Operating Room Nurse

Affinity Home Health Care Inc; Macon (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Affinity Home Health Care Inc. is seeking an Operating Room (OR) Nurse to provide exceptional perioperative care in a fast-paced surgical environment in Macon, Georgia.

In this role you will prepare patients, assist with intraoperative care, monitor post-anesthesia recovery, maintain sterile technique, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure safety and quality.

You will educate patients and families, contribute to best practices, and help advance OR nursing within our organization.

Qualifications

• Perioperative nursing knowledge to support procedures.
• Safe patient monitoring before, during and after anesthesia.
• Infection prevention and sterile technique adherence.
• Clear patient education and communication with families.

Responsibilities

• Prepare patients for procedures and assist intraoperatively.
• Monitor patients during post-anesthesia recovery, ensuring safety and comfort.
• Maintain sterile technique and OR readiness with equipment.
• Adhere to perioperative protocols and support quality outcomes.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care.
• Educate patients and families and communicate clinical information.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of OR practices.

Skills

Perioperative nursing

Patient monitoring

Team collaboration

Infection prevention

Patient education

Job description

Operating Room (OR) Nurse

provides exceptional perioperative care in a fast-paced surgical environment.

• Prepare patients for procedures and assist with intraoperative care, supporting surgeons throughout.
• Monitor patients during post-anesthesia recovery, ensuring safety and comfort.
• Maintain sterile technique and ensure OR readiness by preparing and maintaining equipment.
• Adhere to evidence-based perioperative protocols and support quality and patient outcomes.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate care.
• Educate patients and families and communicate relevant clinical information.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by helping shape best practices and advancing OR nursing.

Qualifications & Skills

include strong perioperative nursing knowledge, safe patient monitoring, teamwork, infection prevention/sterile technique, and effective patient education and communication.