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Penrose Hospital·Colorado Springs, Colorado
Registered Nurse Operating Room · $33 - $60/hr
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Shaded band: the middle 50% of 244 posted nursing roles in Colorado Springs, Colorado rates. This role sits in the 47th percentile.
Pay for this role is about 2% below the Colorado Springs, Colorado median for nursing roles.
The Registered Nurse will facilitate and collaborate with the healthcare team to meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of surgical patients. Responsibilities include assessing patient needs, implementing care plans, and documenting clinical interventions in accordance with nursing standards.
Where You’ll Work The Surgery Department at Penrose Hospital, one of our proud Magnet® hospitals, has 16 OR suites and performs 40 cases per day.
We specialize in heart, vascular, general, gynecology, urology, ortho, spine, neuro, plastics, robotics, and trauma procedures on adult patients only.
Our department's mission is to provide the best possible patient care.
People would want to join our team due to teamwork, culture, and CNOR certification pay.
We are looking for dedicated, hard-working team players.
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.
Use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making.
Promote, advocate, and collaborate to protect the health and safety and rights of each patient.
Provide patient/family education through assessment of patient/family learning readiness, needs, and ability.
Candidates must hold an Associate Degree in Nursing or a Nursing Diploma and possess a valid RN license in the state of employment. One year of experience is preferred, and the role requires the ability to perform medium physical work.
Provide teaching and evaluate effectiveness of teaching.
We are offering a $20,000 sign on bonus in addition to up to $8,000 relocation assistance to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.
Job Requirements Required Associates Degree in Nursing; Nursing Diploma or by endorsement RN License in state of employment Physical Requirements: Medium Work exert/lift up to 50 lbs. force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs. frequently, and/or up to 10lbs. constantly Preferred Bachelors Degree in Nursing One (1) year experience
Market context
Operating room registered nurses remain important to Colorado hospitals and surgical centers, where perioperative experience, an active RN license, and specialty credentials can strengthen candidacy. This role lists an Associate Degree in Nursing, with one year of experience and a BSN preferred, plus sign-on, certification, and clinical ladder benefits. The platform’s AI-summarized requirements and benefits, drawn from the original description, can reduce research time; confirm license and specialty expectations before applying.