Registered Nurse Program Coordinator Ortho Surgery

Ortho Surgery RN Program Coordinator

Join the brand-new Lutheran Hospital — a 249-bed community-based hospital with a Level II trauma designation, located on I-70 in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Lutheran has opened a brand-new facility in 2024 to give community members greater access to lifesaving emergency services. The Operating Room boasts 9 surgical suites with one heart room and one cystoscopy room. Main OR specialties include OB‑GYN, Orthopedics, General Surgery, Cardiac, Neuro, ENT, Urology, Plastics and Podiatry.

The hospital also has DaVinci robotics on‑site and is proud to be a Heart and Neurovascular Center, an accredited Chest Pain Center, a Comprehensive Stroke Center, and a Level II Trauma Center.

As an Ortho OR RN Clinical Coordinator, you need to know how to supervise, lead, role model, and coordinate the activities of personnel engaged in providing excellent patient focused care & supporting physician practices through the provision of integrated, effective & innovative nursing practices & related medical services. Supervise daily staffing and productivity in assigned area/department. Assure appropriate staff assignments and schedule and seek resources as needed.

• Serve as role model, mentor, and supervisor of staff.
• Act as a leadership and clinical resource for assigned area/department. Support associates in resolving patient and unit/department issues, concerns, and complaints. Escalate issues as needed.
• Participate in a leadership role in performance improvement activities, new initiatives, and other unit functions.
• Participate in interviewing and selection of assigned personnel.
• Proactively seek opportunities to identify and implement methods to improve financial outcomes, patient care and outcomes, and associate and physician engagement.
• Perform the responsibilities of a RN, as needed.
• Demonstrate and promote exemplary service orientation to patients, members, providers, & staff.
• Oversee training of personnel and ensure orientation to policies, procedures & expectations.
• Ensure that the training activities incorporate all applicable policies, local, state & federal laws & regulations, & accreditation standards.
• Participate with managing associate performance, including motivating, coaching and counseling on immediate performance issues, recommending appropriate action, disciplining, and advising leadership on terminations.
• Support department leadership in issue/conflict resolution, developing performance improvement plans, and administering the discipline process.
• Assess & develop recommendations for new or revised general or nursing policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Partner with the physician leaders in creating a culture of commitment to patient focused service, excellent support of physician practices, innovation, compliance, ethics and integrity.
• Assist with managing staff, projects, budgets, and other related leadership activities.

We hire people, not resumes. But we also expect excellence, which is why we require:

• BSN from an accredited program
• Current Colorado RN license or compact license with the ability to obtain Colorado RN license
• Current BLS certification endorsed by the American Heart Association or the ability to obtain within sixty (60) days of hire (with prior approval; ACLS/NRP/PALS as appropriate for unit or service)
• Minimum of three (3) years of RN experience

• 3-5 Years Ortho or Neuro Surgery Circulating Experience in a Level I or II hospital setting
• At least one year RN coordinator or Charge RN experience
• Current specialty certification(s) as appropriate for unit or service

• Schedule:
  
  Choose from one of the below shifts
  • Days – Five – 8hr Shifts or Four – 10hr Shifts
  • Call Shifts required
• Eligible for Call Shift Differential plus Base Pay!
• May stack Differentials – ie Call shift, evening, weekend, etc
• The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $44.42 - $65.70

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…