Charge Nurse - Operating Room (Nights) *$18,000 Retention Agreement

Charge Nurse
- Operating Room (Nights)

We are recruiting for a mission-driven Charge Nurse
- Operating Room (Nights) to join our team!

Our Values

Respect | Belonging | Accountability | Transparency

Department

The Denver Health Inpatient Operating Room is an 11-room, highly specialized surgical unit that provides 24/7 surgical care to patients with complex and high-acuity needs. Serving the community of Denver, the State of Colorado, and surrounding states, the unit supports a full spectrum of surgical services through continuous staffing, which minimizes the need for call while maintaining exceptional patient care.

Staffed by a highly experienced and skilled clinical team, the Inpatient OR specializes in a wide range of surgery services, including:

• General surgery
• Trauma
• Spine and Neurosurgery
• Bariatric
• Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT)
• Genitourinary and Gynecology (GU/GYN)
• Plastics and Hand
• Gender affirmation
• Pediatrics
• Oral maxillofacial and Dental
• Ophthalmology
• Orthopedics
• Oncology
• Vascular surgery

The unit also houses a state-of-the-art Hybrid Operating Room, allowing for advanced image-guided vascular and endovascular procedures.

Additionally, the Denver Health Bariatric Surgery Center—located within the inpatient OR—is the only MBSAQIP-certified (Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program) hospital in Denver serving both adolescents (ages 16–20) and adults (ages 21–65).

The nurse-to-patient ratio in the Inpatient OR is 1:1, ensuring highly personalized surgical care.

A limited number of candidates are eligible for a $18,000 retention agreement as part of our commitment to attracting and retaining top talent. Eligibility requires 2+ years of OR experience, 1+ year of recent Level I trauma experience preferred, and Charge Nurse experience within the past 6 months.

Job Summary

The Charge Nurse, with minimal direction, supervises nursing and support staff in an inpatient unit, specialty clinic, or treatment programs in various patient care settings. The Charge Nurse adheres to the American Nurses Association (ANA) standards of professional nursing and performance, and the ANA Code of Ethics (2015) to provide care to all patients. Applies critical thinking, evidence-based policies, procedures, guidelines and competence to collaborate with the health care team to promote excellence in patient safety and quality outcomes.

Utilizes the Theory of Human Caring and Caritas in daily practice.

Essential Functions:

• Operations Management:
  Oversee department/unit for assigned shift employing clinical and managerial skills to care for patients while also providing guidance and leadership to other nurses who are working with patients including but not limited to preparing daily staffing assignments, mentoring staff, evaluating performance, facilitating patient flow, admissions, and discharges. (40%)
• Patient Assessment:
  Assess the needs of individuals, families and/or communities to identify potential health or safety problems, Instruct individuals and families on health education and disease prevention and after care (20%)
• Treatment and Evaluation:
  Consult and coordinate with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care. Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity, develop and modify patient care plans as indicated by patient's responses and conditions. Prepare patients for, and assist with examinations and treatments (20%)
• Medication administration, documentation and reassessment (10%)
• Monitor, record and report symptoms and changes in patient's condition and vital signs (10%)

Education:

• Associate's Degree Required

Work Experience:

• 1-3 years Professional nursing experience in a patient care setting Required

Licenses:

• RN-Registered Nurse - DORA
  - Department of Regulatory Agencies Required
• BLS-Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) - AHA
  - American Heart Association or American Red Cross Required
• ACLS-Advanced Cardiac Life Support - AHA
  - American Heart Association Required
• Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR)- Preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Adherence to Standards of Professional Nursing Practice/ Process / Performance [ANA Standards addendum- signed] and…