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RN Operating Room

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UCHealth

Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Eligibility
ORPerioperativePACU

Posted Jun 23

Shift and hours
Nights36 hours a week
Unit and setting
OR · Hospital
License
RN license State licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
Term
Permanent

Do you qualify?

License
RN license State licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
Certification
BLS before you start
Experience
6 months of OR nursing (RN) experience or completion of the UCHealth Fellowship program.
Also asks
At UCHealth, We Improve Lives

Preferred

Education
Graduate of an accredited or state board of nursing approved Registered/Professional Nursing program. Preferred: BSN.

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 983 postings.

Benefits

  • Performance bonus (3-Year Incentive Bonus)
  • Performance-based pay increase (Annual Merit Pay Increase)
  • Market reviews
  • Medical, dental and vision coverage
  • Access to 24/7 mental health and well-being support
  • Discounted gym memberships and fitness resources
More benefits (22)
  • Free Care.com membership
  • Voluntary benefits (accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal plan, identity theft protection, pet insurance, auto and home insurance, employee discount programs)
  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • Paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI)
  • Leaves of absence
  • Employer-provided basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage
  • Employer-provided short-term disability and long-term disability
  • 403(b) plan with employer matching contribution
  • Additional 457(b) plan
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Health savings account
  • Tuition coverage (up to 100% of tuition, books, and fees paid for specific educational degrees, or up to $10,000/year pre-paid, or up to $5,250/year tuition reimbursement)
  • Access to LinkedIn Learning
  • Internal professional development opportunities
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness assistance
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • 403(b) Retirement Plan with Employer Match
  • Life Insurance
  • Mental Health Support
  • Gym Membership Discounts

The workplace

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Worth asking

  • Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
  • What should I expect for weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to ask
  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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Your fit

On your path

Operating Room is a specialty you move into. Periop programs often train from the ground up.

Original listing

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Department
HRH OR Operating Room
Work schedule
Full Time, 72.00 hours per pay period (2 weeks)
Shift
Nights

This position is an onsite role and does not offer a hybrid or remote option

Minimum Requirements

Graduate of an accredited or state board of nursing approved Registered/Professional Nursing program. Preferred: BSN. State licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN). 6 months of OR nursing (RN) experience or completion of the UCHealth Fellowship program. BLS - BLS through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer with card in-hand before start date. BLS or CPR card must be good through sixty days of hire.

At UCHealth, We Improve Lives

Picture yourself on a dynamic team improving lives in the following way(s):

  • Provides top of scope practice in direct patient care utilizing the nursing process
  • Values a multidisciplinary team approach to achieve exceptional outcomes
  • Prioritizes wellness, a patient perspective and evidence-based practice
  • Models proficiency through precepting those new to healthcare and/or UCHealth
  • Welcomes new knowledge in a fast paced, innovative clinical environment
  • Contributes to secure safety and quality at the point of care

Perioperative

Direct care includes practice in Perioperative, PACU (Post Anesthesia Care Unit) or Operating Room levels of care AORN and ABPANC core curriculum and certifications standards are included in evidence-based care models Clinical Educators support and guide individualized specialty education and training for competency validation throughout clinical orientation.

Employees are our number one asset.

UCHealth promotes a culture that invests in professional success and personal well-being through a comprehensive total rewards program. *

Recognition

Performance bonus: UCHealth offers a 3-Year Incentive Bonus to recognize employee contributions to our success in quality, patient experience, organizational growth, financial goals and tenure. The bonus accumulates annually each October and is paid out in October during the third year of employment. Performance-based pay increase: The Annual Merit Pay Increase recognizes work performance that meets or consistently exceeds performance standards documented through UCHealth's established evaluation process and accounts for increased experience, skills and cost of living.

Market reviews: All UCHealth positions are reviewed annually to ensure UCHealth base pay aligns with market standards. Base pay rates are adjusted as needed to stay market competitive.

Health and well-being

Medical, dental and vision coverage. Access to 24/7 mental health and well-being support for employees and dependents. Discounted gym memberships and fitness resources.

Free Care.com membership. Voluntary benefits such as accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal plan, identity theft protection, pet insurance, auto and home insurance, and employee discount programs. Time away from work: Paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence.

Employer-provided basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage with buy-up coverage options. Employer-provided short-term disability and long-term disability with a buy-up coverage option.

Retirement and savings

403(b) plan with employer matching contribution. Additional 457(b) plan may be available. Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent day care; health savings account available when enrolled in high-deductible (HD) medical plan.

Education and career growth

UCHealth provides access to academic degrees and certificate programs to promote professional and personal growth. Up to 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees. Other programs may qualify for up to $10,000/year pre-paid by UCHealth or up to $5,250/year in the form of tuition reimbursement. Access to LinkedIn Learning, which offers thousands of virtual courses and seminars, and internal professional development opportunities. Employees have access to free assistance navigating the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and submitting their federal student loans for forgiveness.

*Eligibility for some programs is based on an employee's scheduled work hours.

We improve lives. In big ways through learning, healing, and discovery. In small, personal w

What's around it?

In Highlands Ranch, CO

Highlands Ranch, COFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 3% above the US average

Median rent
$2,531/mo
Household income
$159,307/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

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