Operating Room Nurse

Company: UCHealth
Location: Fort Collins
Posted on: April 12, 2025

Job Description:

Operating Room Nurse at UCHealth summary:
The Operating Room Nurse at UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital provides direct patient care in a multidisciplinary team environment, focusing on perioperative practices across various surgical specialties. Responsibilities include utilizing the nursing process to prioritize safety and quality care, while also supporting new healthcare professionals through precepting. The position offers competitive pay, full-time hours, and a comprehensive benefits package, including educational assistance.
Description

Location: UCHealth UCHlth Poudre Valley Hospital, US:CO:Fort Collins

Department: 12 bed Operating Room (OR) - Ortho, General, GYN, Urology, Robotics, ENT/Plastics, Podiatry, Spine, and Small Vascular

FTE: Full Time, 0.9, 72.00 hours per pay period (2 weeks)

Shift: Nights

Pay: $60.00 per hour plus travel package/stipend

LOCAL RN Traveler contract options available for those who reside within 75 miles

13 week assignments available - extension options

Minimum Requirements:

• CO RN license or eNLC privileges
• 1-year experience
• BLS - BLS through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer with card in-hand before start date.
  
  At UCHealth, We Improve Lives
  
  Picture yourself on a dynamic team improving lives in the following way(s):
  
  
  • Provides top of scope practice in direct patient care utilizing the nursing process
  • Values a multidisciplinary team approach to achieve exceptional outcomes
  • Prioritizes wellness, a patient perspective and evidence-based practice
  • Models proficiency through precepting those new to healthcare and/or UCHealth
  • Welcomes new knowledge in a fast paced, innovative clinical environment
  • Contributes to secure safety and quality at the point of care
    Perioperative:
    
    
    • Direct care includes practice Perioperative, PACU (Post Anesthesia Care Unit) or Operating Room levels of care
    • AORN and ABPANC core curriculum and certifications standards are included in evidence-based care models
      
      We improve lives. In big ways through learning, healing, and discovery. In small, personal ways through human connection. But in all ways, we improve lives.
      
      UCHealth invests in its Workforce.
      
      UCHealth offers their employees a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package:
      
      
      • Medical, dental and vision coverage including coverage for eligible dependents
      • 403(b) with employer matching contributions
      • Time away from work: paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence; start your employment at UCHealth with PTO in your bank
      • Employer-paid basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage with buy-up coverage options
      • Employer paid short term disability and long-term disability with buy-up coverage options
      • Wellness benefits
      • Full suite of voluntary benefits such as flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care, health savings accounts (available with HD/HSA medical plan only), identity theft protection, pet insurance, and employee discount programs
      • Education benefits for employees, including the opportunity to be eligible for 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees. Other programs may qualify for up to $5,250 pre-paid by UCHealth or in the form of tuition reimbursement each calendar year
        UCHealth always welcomes talent. This position will be open for a minimum of three days and until a top applicant is identified.
        
        UCHealth recognizes and appreciates the rich array of talents and perspectives that equal employment and diversity can offer our institution. As an equal opportunity employer, UCHealth is committed to making all employment decisions based on valid requirements. No applicant shall be discriminated against in any terms, conditions or privileges of employment or otherwise be discriminated against because of the individual's race, color, national origin, language, culture, ethnicity, age, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, socioeconomic status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state, or local law. UCHealth does not discriminate against any qualified applicant with a disability as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable accommodations, when they do not impose an undue hardship on the organization.
        
        Who We Are (uchealth.org)
        
        Keywords:
        Operating Room Nurse, surgical nursing, patient care, perioperative nursing, BLS certification, nursing career, UCHealth, nurse job, hospital employment, multidisciplinary team
        

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