Registered Nurse (RN) - Day Surgery

About the role

As a skilled and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) in Day Surgery, you will provide and coordinate comprehensive patient care through the nursing process, delivering safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures. You will use evidence‑based practice, clinical decision‑making, compassion, and communication while leading efforts to create the safest patient environment and the best patient experience across the continuum.

Where you will work

The Same Day Surgery department is located on the 2nd floor of the OR surgery services area and serves surgical patients pre‑ and post‑operatively with 23 flexible beds. Aurora Medical Center – Grafton is a 132‑bed facility offering private patient rooms, family areas, meditation gardens, a cafeteria, and a full range of specialized services including cardiovascular health, women’s services, orthopedics, emergency medicine, surgery, and neuroscience. The hospital supports professional development, state‑of‑the‑art equipment, and is expanding with a new patient tower slated to open in 2027.

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate comprehensive patient care using the nursing process.
• Deliver safe, therapeutic care in line with established standards, policies, and procedures.
• Apply evidence‑based practice and clinical decision‑making.
• Communicate compassionately with patients, families, and the care team.
• Lead efforts to maintain the safest patient environment and enhance the patient experience.

Requirements

• Completion of an accredited or approved nursing program.
• Registered Nurse license issued by the state of practice.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Healthcare Providers (American Heart Association).
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification or obtain within 6 months of hire.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification or obtain within 6 months of hire.
• Orientation lasting 6–8 weeks for RNs.
• Physical ability to sit, stand, walk, bend, squat, reach, twist, and lift up to 35 lb; push/pull up to 30 lb; assist with 150‑lb sliding transfers.
• Functional speech, vision, hearing, touch, and fine motor skills for clinical procedures.
• Ability to respond quickly to changing patient conditions and perform safety interventions, including verbal de‑escalation and restraints when necessary.
• Willingness to use appropriate protective equipment and follow exposure precautions for blood, body fluids, chemicals, and hazardous waste.

Schedule

The department operates varying shifts from early morning to evening. Employees work 4 out of 6 observed holidays annually, have no weekend rotations, and manage their own schedules planned 4 to 8 weeks in advance, including assigned rotating Friday evenings and holidays.