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Registered Nurse Same Day Surgery

Intermountain Health·San Jose, California

$37 - $57/hr·Full Time·On Site·0-2 yrs·Posted 12 days ago
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About the role

The Registered Nurse is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care within a Same Day Surgery setting. This includes coordinating with interdisciplinary teams and managing patient flow to ensure safe and efficient surgical outcomes.

Job Description

The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of patients. The staff RN utilizes the nursing process by use of technology, therapeutic intervention, evidence-based practice and coordination of care with other health team members.

Same Day Surgery Registered Nurse – Good Samaritan Hospital (Colorado)

Join a collaborative Same Day Surgery team in a modern hospital setting dedicated to delivering exceptional patient care. This role is ideal for nurses seeking meaningful work, professional growth, and an outstanding Colorado lifestyle.

Benefits

& Perks:

  • Supportive Same Day Surgery environment focused on safe, efficient patient care
  • Strong interdisciplinary collaboration with surgery, anesthesia, and nursing teams
  • Modern perioperative spaces designed for comfort, efficiency, and excellent patient outcomes
  • Opportunity to care for a diverse patient population across a variety of surgical specialties
  • Ongoing learning, professional development, and career growth opportunities
  • Culture that values teamwork, communication, and work‑life balance

Local Attractions Within 5 Minutes

  • Scenic parks and walking paths perfect for fresh‑air breaks
  • Local cafés and restaurants offering convenient dining options
  • Fitness centers and wellness studios supporting an active lifestyle
  • Shopping and everyday conveniences close to the hospital

Build a rewarding Same Day Surgery nursing career in a welcoming Colorado community where professional growth, meaningful patient care, and an active lifestyle come together.

Schedule

  • Four 10-hour shifts per week
  • Monday through Friday
  • 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Participation in call rotation is required

Essential Functions

Assess: Performs appropriate assessment of physical, social, and psychological status (including cognitive, communicative, and developmental skills as appropriate). Seeks and evaluates information acquired from other members of interdisciplinary team: patient, family, physician, non-nursing disciplines, support staff, others.

Plan: Uses assessment information and critical thinking skills to collaboratively develop individualized plan of care. Actively seeks patient, family, team, and physician involvement to develop plan of care including needed education. Collaboratively plans and prepares patients for further support needs once the current episode of care outcomes are met (i.e., teaching, referrals, and follow-up).

Implement: Directs the interdisciplinary care team via delegation, coordination, and collaboration as appropriate. Provides or delegates care consistent with plan of care, guidelines of care and professional licensure provisions. Demonstrates the ability to set priorities and to coordinate and organize patient care delivery through effectively managing time, supplies, and resources.

Evaluate: Evaluates patient response to interventions through review of achievement of goals, clinical outcomes, patient, and family satisfaction. Revises plan of care as indicated and reassesses changes as appropriate.

Professionalism: Promotes nursing profession and participate in development of others. Integrates legal and ethical standards into practice, complies with regulatory standards, practices within scope of licensure, provides accurate & timely documentation, and understands legal implications of care delivery.

Skills

  • Patient Care Delivery
  • Nursing Fundamentals
  • Interdisciplinary Teams
  • Documentations
  • Professional Etiquette
  • Accountability
  • Patient Care Coordination
  • Communication
  • Patient Evaluation
  • Critical Thinking

Minimum Qualifications

  • Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in state of practice. Valid compact licenses must be transferred to the state of practice within 60 days of the start of employment.
  • RNs with less than 12 months of experience must obtain their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) within four (4) years of their hire date.
  • Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.
  • Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN). Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required as of the job description's last update on 4/27/2025. Employees hired or promoted prior to this date will be held to the minimum requirements that were in place at the time of their promotion or hire.

Physical Requirements

  • Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
  • Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
  • Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
  • Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
  • Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)
  • May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.
  • For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Location

Good Samaritan Hospital

Work City

Lafayette

Work State

Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$37.45 - $57.29

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here [https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/benefits].

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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Posting details

Employment type
Full Time
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
0-2 yrs
Salary
$37 - $57/hr
Location
San Jose, California
Posted
Jul 16, 2026
Closes
Aug 2, 2026
Application
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Hiring organization

Intermountain Health

Headquartered in Utah with locations in six primary states and additional operations across the western U.S., Intermountain Health is a nonprofit system of 34 hospitals, 400+ clinics, a medical group of more than 5,100 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a health...

Salary listed on 843 jobs
IndustryHospitals and Health Care
TypeNonprofit
Size10,001+ employees
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