Registered Nurse Operating Room
Colorado Springs, 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
- ORSurgical Services Nursing
- Shift and hours
- Days
- Unit and setting
- Surgery Department, Penrose Hospital operating rooms · Hospital We specialize in heart, vascular, general, gynecology, urology, ortho, spine, neuro, plastics, robotics, and trauma procedures on adult patients only.adult patients only
- License
- RN licenseRN license in state of employment
- Term
- Per Diem
Do you qualify?
- License
- RN license in state of employment RN License in state of employment
- Education
- Associate degree in nursing or nursing diploma, or by endorsement Associates Degree in Nursing; Nursing Diploma or by endorsement
- Also asks
- Medium work: lift up to 50 lbs occasionally, 20 lbs frequently, 10 lbs constantly 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
Preferred
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in nursing Bachelors Degree in Nursing
- Experience
- One year of experience One (1) year experience
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- In range for Colorado PRN rolesColorado PRN postings that state pay run $33/hr to $56/hr, the middle half $40/hr to $50/hr, across 404 postings.
- Certification differential
- People would want to join our team due to teamwork, culture, and CNOR certification pay. People would want to join our team due to teamwork, culture, and CNOR certification pay.
- Tuition assistance
- Offered
- Extra pay
- CNOR certification pay
Benefits
- BenefitsMedical, prescription drug, dental, vision plansMedical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans
- BenefitsLife insuranceLife insurance
- BenefitsPaid time off, minimum 14 days annuallyPaid time off (minimum of 14 paid time off days annually)
- BenefitsTuition reimbursementTuition reimbursement
- BenefitsRetirement plan benefits including 401(k) and 403(b)Retirement plan benefits including 401(k) and 403(b)
- Paid time off (minimum of 14 paid time off days annually)
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- assess patient's physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs Assess patient’s physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interview, review of medical records & clinical data.
- Day to day
- evaluate patient response and intervene for optimal outcome Evaluates patient’s response and intervenes to ensure optimal patient outcome.
- 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
- demonstrate competency in IVs, incision/wound care, medication administration, catheterization, specimen collection
- Day to day
- maintain thorough and confidential patient charts and records Thorough and confidential maintenance of patient charts and records.
- Day to day
- document status, interventions, patient response and outcomes accurately and timely Document ongoing status, interventions, patient response and outcomes in an accurate, timely manner.
- Day to day
- use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making Use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making.
- Day to day
- promote, 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
- provide patient/family education based on learning readiness Provide patient/family education through assessment of patient/family learning readiness, needs, and ability.
- Day to day
- provide teaching and evaluate its effectiveness Provide teaching and evaluate effectiveness of teaching.
- Details
- 16 OR suites in the Surgery Department The Surgery Department at Penrose Hospital has 16 OR suites and performs 30 – 40 cases per day.
- Details
- 30 to 40 cases per day
The workplace
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Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
Operating Room is a specialty you move into. Periop programs often train from the ground up.
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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.
Job Requirements
Required
- 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
Preferred
- Bachelors Degree in Nursing
- One (1) year experience
Where You'll Work
The Surgery Department at Penrose Hospital has 16 OR suites and performs 30 – 40 cases per day. We specialize in heart, vascular, general, gynecology, urology, ortho, spine, neuro, plastics, robotics, and trauma procedures on adult patients only. Our department's mission is to provide the best possible patient care. People would want to join our team due to teamwork, culture, and CNOR certification pay. We are looking for dedicated, hard-working team players.
What's around it?
Colorado Springs, COFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about the same as the US average
- Median rent
- $1,648/mo
- Household income
- $84,818/yr, all local households, not nurse pay