Operating Room Registered Nurse (RN)

Black Women's Mental Health Institute; Olney (MD); On-site; USD 75,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

The Black Women\u2019s Mental Health Institute is seeking an Operating Room Registered Nurse (OR RN) to provide evidence-based perioperative care in a collaborative, patient-first environment. You will be skilled in circulation and scrub roles across diverse specialties, ensuring patient readiness and safety throughout the surgical continuum.

Join a team that emphasizes infection prevention, accurate documentation, and continuous learning while mentoring new staff and supporting safe handoffs

Qualifications

• Current RN licensure and perioperative nursing knowledge.
• Competence in intra-operative workflow, monitoring, and documentation.
• Strong infection prevention and safety practices.
• Effective communication and teamwork in a high-acuity setting.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care for surgical patients.
• Circulate and/or scrub during procedures across diverse specialties.
• Perform pre-operative verification and ensure readiness of the patient and environment.
• Maintain intra-operative monitoring, documentation, and accurate charting.
• Support post-operative handoff and continuity of care.
• Uphold infection prevention, patient safety, and perioperative standards.

Skills

RN licensure

Perioperative nursing

Intra-operative monitoring

Infection prevention

Communication & teamwork

Job description

Operating Room Registered Nurse (OR RN) provides safe, evidence-based perioperative nursing care in a collaborative, patient-first environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care for surgical patients.
• Circulate and/or scrub during procedures across diverse specialties.
• Perform pre-operative verification and ensure readiness of the patient and environment.
• Maintain intra-operative monitoring, documentation, and accurate charting.
• Support post-operative handoff and continuity of care.
• Uphold infection prevention, patient safety, and perioperative standards.

Collaboration & Growth

• Work closely with surgeons, anesthesia, and allied staff.
• Precept and mentor new team members.
• Participate in continuous learning and quality improvement.
• Use advanced surgical technology appropriately and safely.

Qualifications & Skills

• Current RN licensure and strong perioperative nursing knowledge.
• Competence in intra-operative workflow, monitoring, and documentation.
• Strong infection prevention and safety practices.
• Effective communication, teamwork, and adaptability in a high-acuity setting.