Operating Room Registered Nurse

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 07/27/2026

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ob Summary

The Operating Room RN is responsible for managing all nursing care within the operating room, observing the surgical team from a broad perspective, and assisting the team to create and maintain a safe, comfortable environment for the patient’s surgery. The circulating nurse ensures that all members of the surgical team perform in a united effort. By employing critical thinking, assessment, diagnosing, outcome identification, planning, and evaluation skills, RN circulators direct the nursing care and coordinate activities of the surgical team for the benefit of the patient.

Hours

.8 FTE - 32 Hours Per Week

8-Hour Shifts

Essential Job Functions

Advocate for patients’ rights, preferences, and needs, ensuring that they receive high-quality, compassionate care that is tailored to their individual circumstances

Project a professional demeanor and appearance while maintaining the confidentiality of the patient, coworkers, and the organization, as appropriate

Assess patient health problems and needs to develop, implement, and evaluate care in collaboration with healthcare team

Provide direct patient care, including administering medications and treatments as prescribed

Educate patients and their families on health conditions, medications, treatment care, and post-surgical care

Operate and monitor medical equipment relevant to patient care

Ensure infection control protocols and safety standards are followed in all aspects of patient care

Promptly record all care information concisely, accurately, and completely

Respond to emergency situations using appropriate interventions

Promptly report and document any occurrences of unusual events, safety concerns, or incidents in accordance with organization policies and procedures

The circulating RN serves the well-being of the patient, advocating for their safety, vigilantly watching for any unforeseen or unintended event that might compromise the patient during the surgery

Prepare the operating room for the procedure

Performs and documents point-of-care testing in accordance with established protocols, ensuring accuracy, quality control compliance, and timely communication of results to the care team

Ensure compliance with Universal Protocol by initiating a pre-procedural 'Time Out' to prevent wrong-site, wrong-procedure, and wrong-patient errors

Assist in positioning and responding to the comfort and safety of the patient

Perform a surgical site identification and surgical time-out on every patient

Prepare, administer, and record prescribed medications

Observe and enforce strict standards of asepsis

Observe, check, and monitor all equipment used during surgery to confirm that it is functioning properly, removes and reports any malfunctioning equipment from service

Operate the retinal laser under the direction of the physician, adhering to all safety protocols and maintaining annual competency through required training

Provide for accurate care and handling of specimens

Inventory all items used in surgery

Provide hand-off communication to PACU RNS

Participate in the department’s on-call rotation and respond promptly to call-ins to ensure continuous patient care and surgical support as needed

May be cross-trained and assigned to other nursing departments within the hospital, with responsibility for carrying out the essential functions of the assigned role

Use the organization's secure messaging platform in accordance with departmental protocols, including timely receipt and responses to communications

Perform other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Medical terminology
• Electronic Medical Records (EMR) systems
• Quality assurance and accreditation standards
• Understanding of HIPAA regulations, patient confidentiality laws and patient rights
• Effective English communication in verbal and written form
• Quality work including attention to detail and accuracy
• Basic computer proficiency
• Carry out customer service standards
• Capacity to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Prioritize tasks effectively through managing workload based on urgency and importance
• Continuously learn and improve through staying up to date on job specific trends, policies and new technologies
• Successfully demonstrate organization-wide performance review competencies

Qualifications

• Demonstrates eligibility for employment in the U.S.
• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) from an accredited nursing program required
• Current RN licensure in the State of Wisconsin
• BLS certification is required upon hire
• Must obtain ACLS and PALS certification within six months of hire
• Previous operating room experience is preferred
• Must possess a cell phone that interfaces with the organization’s secure messaging system

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account with an employer contribution
• Company paid life insurance
• Free scrubs with laundry service
• Free meals

PTO

• 401(k) retirement plan with 4% company match
• Tuition reimbursement
• Wellness reimbursement

Equal Employment Opportunity & Work Force Diversity

Our organization is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, creed, sex, religion, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, parental status, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic testing results or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws. This practice relates to all personnel matters such as compensation, benefits, training, promotions, transfers, layoffs, etc. Furthermore, our organization is committed to going beyond the legal requirements of equal employment opportunity to take positive actions which ensure diversity in the workplace and result in a multi-cultural organization.

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