Job Title : Registered Nurse (RN)
Job Specialty : Operating Room (OR) Nurse
Job Duration : 13 weeks
Shift : Day - 4x8 hours (7am - 3pm)
Guaranteed Hours : 32 hours per week
Experience : Minimum of 3 years in Ortho / Neuro OR
License : Required
Certifications : BLS
Must-Have : Proficiency in either Orthopedic or Neurological surgical procedures
Job Description :
- Work in a 12-suite Operating Room with an additional Endo Suite and Cysto Suite.
- Handle 25-30 cases on average per day.
- Common procedures include orthopedic and neurological surgeries, such as total joint replacements (hips, knees, shoulders), sports medicine, arthroscopies, neuro-spinal fusions, cervical and lumbar cases, microdiscectomies, and craniotomies (excluding awake large neuro cases).
- No scrubbing required for RNs.
- Charge Nurse available for all shifts; manager present until 4pm weekdays.
- Work with OR technicians and use the EPIC Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system.
- Shifts are 8 hours, with start times of 0645-1515 or 0900-1730; the clinical supervisor creates the schedule.
- Weeknight on-call shifts 1-2 times per week from 1515-0645.
- Weekend on-call shifts every 3-4 weeks from Friday 1515 to Monday 0645, based on staffing needs.
- Holiday call requirements include working holidays in rotation with permanent staff.
- Call response time is 15 minutes; sleep room available; housing should be nearby for call duty.
- Floating to other specialty cases or to the floor as a 1 : 1 sitter or helping hands if needed. Refusal to float may result in supplemental time off.
- Scrub color / dress code is provided.
- Orientation includes 4-5 days of unit-based orientation and 2 buddy call shifts.
- Join a team with a family atmosphere in the department.
- Radius rule applies to candidates for eligibility.
- Initial RTO (requested time off) must be submitted upfront; additional RTO not approved after submission.
- Familiarity with a Level 2 trauma care setting is advantageous.
- Be first to float during shifts and available to pick up extra hours as needed.
- Required to participate in shift calls and rotational weekend calls.
6 days ago