocate and protect patient health, safety, and rights Promote, advocate, and collaborate to protect the health and safety and rights of each patient.
- Day to day
- patient and family education
- Floating
- 0600 shifts float the most The 0600 shifts float the most.
- Weekends
- call every 6th weekend Currently every 6th Weekend: Saturday and Sunday 0700-1930 or Friday and Saturday 1900-0730 (12.5 hrs)
- On call
- call required Call Required.
- Scheduling
- No self-scheduling
- On call
- nights, weekends, and holidays call for urgent/emergent cases Nights, weekends, and holidays are call shifts for urgent/emergent cases.
- On call
- 2 RNs on-call Call requirements: 2 RNs On-Call and call will change based on volume and staff.
- On call
- 1 weeknight (Sunday-Thursday) from 1930-0730 (12 hours) 1 weeknight (Sunday- Thursday)) from 1930-0730 (12Hrs)
- Holidays
- 2 holidays a year on call from 0700-0700 (24 hours) 2 holidays a year from 0700-0700 (24hrs)
- On call
- average about 6 call shifts per 6-week schedule We average about 6 call shifts on a 6-week schedule and try to schedule staff off the next day.
- Details
- over 150 inpatient beds
- Details
- Magnet designated In 2023, we received our prestigious Magnet designation!
The workplace
- Hospital
- St. Anthony North Hospital
- Address
- 14300 Orchard Pkwy, Westminster, CO, 80023
About St. Anthony North Hospital
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through differentials and sign-on bonus repayment terms?
- What should I expect for holiday and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
Operating Room has an opening for new graduates. This employer welcomes new graduates for this role. See the posting’s qualifications and orientation details.
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Job Summary and Responsibilities
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, and demonstrating 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.
- 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.
We are offering a $20,000 Sign on bonus in addition up to $10,000 relocation assistance to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.
Schedule
40hrs/ week-variable Shift starts and Day of week per volume and unit needs. TBD During interviews with Unit manager.
Call Required.
Scheduling details
Variable schedule (no self-scheduling). Call is in addition to regularly scheduled hours. We schedule cases Monday-Friday 0730-1930.
Nights, weekends, and holidays are call shifts for urgent/emergent cases. We try to work with staff but will meet the needs of the department to cover ALL shifts and subject to change depending on department volume. The 0600 shifts float the most. Our staff will do either PACU or GI call depending on skill set.
We offer 8-, 10-, and 12-hour shifts Monday – Friday depending on FTE: Shifts are…
0500-1530 (10hr) 0700-1730 (10hr)
0530-1600 (10hr) 0800-1830 (10hr)
0600-1430 (8hr) 0800-2030 (12hr)
0600-1630 (10hr) 0900-2130 (12hr)
0600-1830 (12hr) 1000-2030 (10hr)
Call
requirements
2 RNs On-Call and call will change based on volume and staff.
1 weeknight (Sunday- Thursday)) from 1930-0730 (12Hrs)
2 holidays a year from 0700-0700 (24hrs)
Currently every 6th Weekend: Saturday and Sunday 0700-1930 or Friday and Saturday 1900-0730 (12.5 hrs)
We average about 6 call shifts on a 6-week schedule and try to schedule staff off the next day.
Job Requirements
Required
- Associates Degree in Nursing; Nursing Diploma or by endorsement
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required for new graduates, preferred for experienced RNs
- RN License required; Current state nursing licenses or valid RN license from a participating state in the National Licensure Compact
Preferred
Previous PACU experience or strong clinical background
- Previous PACU/ICU/ED experience
- One year of Nursing experience
- Bachelors Degree in Nursing
Where You'll Work
For more than 50 years, St. Anthony North Hospital has delivered optimal health care to the communities of Westminster, Erie, Brighton, Broomfield, Northglenn and Thornton. Highlights of our campus include 60,000 square feet of integrated primary and specialty care physician clinics, ambulatory surgery center, birthing center with private birthing suites, Level III Trauma Center with 24/7 emergency services, over 150 inpatient beds and an outpatient diagnostics center with lab and imaging services. In 2023, we received our prestigious Magnet designation!
We are so proud of our nursing staff for this achievement, which is awarded to less than 6 percent of hospitals in the United States. Built on the pillars of convenience, wellness and person-centered care, we offer inpatient and outpatient care at one site, with an emphasis on preventive health, wellness and health education.
For more than 50 years, St. Anthony North Hospital has delivered optimal health care to the communities of Westminster, Erie, Brighton, Broomfield, Northglenn and Thornton. Highlights of our campus include 60,000 square feet of integrated primary and specialty care physician clinics, ambulatory surgery center, birthing center with private birthing suites, Level III Trauma Center with 24/7 emergency services, over 150 inpatient beds and an outpatient diagnostics center with lab and imaging services. In 2023, we received our prestigious Magnet designation!
We are so proud of our nursing staff for this achievement, which is awarded to less than 6 percent of hospitals in the United States. Built on the pillars of convenience, wellness and person-centered care, we offer inpatient and outpatient care at one site, with an emphasis on preventive health, wellness and health education.
Pay Range
$36.51 - $59.00 /hour
What's around it?
Westminster, COFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 3% above the US average
- Median rent
- $1,882/mo
- Household income
- $100,272/yr, all local households, not nurse pay