Registered Nurse Certified Flex Operating Room

Children's Hospital Colorado; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 62,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

Children’s Hospital Colorado in Colorado Springs is seeking an Operating Room Nurse (Certified) to provide patient care in a fast-paced surgical setting. The role includes mentoring new graduates and ensuring documentation and standards across multiple specialties.

You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, support a variety of procedures, and contribute to ongoing education and credentialing to sustain safe, high-quality perioperative care.

Qualifications

• BSN required; RN license in good standing.
• Minimum 2 years perioperative nursing experience.
• Current BLS/CPR, PALS, and ACLS certifications with at least 6 months remaining.
• CNOR certification within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate intraoperative patient care.
• Serve as liaison to patients, families and the operating room team.
• Prepare operating room for procedures.
• Deliver family-centered, evidence-based perioperative care.
• Communicate patient values and education across the care team.
• Navigate EMR to document patient care.
• Participate in staff development and education for the unit.

Skills

Intraoperative nursing

Patient care coordination

Team leadership

EMR documentation

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

CNOR within 6 months

RN Licensure

Tools

EMR systems

Defibrillator operation

Job description

Job Overview

Operating Room Nurse Certified provides patient care in a surgical setting in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice with the policies, values, and mission of the organization. Well-versed in standard surgical procedures and patient care protocols to effectively monitor and manage the patient and operative environment during surgery. Provides guidance and oversight of new graduate nurses and newly hired team members in all patient care and clinical activities and ensures that behaviors adhere to documentation standards, standards of excellence and all other policies and procedures.

The Operating Room at Children’s Hospital Colorado-Colorado Springs is a Level II Trauma Center with 4 OR units and a procedure room that treats children and adolescents. The unit currently supports more than 13 different surgical specialties and performs more than 6,300 cases annually. Our unique yet impressive team is comprised of bachelor’s prepared nurses, certified surgical technicians, anesthesia technicians, anesthesia providers, and surgeons. The staff in the OR are proud to provide safe, quality care to our patients. We perform a wide variety of surgical procedures, including abdominal, cleft, craniofacial, and plastic reconstructive surgery, colorectal surgery, ENT surgery, trauma surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, ophthalmology surgery, and urology surgery. Our OR nurses and surgical technologists receive extensive training and education in all surgical specialties, promoting communication, teamwork, and critical thinking. We promote continued education and encourage staff to pursue specialty certifications. You will find our team to be a passionate and intelligent interdisciplinary team focused on providing excellent care to our patients in a fast-paced environment.

Department Name: Colorado Springs Operating Room

Job Status: flex, not eligible for benefits

Shift: shift and days of the week will vary. Most hours will occur Monday through Friday from 0645 - 1715

Duties & Responsibilities

• Consults and coordinates with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate intraoperative patient care plans.
• Serves as the communication liaison to patients, families and members of the operating team
• Prepares operating room for patient and procedure.
• Delivers patient and family centered care incorporating the nursing process while providing developmentally appropriate, culturally sensitive, evidence-based care. Actively anticipates changes in patient outcomes/ unit needs in the provision of care.
• Communicate and advocate patient values, preferences and expressed needs as part of implementation of care plan, evaluation of care and assessment of patient/family learning needs to the interdisciplinary team. Initiates and anticipates individualized care and education for patients/families across the continuum using an interdisciplinary approach.
• Utilizes outcome data at the patient level to make care decisions.
• Provides insights into quality improvement activities and uses quality measures to understand individual and unit performance.
• Communicates observations or concerns related to unsafe situations that pose a risk to patients, families or the health care team.
• Recognizes and applies information and technology of patient and unit outcomes to facilitate communication, clinical decision making, error prevention, and care coordination.
• Navigates and documents in the EMR to support patient care.
• Works within scope of practice and delegates according to Nurse Practice Act.
• Collaborates on the allocation of resources to meet patient needs through appropriate assignments based on patient acuity, staff competency, unit needs and patient safety.
• Participates in providing and monitoring staff competencies. Collaborates with the CNE/CNS to meet the educational need of the unit(s) to maintain continuity of care related to specific patient-care requirements.
• Follows policy and procedure for all clinical skills and provides a variety of teaching methodologies to ensure the orientee learns and can competently demonstrate those skills in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Provides direct guidance and oversight for the orientee in all patient care and clinical activities and ensures that those behaviors adhere to documentation standards, standards of excellence, and all other policy and procedure.
• May participate in coaching activities to assist in meeting orientees weekly orientation goals based on current level of clinical experience and available learning experiences.
• Communicates to Clinical Educator any delays or problems related to achieving an orientee's goals as soon as identified to ensure immediate intervention for optimal success; notifies CE of successes of the orientee (not just of delays/problems) to ensure accountability of the leadership team to the overall progress of the orientation, strengths, and opportunities for growth.
• Completes orientees evaluation form on completion of orientation, includes any other required regulatory documentation of orientee competency, including verification of competency to administer blood/products, competency to operate the defibrillator, and all competency statements related to job essential functions of an independently functioning clinical nurse.
• Orients to the charge nurse role and acts as charge nurse as needed. Charge nurse responsibilities include working with the ACM/Manager to mediate problems involving providers, patient/family, and hospital personnel, providing clinical follow up through just-in-time coaching when desired outcomes are not achieved, and taking ownership in the financial success of the unit with appropriate resource utilization and management of staffing.
• Participates in unit and shared governance initiatives to improve patient care, throughout as determined by leadership.
• Assists Clinical Education Specialists in educational instruction, simulation experiences, and clinical competency verification.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Experience: Two (2) years perioperative nursing experience

Certification(s): BLS/CPR, PALS, and ACLS from the American Heart Association with at least 6 months left before expiration is required upon hire. CNOR within 6 months of hire.

Licensure(s): Current State licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)

Salary Information

Hourly Rate of Pay: $54.90

Benefits Information

As a Children’s Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid sick leave and a robust wellness program.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children’s Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.

EEO Statement

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date.

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