Orthopedic Surgery RN Program Coordinator in Brighton, CO

Registered Nurse Program Coordinator Ortho Surgery

Job Description:

The House Supervisor is responsible for supervision of hospital activities and coordination between patient care areas and other departments for the delivery of safe and appropriate patient care for a specific shift.

Ortho Surgery RN Program Coordinator Opportunities at the Brand-New Lutheran Hospital!!!

Come bring your Ortho Surgery experience to Lutheran!! This is an exciting opportunity to join a new department at Lutheran Hospital. Be one of the first leaders on the team and work with a creative and hardworking close-knit group of Surgeons and Ortho OR RN professionals.

Lutheran is in close proximity to I-70 and minutes away from outdoor recreation for you to enjoy your days off!!

Wheat Ridge has wonderful parks, open spaces and trails for free, year-round outdoor recreation opportunities including:

• Biking

• Bird-viewing

• Boating

• Fishing

• Hiking

You. 

You bring your body, mind, heart and spirit to your work as an Ortho Surgery Registered Nurse Program Coordinator.

You know how to stay organized and move fast. You respond calmly in high pressure situations.

You’re generous with your thoughts, your partnerships, and especially your passion for patient care.

You’re great at what you do, but you want to be part of something even greater. Because you believe that while individuals can be strong, the right team is invincible.

Us. 

Lutheran Hospital has served the Wheat Ridge and surrounding communities for more than 100 years. It has evolved from humble beginnings as a tuberculosis sanitarium into one of the best hospitals in the country, including its Level II trauma designation. Lutheran opened a brand new facility in 2024 to give community members greater access to life saving emergency services. Conveniently located by I-70, Lutheran welcomes patients from all over the Denver Metro area. Our Operating Room boasts 9 surgical suites with one heart room and one cystoscopy room. Main OR specialties include: OB-GYN, Orthopedics (largest service line), General Surgery, Cardiac, Neuro, ENT, Urology, Plastics and Podiatry. We also have DaVinci robotics on-site.

We are proud to be a Heart and Neurovascular Center, an accredited Chest Pain Center, a Comprehensive Stroke Center, and a Level II Trauma Center.

Lutheran Hospital is part of Intermountain Health, a faith-based, nonprofit healthcare organization that focuses on person-centered care. Our 249-bed community-based hospital has been awarded the highest national recognition possible for nursing excellence - Magnet designation - by the ANCC. We are proud to extend the mission of Intermountain Health by providing comprehensive, specialty care to the poor, the vulnerable, our communities and each other. Dating back to 1905, we are proud of the rich history and inspiring mission our hospital has embodied for over 110 years.

Benefits are one of the ways we encourage health for you and your family. Our generous package includes medical, dental and vision coverage. But health is more than a well-working body: it encompasses body, mind and social well-being. To that end, we’ve launched a Healthy Living program to address your holistic health. Healthy Living includes financial incentives, digital tools, tobacco cessation, classes, counseling and paid time off. We also offer financial wellness tools and retirement planning.

We. 

Together we’ll align mission and careers, values and workplace. We’ll honor each other’s dignity and surpass the standards we set. We’ll encourage joy, demand safety and take pride in our integrity.

We’ll laugh at each other’s jokes (even the bad ones). We’ll hello and high five. We’ll celebrate milestones and acknowledge the value of spirituality in healing.

We’re proud of what we know, which includes how much there is to learn.

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

Your day.

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/ as warranted.

• 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.

Your experience.

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

Preferred: 

• 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

Your next move.

Now that you know more about being an OR RN Clinical Coordinator on our team we hope you’ll join us. At Intermountain Health you’ll reaffirm every day how much you love this work, and why you were called to it in the first place.

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• 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.

Location:

Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital

Work City:

Wheat Ridge

Work State:

Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

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

$44.42 - $65.70

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.

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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