Operating Room Registered Nurse - Trauma, Transplant, Plastics - 40 Hours, Days

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 107,453,000 - 281,030,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus $15,000

Job summary

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA is seeking skilled Operating Room Registered Nurses to join our OR West team. As a Magnet-recognized, Harvard-affiliated academic medical center and Level I Trauma Center, we offer a high-acuity perioperative environment.

This role supports complex surgical procedures including bariatric, neurosurgery, ENT, orthopedic trauma, spine, robotics, and transplants.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited Nursing Program required.
• Baccalaureate degree in Nursing strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care in the Operating Room and makes nursing judgments.
• Coordinates care with the multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, effective perioperative care.
• Maintains patient safety and supports patient advocacy throughout the perioperative period.
• Demonstrates teamwork and effective communication with patients, families and staff.

Skills

OR RN experience

BLS certification

MA RN license

Periop 101

Education

Nursing degree

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center – Boston, MA Magnet-Designated | Level I Trauma Center | Harvard Medical School Affiliate $15,000 Sign-On Bonus | Experienced OR Nurses Join our surgical team and receive a $15,000 bonus! We are looking for skilled OR RNs ready to make an impact in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Join a World-Class Perioperative Team

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) is seeking skilled and motivated Operating Room Registered Nurses to join our OR West team. As a Magnet-recognized, Harvard-affiliated academic medical center and Level I Trauma Center, we offer an exceptional environment for perioperative nurses who thrive in high-acuity, fast-paced surgical settings. This is an outstanding opportunity to advance your practice alongside nationally recognized surgeons, cutting-edge technology, and a collaborative, highly skilled OR team.

Role Summary

• Position: Operating Room RN – Main OR
• Hours: 40 hours/week
• Shift Options: 8-, 10-, or 12-hour shifts
• Call Requirements: Off-shifts, weekends, and holidays
• As a Perioperative Nurse in our Trauma OR, you will care for patients undergoing a wide range of complex and emergent surgical procedures, including:
• Bariatric surgery
• Neurosurgery
• ENT
• Orthopedic trauma
• Spine surgery
• Major plastic reconstruction
• Robotic-assisted procedures
• Kidney and liver transplant

You’ll be part of a team that plays a critical role in delivering life‑saving care and supporting some of the most advanced surgical programs in the region.

Qualifications

We’re looking for nurses who bring clinical excellence, teamwork, and a passion for perioperative care.

• Minimum 1 year of Operating Room RN experience
• Completion of the Periop 101 program
• Current MA RN license (or eligibility)
• BLS certification

Why BIDMC?

Joining BIDMC means becoming part of a culture that values professional growth, innovation, and compassionate care.

• Magnet-designated nursing excellence
• Harvard-affiliated academic environment
• Opportunities for specialty training and advancement
• Collaborative, multidisciplinary teamwork
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits

Ready to Elevate Your OR Career? If you’re an experienced OR nurse looking to grow in a dynamic, high‑acuity environment, we’d love to meet you. Bring your expertise, your curiosity, and your commitment to exceptional patient care — and join a team that’s shaping the future of surgery.

Job Description

Job Summary: The BIDMC Nursing Mission is to build on a legacy of nursing excellence by caring with compassion, advancing the art & science of nursing, and advocating for the health of patients, families, and communities. The Clinical Nurse II utilizes the nursing process as the frame of reference for practice as a professional registered nurse and provides direct nursing care to patients and families. Training, evaluation and competencies for this role are overseen by a Nurse Leader to the department.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Provides direct care to patients and makes necessary nursing judgments.
• Responsible for systematically assessing the health care needs of individuals or groups and for the formulation of a care plan, its implementation and evaluation.
• Demonstrates the ability for decision making by integrating theoretical knowledge with practical experience in caring for patients.
• Coordinates the care of patients and directs assistive personnel in order to provide safe, effective, efficient, equitable and timely, patient‑centered care.
• Demonstrates awareness of environmental forces on health care of patients and their families.
• Demonstrates the ability to identify resources necessary to implement the plan of care.
• Works in a collegial and collaborative relationship with other health professionals to determine healthcare needs of patients and families.
• Develops relationships with patients and families that maintain and communicate trust and respect.
• Communicates effectively in the exchange of information.
• Demonstrate the ability to act as a patient advocate.
• Maintains annual mandatory education requirements, which include emergency skills and unit based competencies.
• Identifies needs for continued growth and development in conjunction with the unit based educator or clinical nurse specialist.
• Participates in activities that contribute to professional development of self.
• May participate in quality improvement activities.
• Demonstrates a commitment to patients, staff, and to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
• The individual nursing practice reflects the goals of the Medical Center.
• Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own nursing practice and patient safety.

Required Qualifications: Graduate from an accredited Nursing Program required. Baccalaureate degree in Nursing strongly preferred. License Registered Nurse required., and Certificate 1 Basic Life Support required. 1-3 years related work experience required. Basic familiarity with computers. Ability to navigate at a basic level within web-based applications.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience in a teaching hospital and specialty area expertise.

Competencies

• Decision Making: Ability to make decisions that are guided by general instructions and practices requiring some interpretation. May make recommendations for solving problems of moderate complexity and importance.
• Problem Solving: Ability to address problems that are varied, requiring analysis or interpretation of the situation using direct observation, knowledge and skills based on general precedents.
• Independence of Action: Ability to follow precedents and procedures. May set priorities and organize work within general guidelines. Seeks assistance when confronted with difficult and/or unpredictable situations. Work progress is monitored by supervisor/manager.
• Written Communications: Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written English with internal and external customers.
• Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and converse in English to communicate effectively with medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.
• Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate full working knowledge of standard concepts, practices, procedures and policies with the ability to use them in varied situations.
• Team Work: Ability to act as a team leader for small projects or work groups, creating a collaborative and respectful team environment and improving workflows. Results may impact the operations of one or more departments.
• Customer Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service to patients, visitors, staff and external customers in a professional, service‑oriented, respectful manner using skills in active listening and problem solving. Ability to remain calm in stressful situations.
• Age based Competencies: Employees in this job must be competent to provide patient care to the following age groups: Neonatal: Birth to 6 months, Young adult: 16-30 years, Middle Age: 30 - 60 years, Elderly: 60 - .
• Physical Nature of the Job: Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and or up to 20 pounds of force frequently. Job is physical in nature and employee needs to stand and/or move around through the majority of their shift.

Pay Range: $38.00 - $98.19

Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

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