Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room (Outpatient and Inpatient opportunities)

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Ready to take your OR career to the next level?

Are you a passionate healthcare professional looking to join a high-performing Level I Trauma Center where you can sharpen your surgical nursing skills, work with top surgeons, and make a meaningful impact every shift? Were seeking OR Nurses who are ready to make an impact in either inpatient or outpatient surgery . With open shifts and flexible hours , well work with you to find the schedule that fits your life!

The Denver Health Inpatient Operating Room is an 11-room, highly specialized surgical unit that provides 24/7 surgical care to patients with complex and high-acuity needs. Serving the community of Denver, the State of Colorado, and surrounding states, the unit supports a full spectrum of surgical services through continuous staffing, which minimizes the need for call while maintaining exceptional patient care.

Inpatient OR specializes in a wide range of surgery services, including:
General surgery
Trauma
Spine and Neurosurgery
Bariatric
Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT)
Genitourinary and Gynecology (GU/GYN)
Plastics and Hand
Gender affirmation
Pediatrics
Oral maxillofacial and Dental
Ophthalmology
Orthopedics
Oncology
Vascular surgery

The unit also houses a state-of-the-art Hybrid Operating Room, allowing for advanced image-guided vascular and endovascular procedures.
Additionally, the Denver Health Bariatric Surgery Centerlocated within the inpatient ORis the only MBSAQIP-certified (Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program) hospital in Denver serving both adolescents (ages 1620) and adults (ages 2165).

The nurse-to-patient ratio in the Inpatient OR is 1:1, ensuring highly personalized surgical care.

The Denver Health Outpatient Operating Room features six state-of-the-art surgical suites, all equipped with 4K video integration technology to support precision and efficiency in surgical care.
Outpatient OR specializes in a wide range of day-surgery services, including:

General surgery
Dental- Pediatric and Adult
Gender affirmation
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Podiatry
GU/GYN
Ophthalmology
Vascular
Pediatrics
Oral maxillofacial
Plastic and Hand surgery
ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat)

Like the inpatient OR, the nurse-to-patient ratio here is also 1:1.

Check out this [sample] calculation for an OR RN with 5 years of licensure!

$42.06 (Base pay) + $4.65 (Night shift diff) + $2.20 (Weekend diff) = $48.91

Essential Functions :

• Assess the needs of individuals, families and/or communities to identify potential health or safety problems (15%)
• Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records (10%)
• Monitor, record and report symptoms and changes in patients condition and vital signs (10%)
• Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients responses and conditions (10%)
• Develop and modify patient care plans as indicated by patients responses and conditions (10%)
• Prepare patients for, and assist with examinations and treatments (10%)
• Consult and coordinate with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care (5%)
• Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity (5%)
• Direct and supervise less skilled nursing/health care personnel (5%)
• Instruct individuals and families on health education and disease prevention and after care (5%)
• Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent or disabled patients (5%)
• Medication administration, documentation and reassessment (5%)
• Promote positive patient experience (5%)

Education :

• Associate's degree Required

Work Experience :

• 1 year of OR experience or completion of Periop 101 Required

Licenses :

• BLS-Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) - AHA - American Heart Association or American Red Cross Required
• ACLS-Advanced Cardiac Life Support - AHA - American Heart Association Required
• Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR) - Preferred
• RN-Registered Nurse - DORA - Department of Regulatory Agencies Required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

• Adherence to Standards of Professional Nursing Practice/ Process / Performance [ANA Standards addendum- signed] and accrediting body standards.
• Ensures all duties, responsibilities and competencies are conducted in a manner that is effective and appropriate to patients/clients to who care/service is being provided.
• Demonstrates knowledge and applicability of the principles of growth and development over the life span, as well as demonstrating the ability to assess data reflecting the patients status and interpreting appropriate cultural information of the patient(s) to whom care/ services is being delivered/provided.
• Employee has completed and met their clinical competency standards
• Ability to use medical equipment and instruments to administer patient care.
• Skilled in maintaining effective working relationship with patients, employees, and the public.
• Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations
• Ability to interpret adapt and apply guidelines and procedures
• Ability to communicate clearly.
• Microsoft Office Suite required.
• EPIC documentation preferred.

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Benefits

• Outstanding benefits including up to 27 paid days off per year, immediate retirement plan employer contribution up to 9.5%, and generous medical plans

• Free RTD EcoPass (public transportation)

• On-site employee fitness center and wellness classes

• Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands, travel, and more

• Tuition reimbursement & assistance

• Education & development opportunities including career pathways and coaching

• Professional clinical advancement program & shared governance

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer+ free student loan coaching and assistance navigating the PSLF program

• National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer

Our Values

• Respect

• Belonging

• Accountability

• Transparency

All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made.

Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denvers 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, a Public Health Institute, an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorados primary, and essential, safety-net institution, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community, focusing on hiring and purchasing locally as applicable, serving as a pillar for community needs, and caring for more than 185,000 individuals and 67,000 children a year.

Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We value the unique ideas, talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community.

Applicants will be considered until the position is filled.