Operating Room Registered Nurse
Denver, Colorado
HCA HealthONE Swedish CO

Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room (OR)

Location: Denver, Colorado
Employment Type: Travel
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Hours per Week: 36

Unit Information

• Main OR with 14 operating rooms (including 1 Hybrid CV OR, 1 Cysto, and 12 multipurpose ORs)
• 408-bed hospital
• Staff includes approximately 60 full-time equivalents: OR RNs, CSTs, PCTs, Anesthesia Techs, Service Line Lead RN, Tech Service Line Coordinator, Clinical Charge RNs, Director, VP
• Day shift: 14-16 RNs and 14-16 CSTs, plus 2 Clinical Charge RNs
• Night shift: 1 Clinical Charge RN, 1 OR RN, 1 CST, with call teams for Neuro, CVOR, and General surgery
• Patient ratio: 1:1
• Equipment: Standard OR equipment, Stryker video systems
• Electronic Medical Record system: Meditech

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Colorado
• Minimum 2 years of Operating Room (OR) experience
• Operating Room experience within the last year
• Current ACLS certification
• Current BLS certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Acute care experience in a hospital setting

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience circulating and scrubbing in the OR
• Experience with Meditech EMR system

Typical Procedures Performed

• Angioplasty
• Appendectomy
• Biopsy
• Orthopedic and spine surgeries
• No transplant procedures

Work Schedule and On-Call

• Day shift hours: 7 AM to 5 PM
• On-call required 1 day per week from 5 PM to 7 PM
• Weekend on-call once every 6 weeks if the orthopedic surgeon is on-call

Ideal Candidate Attributes

• Prioritizes patient experience
• Communicates effectively with staff and providers
• Adaptable to change

Additional Notes

• Competitive market; unit offers exposure to new equipment and technology
• Experienced and tenured staff support the unit environment