Job Description
Operating Room Nurse - RN at UCHealth summary:
An Operating Room Nurse (RN) provides direct patient care in a surgical environment, ensuring safety and optimal outcomes before, during, and after surgery. They manage the operative environment, perform circulating and scrub functions, monitor patient status, document procedures, and collaborate with surgical teams. This role requires critical thinking, technical skills, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced, high-acuity setting.
Description Location: UCHealth UCHlth Memorial Hosp Central, US:CO:Colorado Springs
Department: OR Operating Room
FTE: Full Time, 1.0, 0.00 hours per pay period (2 weeks)
Shift: Days
Pay: $38.91 - $60.31 / hour. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience
Summary: Provides direct patient care in a surgical setting at a proficient level, in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice with the policies, values, and mission of the organization. Monitors and manages the patient and operative environment before, during and after surgery to maintain a safe environment, optimize outcomes and maximize available resources.
Responsibilities: - Performs circulating functions before surgery, including preparing the operating environment, orienting and assessing the patient, and reviewing patient's medical record and surgeon's notes to ensure all pre-requisites and preferences are met. Ensures safety checklists and procedures are implemented and documented at all times.
- Performs circulating functions during surgery, including monitoring and communicating patient condition, documenting interventions and activities, monitoring the sterile field and controlling traffic into, out of and around the room.
- Performs scrub functions, including the preparation, selection, and handling of instruments and supplies used during the surgical procedure and performs surgical counts with the circulating nurse.
- Provides nursing care to a complex, high acuity surgical patient population in a technically complex environment.
- Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and take appropriate action.
Requirements: - Minimum Required Education: Graduate of an accredited or state board of nursing approved Registered/Professional Nursing program.
- Required Licensure/Certification: State licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
- Minimum Experience: 6 months of OR nursing (RN) experience or completion of the UCHealth Fellowship program.
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UCHealth offers their employees a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package (benefit eligibility is based off of FTE status):
- Medical, dental and vision coverage including coverage for eligible dependents
- 403(b) with employer matching contributions
- Time away from work: paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence; start your employment at UCHealth with PTO in your bank
- Employer-paid basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage with buy-up coverage options
- Employer paid short term disability and long-term disability with buy-up coverage options
- Wellness benefits
- Full suite of voluntary benefits such as flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care, health savings accounts (available with HD/HSA medical plan only), identity theft protection, pet insurance, and employee discount programs
- Education benefits for employees, including the opportunity to be eligible for 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees. Other programs may qualify for up to $5,250 pre-paid by UCHealth or in the form of tuition reimbursement each calendar year
Loan Repayment:
- UCHealth is a qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program! UCHealth provides employees with free assistance navigating the PSLF program to submit their federal student loans for forgiveness through Savi.
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Keywords:
Operating Room Nurse, Surgical Nursing, Patient Care, Circulating Nurse, Scrub Nurse, Surgical Safety, Perioperative Care, Registered Nurse, RN, Healthcare Nursing
Job Tags
Full time, Temporary work, Local area, Flexible hours, Shift work,