Operating Room Registered Nurse (667195)

Rapinno Tech; North Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus: $15,000

Relocation Assistance

Various Shift Differentials

Job summary

A healthcare provider in North Charleston is seeking an experienced Operating Room Registered Nurse responsible for delivering surgical nursing care and collaborating with the surgical team. You'll assist in emergency and scheduled procedures, ensure optimal patient outcomes, and maintain a sterile operating environment. A minimum of one year of OR RN experience and an active RN license in South Carolina are required. This full-time role includes rotating weekends and various shift differentials, alongside a sign-on bonus.

Qualifications

• Must be licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice.
• Must hold an active Compact/Multi-State RN license.
• Current BLS Health Care Provider certification required.
• Minimum of 1-year previous OR RN experience required.

Responsibilities

• Provide assistance in emergency and scheduled surgery cases.
• Collaborate with the surgical team for optimal patient care.
• Maintain a sterile operating room and manage supplies.
• Assess and monitor patients throughout the surgical procedure.
• Assess patients before, during, and after surgery and maintain sterile field.
• Perform counts to prevent retained surgical items and ensure correct site/side/level.
• Maintain patient status across genitourinary, GI, MSK, endocrine, respiratory, CV, neuro systems.
• Administer medications per physician orders.
• Involve patient or family in post‑operative care decisions.

Skills

Surgical nursing care

Team collaboration

Effective communication

Patient assessment

Medication administration

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing or higher

Job description

Operating Room Registered Nurse (667195)

About the job Operating Room Registered Nurse (667195)

Job Title: Operating Room Registered Nurse (667195)
Location: North Charleston, SC 29406
Duration: Full-Time Days & Nights > 10 Hours / Weekends Rotate

Shift Diff: Weekends $3.00, Nights $4.00, On-Call $2.00, On-Call $5.00/CVOR, Evenings $2.00

Relocation: $5K over 250 Miles, $2,500 over 50 Miles

Sign-On Bonus: $15,000

Job Description:

Job Summary and Qualifications:The Operating Room Registered Nurse will provide professional surgical nursing care to patients utilizing the nursing process, collaborating with other members of the health care delivery team, including physicians, to assure quality health care. The Operating Room Nurse assumes the responsibility for ensuring effective communication with the surgical technologists, the other Registered Nurses, the surgeons, the patients and their families, as well as the other members of the surgical team.

What you will do in this role:

• You will provide assistance in emergency procedures as well as elective and scheduled cases
• You will work alongside surgical teams to ensure that patients receive the best possible care
• You will serve as a liaison between the surgical team and the patients' families
• You will be responsible for organizing supplies needed for patients
• You will assess patients before, during, and after surgery and maintain a sterile operating room
• You will perform count procedures to protect patient from unintended retained foreign objects as well as perform interventions necessary to ensure the patients procedure is performed on the correct site, side, and level
• You will perform interventions throughout the surgical procedure to maintain the status of the patients genitourinary, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, endocrine, respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological systems, and fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balances at or above baseline levels
• You will administer medications in accordance with physician orders
• You will actively involve patient or designated support person in decisions affecting their post perioperative plan of care and the rehabilitation process

What qualifications you will need:

• Must be a graduate from an accredited school of Nursing: Associate's Degree in Nursing or higher is required
• Must be licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state which you practice and/or hold an active Compact/Multi-State RN license
• Current American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) Health Care Provider is required
• Minimum of 1-year previous OR RN experience is required

Additional Information:

Types of Services: General, Ortho including Total Joint Replacements, Neuro, Trauma, Urology, Cardiothoracic, Vascular and Robotics

Shift: FT AM and FT PM Shifts available. 8/10/12 hours with call and rotating weekends. Shift hours depends on role/shifts and block scheduling - # of Cases