Registered Nurse Operating Room

Job Summary:

The Registered Nurse in the Operating Room is responsible for providing skilled nursing care across all areas of the surgery department including Pre/Post op, Circulating, PACU, and Endoscopy. This role involves working with specialties such as OBGYN, Orthopedics, GI/General Surgery, ENT, Pain, and Dental. The nurse will perform patient assessments, medication administration, treatment planning, and collaborate closely with the interdisciplinary team to ensure optimal patient outcomes in a fast-paced surgical environment.

• Active Registered Nurse license in the state of practice.
• Minimum of 2 years nursing experience, preferably in surgical or acute care settings.
• Strong clinical assessment, medication administration, and treatment planning skills.
• Experience with surgical specialties including OBGYN, Orthopedics, GI/General Surgery, ENT, Pain, and Dental.
• Proficiency with Epic electronic medical records system.
• Excellent communication and interdisciplinary team collaboration skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-acuity surgical environment.

• Experience in PACU, Endoscopy, or specialized surgical nursing roles.
• Additional certifications related to perioperative nursing or specialty areas.
• Ability to float between units within the surgical department.

• On-call requirement with variable weekend and night shifts, approximately 8 shifts per month.
• Weekend work required every 3rd or 4th weekend depending on rotation and time off requests.
• Patient to nurse ratios range from 1:1 to 1:4 depending on unit and patient acuity.
• Position floats between surgical units as needed.
• 48-hour work weeks are not approved.

• Standard schedule is 5 days per week, 8-hour shifts.
• Possibility of 4 days per week, 10-hour shifts depending on department needs.
• Schedules include rotating weekend assignments and on-call shifts.