Empowered OR Nurse - Predictable Scheduling & Team Impact

HCA Healthcare; Hendersonville (TN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Time away from work

Savings and retirement resources

Education support

Additional benefits

Job summary

HCA Healthcare is seeking an Operating Room Nurse for TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center to join a collaborative surgical team. You will evaluate patients pre‑op, educate families, and manage IV therapies and medications, ensuring accurate site verification and safety protocols.

As a key member of the OR, you will work with physicians, technologists, and leadership to deliver high‑quality care, respond to emergencies, and contribute to continuous improvement in perioperative practices.

Qualifications

• BLS must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• Active RN license in good standing required.
• Experience as an OR circulator is required.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients prior to surgery
• Provide patient and family education surrounding the procedure and peri-operative process
• Assume responsibility for patient preparation, including intravenous therapy, preoperative medications, and surgical site verification
• Participate in surgical site verification, including briefing, time out, debriefing, and universal protocols, according to hospital policy
• Recognize and respond to patient emergencies
• Deliver high-quality, patient-centered care while managing evidence-based practices and continuous improvement initiatives
• Be an integral member of a dynamic interdisciplinary team – consisting of the provider(s), surgeons, surgical technologists and more
• Consistently apply the nursing process, critical thinking skills, scientific judgment, technical skills and leadership to independently deliver safe nursing care to patients
• Assess patient condition, monitor throughout your shift, and document changes in patient condition along with the care provided thoroughly
• Educate patients and families/caregivers about the patient’s medical condition, treatment and follow-up measures

Skills

OR Circulating experience

RN

Education

Associate Degree

Job description

HCA Healthcare is seeking an Operating Room Nurse for TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center to join a collaborative surgical team. You will evaluate patients pre‑op, educate families, and manage IV therapies and medications, ensuring accurate site verification and safety protocols.

As a key member of the OR, you will work with physicians, technologists, and leadership to deliver high‑quality care, respond to emergencies, and contribute to continuous improvement in perioperative practices.