PREOP/PACU/Procedural Registered Nurse
United Surgical Partners International, Inc
Lakewood, Colorado
RN
Still listed, seen yesterday · Posted Aug 13
- Unit
- PACU
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Clinic
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 2+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- Overtime
- $34/hr
The median for nursing in Colorado is $37/hr, across 586 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
RN PreOp/PACU
Colorado Urologic Surgery Center - St. Anthony's is hiring a PREOP/PACU Registered Nurse
Welcome to Colorado Urologic Surgery Center - St. Anthony's
At Colorado Urologic Surgery Center, we specialize in advanced outpatient urologic procedures — and we believe exceptional care starts with an exceptional team. Whether you’re in a clinical, administrative, or support role, your work plays a vital part in delivering a safe, seamless, and compassionate experience for every patient who walks through our doors.
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PreOp/PACU Registered Nurse at Colorado Urologic Surgery Center - St. Anthony's
The PreOp/PACU Registered Nurse provides continuity and quality nursing care for all patients, with continual evaluation of the patient's condition, providing patient safety, comfort, and privacy at all times. May assist the physicians in the procedure rooms with various tasks, including conscious sedation, and utilizing sterile techniques as deemed appropriate. Will provide total comprehensive patient care to patients emerging from general anesthesia and/or sedation; assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the patient and family in preparation for discharge
Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited RN School of Nursing
- Active RN license in the state
- BLS and ACLS Required, PALS if required by the center
- 2 years of experience in PACU or Critical Care preferred
- Ability to make decisions based on nursing judgment
- Able to prioritize and organize workload to meet the needs of patients and the unit
- Strong communication skills, verbal and written
What We Offer
As an organization, one way we care for our communities and each other is by providing a comprehensive benefits package that includes the following, subject to employment status:
Benefits
USPI offers the following benefits, subject to employment status
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee discount program
- USPI provides paid leave in accordance with applicable law
Who We Are
At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and healthcare systems to provide first-class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner.
USPI is committed to, and proud of our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.
Required
Skills
Pay: $34/HR-$53/HR. (based on experince)
Job Posted 07/15/2026 and will remain open for two weeks
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Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited RN School of Nursing
- Active RN license in the state
- BLS and ACLS Required, PALS if required by the center
- 2 years of experience in PACU or Critical Care preferred
- Ability to make decisions based on nursing judgment
- Able to prioritize and organize workload to meet the needs of patients and the unit
- Strong communication skills, verbal and written
- What We Offer
- As an organization, one way we care for our communities and each other is by providing a comprehensive benefits package that includes the following, subject to employment status:
Place
- City
- Lakewood, Colorado
- Median rent
- $1,806/mo
- Local household income
- $89,792/yr
- State price level
- 3% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Colorado index 103.1, where 100 is the national average.
Lakewood sits along Denver's western edge, where suburban convenience meets Rocky Mountain foothills. Nurses here enjoy quick access to Denver's hospital corridor plus miles of trails, parks, and reservoirs — an easy-living base for both career and outdoor downtime.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities.
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United Surgical Partners International (USPI) is the leading ambulatory surgery platform in the United States, founded in 1998 and now operating 433+ ambulatory surgery centers and surgical hospitals across 30 states. The company performs over 2 million procedures annually and…
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