RN Clinical Coordinator Operating Room

OrthoColorado Hospital; Lakewood (CO); On-site; USD 58,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

OrthoColorado Hospital is seeking an RN Clinical Coordinator to support the department director by coordinating clinical and department activities for the unit. You will be a vital clinical resource and professional role model focused on high-quality care delivery.

Responsibilities include leading shift operations, assigning duties, managing acuity-based assignments, and ensuring safe patient care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• RN with strong clinical judgment and leadership potential.
• RN license to practice in the employed state.
• 1 year of clinical RN experience required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate clinical and department activities for the unit.
• Act as a clinical resource and role model.
• Lead shift operations, assign duties, and oversee staff during designated time.
• Ensure high-quality care delivery and maintain patient well‑being.
• Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary team for patient care.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Strong communication

Collaboration

Ethical practice

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Job description

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As our RN Clinical Coordinator, you will actively support the department director/manager by coordinating clinical and department activities for the unit, serving as a vital clinical resource and professional role model.

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As our RN Clinical Coordinator, you will actively support the department director/manager by coordinating clinical and department activities for the unit, serving as a vital clinical resource and professional role model.

Every day you will demonstrate strong clinical judgment, ensure high-quality care delivery, act as a crucial link between physicians and the patient care team, authorize work procedures, assign duties, manage as shift charge, and actively take patient assignments based on unit needs and acuity, all while promoting patient well-being and adhering to professional standards.

To be successful in this role, you will be a Registered Nurse with exceptional clinical skills, strong leadership potential, superior communication and collaboration abilities, and an unwavering commitment to ethical practice, quality patient care, and a supportive team environment.

• Assesses patient’s physical, psychosocial, cultural and spiritual needs through observation, interview, review of medical records & clinical data.
• Evaluates patient’s response and intervenes to ensure optimal patient outcome.
• Develop and implement patient plan of care and observe outcomes in accordance with nursing standards and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
• Provides leadership, support, and coordination of unit’s daily operations during designated shift.
• Assists in directing, organizing, and prioritizing all shift activities ensuring patient care and staff needs are met.
• Ensures appropriateness of admissions/cases to the unit/department and that appropriate staff skill mix exists to provide safe patient care. Liaison to the multidisciplinary patient care team.

We are offering up to $10,000 relocation assistance to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements

40 hours/ week- Days - Variable shifts based on surgical volume and unit needs (schedule made every 6 weeks by manager).

"Late Stay" is required and scheduled in advance.

No weekends, no nights, and no call. No surgeries on holidays or weekends (operates like a surgery center).

Required

Job Requirements

• Associate's Degree in Nursing or by endorsement
• One (1) year of clinical RN experience
• RN license to practice in state of employment as applicable

Preferred

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
• Nursing Specialty Certification
• Previous OR experience with Ortho/ Sports Medicine cases highly preferred
• Previous leadership experience preferred- Either Charge RN or Service line leader

Where You'll Work

As an RN Clinical Coordinator at Ortho Colorado, you will work as the charge RN within an 8-suite department averaging 450–550+ procedures monthly. You will directly coordinate day-to-day operations while collaborating with surgeons to facilitate optimale procedural flow. Beyond clinical practice, this role involves; staff scheduling and supporting leadership in long-term operational success.

OrthoColorado Hospital is Colorado's only orthopedic specialty hospital and is designed specifically for the orthopedic patient. With such a specialized facility and team of experts, we have the utmost in experience and understanding of the needs of orthopedic patients meaning better outcomes, increased patient satisfaction and a reduced risk of infection or complications. Located on the St. Anthony Medical Campus, OrthoColorado Hospital is a joint venture between physician investors and CommonSpirit Mountain Region. Our state-of-the-art facility features a 48-bed inpatient unit, including six intermediate care beds and eight operating rooms. All members of our team from pre-operative care through recovery and our in-patient nurses are specialty trained in orthopedics. Our surgeons are renowned for their talent, knowledge and experience in their orthopedic specialties and subspecialties. Having a team with a focused background and years of experience allow our employees to provide an unprecedented level of care, resulting in the best outcomes and experience for our patients.

Pay Range

$41.74 - $66.25 /hour