RN Operating Room Neuro Team

CommonSpirit Health; Lakewood (CO); On-site; USD 50,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health's St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, CO seeks an experienced RN on the Neuro Specialty Team to provide circulating support across neurosurgery, working with a dedicated team to deliver safe, patient-centered care.

You will assess patient needs, participate in planning and interventions (IVs, wound care, specimen collection), and document outcomes. PRN schedule with variable days; 5 shifts every 6 weeks and 2 holidays; no call required.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma; RN license required.
• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing; new grads welcomed.
• RN License current in state or NLN Compact participating state.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs.
• Evaluate patient responses and intervene for optimal outcomes.
• Develop and implement care plans; collaborate with interdisciplinary team.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Compassion

Education

Associate degree in Nursing

Nursing Diploma

Endorsement (RN)

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our RN, you will assume responsibility for facilitating, communicating, and collaborating with the healthcare team and patient/family to meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the patient, advancing modern nursing through compassionate care. Every day you will promote optimal patient health, well-being, and safety through the nursing process, adhering to patient care standards, guidelines, and the State Nurse Practice Act, and demonstrating personal accountability for relationship-based care and our organizational mission. To be successful in this role, you will be a Registered Nurse with a commitment to compassionate, high-quality patient care, strong communication and collaboration skills, and the ability to apply the nursing process effectively within a supportive, mission-driven environment.

• Assess 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.
• Demonstrate competency in a variety of therapeutic/diagnostic interventions including, but not limited to, IV’s, incision/wound care, medication administration, catheterization, and specimen collections.
• Thorough and confidential maintenance of patient charts and records.
• Document ongoing status, interventions, patient response and outcomes in an accurate, timely manner.

Shift Differential and specialty team differential available.

Schedule – PRN – variable days of week and start times per Surgical Volume and Current Unit needs. TBD with OR manager during interviews.

Per policy PRN requires a minimum availability for 5 shifts in a 6 week schedule block and 2 holidays per year.

Call not required.

Required

Job Requirements

• Associates Degree in Nursing; Nursing Diploma or by endorsement
• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required for new graduates, preferred for experienced RNs
• RN License required; Current state nursing licenses or valid RN license from a participating state in the National Licensure Compact

Preferred

• Previous OR experience highly preferred
• Previous Experience with Neurological Surgeries highly preferred
• One year of Nursing experience
• Bachelors Degree in Nursing

Where You’ll Work

Registered Nurses on the Neuro Specialty Team at St. Anthony Hospital provide dedicated circulating support for the neurosurgery service line within our 17-suite surgical department. This facility manages an average of 900-950 cases per month, including specialized procedures in General, Ortho (Trauma), Spine, Eyes, ENT, GU, Robotics (DaVinci XI/SI), Vascular, Endovascular, Cardiac, and Trauma OB/GYN.

While the Neuro team focuses on the neurosurgery service, all staff are cross-trained to support other surgical specialties, and you may float to the main OR to assist as departmental volume dictates. Daily operational duties include providing intraoperative support by delivering sterile instruments and supplies, facilitating timely room turnovers, restocking for the following day’s cases, and providing break coverage for other team members. As a member of the surgical team, you will act as a consistent patient advocate throughout the perioperative experience.

Located in Lakewood, Colorado, St. Anthony Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center where we provide a full range of medical specialties and health-care services to Denver and the surrounding region through our state-of-the-art medical campus and home base for Flight For Life Colorado. With four trauma rooms including the T-10 room, a dedicated field-to-surgery suite ready 24/7 for trauma surgeons and specially trained teams, our staff can provide life-saving care to the most severely ill and injured patients. In 2023, we received our exciting Magnet designation! We are so proud of our staff for this achievement, which is awarded to only 10 percent of hospitals around the world. Numerous other awards, certifications, and accreditations have been granted to us from the American Heart Association; Chest Pain Center (CPC); American College of Cardiology; The Joint Commission’s National Quality Approval; the Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award; NAPBC Accreditation; American College of Radiology and many others. At St. Anthony Hospital. We combine a heritage of expert care with the latest in technology and innovation. If you’re looking to be part of a fast-paced environment where you can practice to the top of your profession in trauma, cardiology, stroke, neurosciences, breast imaging, cancer/oncology care, surgery and more, we invite you to apply.

Pay Range

$36.59 - $60.38 /hour