Registered Nurse - Operating Room

About the role

As a Registered Nurse (RN) in the Operating Room at Rochester General Hospital, you’ll be the engine and heart of patient care, making a positive difference every day in the lives of patients, their families, and visitors. You’ll deliver life-changing care with courtesy, kindness, respect, and compassion while working in a dynamic, high-performing surgical team. Our Operating Room supports a wide range of adult and pediatric procedures across specialties such as General Surgery, Robotics, Vascular, Orthopedics, Cardiothoracic, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, and more. Every day offers opportunities to learn, grow, and contribute to an environment where teamwork, innovation, and excellence in patient care are prioritized.

As an OR Nurse, you will advocate for patients throughout their surgical journey, ensuring safety, precision, and compassion at every step. You’ll collaborate with expert surgeons, anesthesia providers, and surgical technologists in a fast-paced, rewarding environment that values your skills and supports your professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provides high-quality, patient-centered, clinical care.
• Performs initial and ongoing assessment of the patient, utilizing appropriate data (e.g., physical, psychological, educational, and risk-screen data) based on the patient’s chronological/developmental age.
• Communicates and documents patient assessments with the interdisciplinary team.
• Utilizes all available resources to meet the needs of the patient and family.
• Develops and documents an individualized plan of care, treatment, and services tailored to the patient’s needs, strengths, limitations, and goals.
• Complies with organizational policies, procedures, and protocols, including those governing safety, medication administration, and documentation.
• Revises the plan of care based on ongoing evaluations and updates documentation accordingly.
• Completes at least one clinical research utilization (CRU) form for submission to the Nursing Research Department, using a research article from the last 5 years conducted in the United States.

Compliance

• Completes a minimum of 5 nationally approved contact hours (CNE or CEU) per year.
• Completes mandatory in-services and health screens in a timely manner.
• Maintains Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Requirements

• Diploma or Associate’s Degree in Nursing (required).
• Registered Nurse license in New York State.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.
• At least 6 months of RN experience.

Physical Requirements

Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Requires frequent walking, standing, or squatting.

For disease-specific care programs, refer to the department’s requirements for further specifications on experience and educational expectations, including continuing education.

Any physical requirements reported by a prospective employee and/or their physician will be considered for accommodations.

Pay

The listed base pay range is $39.75 - $52.99 per hour. This range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for a successful full-time applicant and may be modified in the future. Pay is determined by factors including experience, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts.