RN New Graduate Nurse - Operating Room

About the role

This position qualifies for our UNC Health Incentive Program. Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summer New Grads 2027: Start date June 2027 – August 2027, with varied start dates based on graduation and NCLEX dates.

UNC Johnston has an innovative and efficient surgical program performing both inpatient and outpatient procedures on adult and pediatric populations. The Nurses and Surgical Technologists provide intraoperative care for a variety of service lines including Orthopedics, Ortho Spine, General, GYN, Robotics, Neuro, ENT, Vascular, Ophthalmology, and Endoscopy.

Responsibilities

• Education: Must successfully complete AORN Perioperative 101 OR Residency Program; participates in identifying and meeting learning needs; attends education programs; assesses readiness to learn and developmental level of patient and family.
• Evaluation of Care: Identifies expected patient outcomes specific to surgical procedures; communicates relevant information to promote continuity of care.
• Implementation: Demonstrates competence in the care of surgical patients with complex problems; utilizes healthcare organization and nursing standards, policies and procedures; organizes and prioritizes care; consults with appropriate resources regarding complex care issues.
• Leadership: With assistance, develops goals to promote professional growth; achieves goals and objectives; participates in unit goals and performance improvement activities; uses communication systems; promotes cost-effective care; provides feedback to co-workers; is aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines.
• Patient Assessment: Recognizes data from complex situations to prioritize delivery of surgical care; assesses and anticipates surgical needs of individual patients and families; serves as patient advocate throughout the perioperative experience.
• Planning: Collaborates with patient/family to prepare or update the surgical plan of care; makes use of multidisciplinary resources; utilizes full range of communication; identifies and addresses cultural and ethnic issues in planning patient care; demonstrates ability to prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
• Research: Reads journals containing studies or evidence-based practice articles applicable to surgical nursing care; brings ideas and questions to staff for assessment of applicability.

Requirements

• Education Requirements: Graduation from school of professional nursing; successful completion of the AORN Perioperative 101 OR Residency Program.
• Licensure/Certification Requirements: Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina by the day of clinical care; Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification.
• Professional Experience Requirements: Successful completion of the 6 month AORN Perioperative 101 OR Residency Program.
• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Requirements: Knowledgeable about activities that facilitate intra/interdepartmental collaboration; demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems; aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting the health care environment.

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH
Entity: Johnston Health
Organization Unit: Operating Room
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
Salary Range: $34.22 – $48.38 per hour (Hiring Range; pay offers determined by experience and internal equity)
Work Assignment Type: Onsite
Work Schedule: Day Job
Location: US:NC:Smithfield
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No