Registered Nurse/Surgery Fulltime-$34.29-$51.42 per hour - $3,000 Sign On Bonus at Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center – Walsenburg, Colorado

Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center is seeking a compassionate, detail-oriented Registered Nurse (RN) to join our dynamic Surgical Services team. This role is primarily focused on Circulating Nurse responsibilities but also plays an important part in pre-operative preparation, post-operative recovery, and outpatient infusion services.

Position: Surgery RN (Circular focused)

Pay: $34.29-$51.42 per hour depending on experience and qualifications.

Sign On Bonus: $3,000

Schedule: Tuesday through Friday (with occasional Mondays) (no weekends, no holidays and no call required)

Minimum Required Education/Experience: Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from an accredited learning institution. Minimum of three years work experience in direct nursing care is preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the patient advocate during surgical procedures, ensuring safety, dignity, and comfort at all times.
• Prepare the operating room by verifying required equipment, instruments, and supplies.
• Collaborate closely with surgeons, anesthesia providers, and scrub personnel to maintain a sterile, efficient, and organized operative environment.
• Accurately document intraoperative care in the electronic health record.
• Anticipate the needs of the surgical team and respond promptly to changes throughout the procedure.
• Adhere to strict infection control and safety protocols in compliance with hospital and regulatory standards.
  

• Prepare patients for surgery, including assessments, education, and pre-operative readiness.
• Recover patients after surgery in accordance with PACU standards, monitoring vital signs, pain, and overall stability.
• Conduct pre-anesthesia screening calls to ensure patient readiness and address questions before the day of surgery.
• Perform weekly outpatient infusions, primarily on Tuesdays, ensuring safe medication administration and patient monitoring.
  

Pre-Employment Knowledge, Abilities and Skills:

• Demonstrated knowledge, skill and understanding of nurse role in a surgical setting.

• Advanced skill in patient safety in surgery setting; assume role as patient advocate.

• Advanced skill in clinical judgement, observation, knowledge and assessments with the ability to foresee needs that are essential to the success of the operation/surgery.

• Demonstrated ability to recognize and respond to opportunities for improvement through continual learning, changes in approach based on situation and professional practice behavior.

• Ability to operate general office equipment including computer software applications (e-mail, scheduling software, electronic health records, etc.)

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills. Exhibits professionalism in completing the circulating nurse role.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with the public, other agencies, employees and administration.

Note: An acceptable combination of education, training and experience that provides the above knowledge, abilities and skills may be substituted.

Necessary Special Requirements: Must obtain annual flu vaccination and any job-specific immunizations. Required to complete Tuberculosis testing/screening.

Licenses or Certificates: Valid state license as an RN. Current Basic Life Support/CPR certification, Pediatric Advanced Life Support/PALS certification and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support/ACLS certification (may be obtained at facility)

Benefits:

All Employees are eligible for:

· Employee Assistance Program

· 403B retirement fund options (employer match after one year of employment)

· Cafeteria Meal Discount

Full and part-time positions are eligible for:

· Medical benefits including telehealth options

· Dental and vision benefits

· Basic life insurance and AD&D (employer paid)

· Supplemental Life/AD&D

· Paid Time Off

· Short-term disability (employer paid)

· Critical Illness Insurance

· Accident Insurance

· Legal Insurance

· Identity protection

· Tour of Duty (Paid temporary housing for those who qualify)

If you’re considering joining our team this position will be open for a minimum of 5 days or until filled.