Operating Room (OR) Registered Nurse (RN)

About the role

The Operating Room (OR) Registered Nurse (RN) provides specialized perioperative care within a dynamic, high-acuity environment. Working in an 11-room operating suite with a 14-bed PACU, the RN delivers patient-centered care across a broad spectrum of surgical specialties, including general, cardiothoracic, vascular, endovascular, plastic, ophthalmology, genitourinary, gynecology, neurosurgery, orthopedic, ENT, and robotic procedures. The OR RN is integral to the surgical team, serving as both a circulating nurse and scrub nurse, maintaining a safe, sterile environment, assisting surgeons, and ensuring seamless patient care throughout the surgical process.

Responsibilities

• Delivers patient-centered care across a broad spectrum of surgical specialties, including general, cardiothoracic, vascular, endovascular, plastic, ophthalmology, genitourinary, gynecology, neurosurgery, orthopedic, ENT, and robotic.
• Serves as both a circulating nurse and scrub nurse, maintaining a safe, sterile environment, assisting surgeons, and ensuring seamless patient care throughout the surgical process.
• Assesses the physiological, psychosocial health status of the perioperative patient and supports the care of the intra-operative and postoperative patients.
• Follows AORN Standards of Care, including completing paperwork and answering questions about surgery, monitoring patient conditions, selecting and passing instruments and supplies to the surgeon, managing the operating room, educating patients on recovery, and maintaining the sterile field.
• Ensures compliance with BLS and ACLS certifications from the American Heart Association (AHA).
• Maintains an unrestricted license to practice nursing in the United States or the District of Columbia.

Requirements

• Minimum of three (3) years of current nursing experience.
• Prior OR experience required.

Skills

• Ability to circulate and scrub on a variety of surgical procedures including general, cardiothoracic, vascular, endovascular, plastic, ophthalmology, genitourinary, gynecology, neurosurgery, orthopedic, ENT, and robotic.
• Experience with BLS and ACLS certifications from the American Heart Association (AHA).
• Unrestricted license to practice nursing in one of the States, Territories, or Commonwealths of the United States or the District of Columbia.