Career Center

You.

You bring your body, mind, heart and spirit to your work as an OR Nurse.

Youâ™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.

St. Maryâ™s Medical Center is home to twelve state-of-the-art surgical suites, and two DaVinci Robots, with a Cardiovascular Hybrid OR opened in Fall 2018. We are a Level-II trauma center which functions as a Level-I because we are the largest most specialized hospital between Denver and Salt Lake City.  Our service lines include:  Bariatrics, Robotics, General Surgery, Orthopedics including Ortho-Trauma and Ortho-Spine, Neuro-surgery, OB-GYN, Cardiovascular and Thoracic (including open heart), ENT, Plastics, Pediatrics, and Urology. We pride ourselves in providing the finest, most advanced, personalized patient care in Western Colorado.Offering four ten hour shifts per week,1100 -2130 plus call and weekend rotation.

St. Maryâ™s Medical Center is part of SCL Health, a faith-based, nonprofit healthcare organization that focuses on person-centered care. Our 346-bed regional medical center is in Grand Junction, one of the most beautiful places on earth. Our mission is to bring health and hope to the poor, the vulnerable, our communities and each other.

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, weâ™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 weâ™ll align mission and careers, values and workplace.

Weâ™ll encourage joy, demand safety and take pride in our integrity.

Weâ™ll celebrate milestones and acknowledge the value of spirituality in healing.

Your day.

As an OR Nurse you know that every day is different, which is why you need to know how to:

• Recognize and address urgent and emergent surgical situations


• Foster continuity and quality of care in the best interests of patients 


• Assess and monitor patientsâ™ medical status while in the OR


• Function as an integral part of the clinical team


• Follow hospital, regulatory, policy and professional guidelines


• Communicate professionally and effectively with patients and the OR team

Your experience.

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

• ASN/ADN or BSN from an accredited program


• BSN required within 4 years of your hire unless you have a minimum of 15 years of proven, continuous, acute care experience


• Current Colorado RN license


• Current BLS certification endorsed by the American Heart Association


• Two years of OR nursing experience, preferred

Your next move.

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

Join our highly skilled team and call one of Coloradoâ™s best kept secrets your home. Enjoy diverse year round recreation including skiing, rafting the CO River, hunting, fishing the 400 lakes on beautiful Grand Mesa, mountain biking, golf, and hiking. Embrace the awe inspiring landscapes of the Colorado National Monument and enjoy the bountiful gifts of Coloradoâ™s wine country. just minutes from work. Advance your career with us at St. Maryâ™s and discover the magic that is Western Colorado!