RN Operating Room Heart Team

Qualified external applicants with at least six months of direct RN experience are eligible for a $20,000 sign-on bonus! To be eligible, you must be hired into a full-time or part-time position; PRN positions are not eligible. Some exclusions apply. Based on your location, you may also be eligible for an additional relocation bonus up to $10,000.

About the role

Nurses are at the heartbeat of our organization and your time will be spent in a supportive, team environment with resources to help you flourish and leaders who care about your success. We offer Certification pay and a Clinical Career Ladder to help you grow and recognize your contributions to clinical excellence! Here, you will help advance modern nursing by providing your skills, experience, and commitment to compassionate care. The impact you make in our faith-based, mission-driven culture will cultivate excellence and achieve professional fulfillment united in humankindness.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate, communicate, and collaborate with both the healthcare team and the patient/family to identify and meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the patient.
• Promote the optimal health, well-being, and safety of the patient through use of the nursing process and in accordance with patient care standards, guidelines, and the State Nurse Practice Act.
• Demonstrate personal accountability for relationship-based care, organizational mission, and core values.
• Circulate and/or scrub on Heart Team cases.
• Primarily work on General, Ortho (trauma), Neuro, Spine, Eyes, ENT, GU, Robotics (DaVinci XI/SI), Vascular, Endovascular, Cardiac, and Trauma OB/GYN cases.
• Provide breaks and/or additional supplies and sterile instruments as needed during operations.
• Assist with room turnover and restocking for next day's cases.
• Act as an advocate for the patient before, during, and after surgery.

Our facility includes 17 OR suites, including 1 trauma room, a hybrid room, a designated CVOR, and a Cystoscopy Suite, handling approximately 450-500 cases per month.

Requirements

• Associate's Degree in Nursing required; Nursing Diploma or by endorsement.
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred.
• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required for new graduates, preferred for experienced RNs.
• One year of experience preferred.
• Nursing skills and knowledge base specific to specialty.
• RN License required; current state nursing licenses or valid RN license from a participating state in the National Licensure Compact.
• Medium Work - exert up to 50 lbs force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs frequently, and/or up to 10 lbs constantly.

Previous OR experience is required. Previous CVOR/Heart Team experience is preferred.

Schedule

• 40 hours per week with variable shifts based on surgical volume and unit needs.
• Call required, including rotating call for evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.
• 30-minute callback radius required.

Where You'll Work

Located in Lakewood, Colorado, St. Anthony Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center providing a full range of medical specialties and health care services to Denver and the surrounding region. Our state-of-the-art medical campus is the home base for Flight For Life Colorado. With four trauma rooms, including the T-10 room, and a dedicated field-to-surgery suite ready 24/7, our staff can provide life-saving care to the most severely ill and injured patients.

In 2023, we received Magnet designation, awarded to only 10 percent of hospitals worldwide. We have also earned numerous awards and certifications 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, and the American College of Radiology.

At St. Anthony Hospital, we combine a heritage of expert care with the latest in technology and innovation. Practice to the top of your profession in trauma, cardiology, stroke, neurosciences, breast imaging, cancer/oncology care, surgery, and more.

Pay

$33.15 - $59.67 per hour