Operating Room Registered Nurse

Aura Health; Hermiston (OR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Aura Health is seeking an OR Registered Nurse to deliver safe, patient-centered perioperative care across pre-op, intra-op, and post-op settings. The role emphasizes accurate documentation, collaboration with surgeons and anesthesia, and maintaining sterile technique throughout procedures.

The ideal candidate holds current RN licensure with OR/perioperative experience and demonstrates strong assessment, monitoring, and patient-safety focus aligned with regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Current RN licensure with OR/perioperative experience preferred.
• Strong clinical assessment, monitoring, and patient-safety focus.
• Knowledge of aseptic technique, medication administration, and perioperative workflow.
• Effective communication and teamwork across multidisciplinary providers.
• Detail-oriented documentation and adherence to standards.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and monitor for complications throughout the perioperative process.
• Coordinate care with surgeons, anesthesia, and the perioperative team.
• Circulate and/or scrub for surgical procedures while maintaining sterile technique.
• Administer medications and support patient readiness and recovery.
• Document care accurately and maintain complete, compliant records.
• Follow all regulatory requirements and organizational compliance standards.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Monitoring

Patient-safety focus

Communication

Teamwork

Documentation

Education

RN licensure (Oregon)

Job description

OR Registered Nurse providing safe, patient-centered perioperative care across pre-op, intra-op, and post-op settings.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess patients and monitor for complications throughout the perioperative process.
• Coordinate care with surgeons, anesthesia, and the perioperative team.
• Circulate and/or scrub for surgical procedures while maintaining sterile technique.
• Administer medications and support patient readiness and recovery.
• Document care accurately and maintain complete, compliant records.
• Follow all regulatory requirements and organizational compliance standards.

Qualifications & Skills

• Current RN licensure with OR/perioperative experience preferred.
• Strong clinical assessment, monitoring, and patient-safety focus.
• Knowledge of aseptic technique, medication administration, and perioperative workflow.
• Effective communication and teamwork across multidisciplinary providers.
• Detail-oriented documentation and adherence to standards.