Clinical Nurse Coordinator Operating Room

HCA HealthONE Mountain Ridge; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) match

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

HCA HealthONE Mountain Ridge is seeking an OR Clinical Nurse Coordinator (Charge RN) to lead an interdisciplinary OR team and coordinate care on assigned shifts. You will supervise staff, ensure readiness for procedures, and maintain regulatory compliance under the unit director's supervision.

The role requires strong leadership, clinical expertise in the OR, and the ability to collaborate with surgeons, schedulers, and vendors.

Qualifications

• Active Colorado RN license (or multi‑state) in good standing.
• BLS certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing; BSN preferred.
• Two years of acute care OR RN experience.
• Previous charge nurse or coordinator experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a resource person and liaison between the specialty team, other staff, surgeons, and vendors.
• Assist with overall patient care management in the OR; supervise staff; participate in evaluations, counseling and coaching.
• Ensure department compliance with state, federal, and healthcare regulations.
• Coordinate surgical procedures with CNCs to ensure thorough preparation before surgery.
• Verify accuracy of preference cards and the OR schedule.
• Work with schedulers to streamline and verify OR flow.
• This position requires call.

Skills

Registered Nurse

BLS

Charge nurse

Acute care OR

Colorado RN license

Education

BSN preferred

Accredited nursing program

Job description

Hourly Wage Estimate: $43.79 - $62.60 / hourLearn more about the benefits offered ( pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards ) for this job.

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Job Summary and Qualifications

As an Operating Room Clinical Nurse Coordinator (Charge RN) you will be part of an amazing interdisciplinary team environment. You will work under the general supervision of the unit's director and you will assume responsibility for the direction and the coordination of all functions in the OR Department on your designated shifts. You will demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients and to provide direction and supervisions to other staff caring for patients.

What you can expect from being an OR Clinical Nurse Coordinator (Charge RN) with us:

• As an operating room (OR) Clinical Nurse Coordinator (CNC) you will demonstrate skills as a resource person and liaison between the specialty team members, other staff members, surgeons, and vendors.
• You will assist with the overall management of patient care in the OR, supervises all staff, assists with performance evaluations, counseling and coaching of staff, hiring, and day to day operational supervision.
• You will be responsible for ensuring department compliance with state, federal, and healthcare regulatory agencies.
• You will work closely with other Clinical Nurse Coordinators (CNCs) to ensure that surgical procedures performed by specialty team members or other surgery staff members are thoroughly prepared prior to surgery.
• The Clinical Nurse Coordinator verifies the accuracy of preference cards and the OR schedule.
• The Clinical Nurse Coordinator works closely with the surgery schedulers to streamline and verify the flow of the OR schedule.
• This position requires call.

What qualifications you will need:

• Current licensure in the State of Colorado as a Registered Nurse, or current active multi‑state Registered Nurse license.
• Basic Life Support certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing. BSN preferred.
• Two (2) years of acute care experience as an Operating Room (OR) RN.
• Previous charge nurse/service coordinator experience.

Benefits

HCA HealthONE Mountain Ridge, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long‑ and short‑term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA HealthONE, one of the largest and most comprehensive healthcare systems in the Rocky Mountain region, offers more than 170 care sites in the Denver‑metro area. Offering services across the continuum of care to meet patients' total healthcare needs, HCA HealthONE includes seven acute care hospitals, a dedicated flagship pediatric hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, CareNow® urgent care clinics, mental health campuses, imaging and surgery centers, physician practices, home and hospice care, and AirLife Denver, which provides regional critical care air and ground transportation. Among HCA HealthONE's acute care hospitals is Mountain Ridge (formerly North Suburban Medical Center), a 157‑bed, Level II state‑designated trauma facility. Mountain Ridge strives to meet and exceed the needs of the north metro Denver communities by also providing two freestanding, full‑service emergency rooms and an outpatient surgery center. Consistently among the Denver Business Journals' list of top corporate philanthropists in the Denver‑metro area, HCA HealthONE was named as one of the most community‑minded organizations by The Civic 50 and contributed more than $1 million through cash and in‑kind donations last year alone, along with more than $400M in federal, state and local taxes.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in costs for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-FounderJoin a family that cares about every stage in your career! We are interviewing candidates for our Clinical Nurse Coordinator Operating Room opening.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.