Registered Nurse OPERATING ROOM 37.5

REGISTERED NURSE

OPERATING ROOM

Union: NYSNA FULL TIME

3:00PM-11:30pm

MONDAY TO FRIDAY

• Rotating weekends and holidays
• & ON CALL hours
• STARTING BASE SALARY $116,922 PLUS Education and Experience Differential when appropriate

Job Description

Clinical Care: Assess patients pre-operatively (e.g., NPO status), monitor vital signs intraoperatively, and provide immediate post-operative evaluation and recovery room monitoring.

Documentation: Maintain accurate, real-time records of the surgical procedure, medications administered, and any anomalies in patient condition within the Electronic Medical Record (EMR).

Patient Advocacy & Safety: Participate in "Time Out" processes to ensure correct surgical site/procedure, advocate for patient needs under anesthesia, and ensure all informed consents are verified.

Circulating Duties: Manage overall nursing care in the OR, monitor the sterile field, maintain tool counts before and after surgery, and act as a communication liaison between the surgical team and other hospital departments.

Scrub Duties: Sterilize the operating room, gather and arrange necessary supplies, assist the surgical team with gowning and gloving, and pass instruments to the surgeon during the procedure.

Requirements/Qualifications

• Current licensed as a Professional Registered Nurse in New York State
• Critical Care experience required
• BCLS/ACLS required
• Bachelors preferred
• Basic Arrhythmia course preferred

Experience

Typically requires a minimum of 1–2 years of experience in an OR or acute care setting.

Physical Demands

Ability to stand for long periods (often 8–12 hours) and the stamina to move heavy equipment or assist in patient positioning.