Perioperative Operating Room Registered Nurse

Alpha Home Health and Hospice; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Alpha Home Health and Hospice is seeking an Operating Room Nurse RN (PRN) for a fast-paced ambulatory surgery setting to provide safe, efficient perioperative care. You will perform pre-op assessments, maintain a sterile environment, and circulate and scrubs as needed to support surgical procedures.

You will deliver safe PACU care, monitor patient status, and collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia, and the care team while contributing to quality improvement and a respectful, team-focused culture.

Qualifications

• RN with perioperative/OR nursing experience.
• Solid knowledge of sterile processing, safety practices, and patient monitoring.
• Ability to work in a high-acuity, fast-paced environment.
• Strong teamwork, communication, and patient-centered care.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients preoperatively and ensure readiness for procedures.
• Maintain sterile technique and OR readiness.
• Act as scrub and/or circulating nurse across a variety of cases.
• Provide PACU nursing care with attention to safety and recovery.
• Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia, and the care team.
• Support quality improvement initiatives and a team-focused culture.

Skills

Perioperative nursing

Sterile technique

Patient monitoring

Teamwork & communication

Job description

Operating Room Nurse RN (PRN) for a fast-paced ambulatory surgery setting. Provide safe, efficient perioperative care by performing pre-op assessments, preparing and maintaining a sterile environment, and supporting surgical procedures by circulating and/or scrubbing as needed. Deliver safe post-anesthesia care (PACU) and monitor patient status to support comfort and positive clinical outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess patients preoperatively and ensure readiness for procedures
• Maintain sterile technique and OR readiness
• Act as scrub and/or circulating nurse across a variety of cases
• Provide PACU nursing care with attention to safety and recovery
• Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia, and the care team
• Support quality improvement initiatives and a respectful, team-focused culture

Qualifications/skills

• RN with strong perioperative/OR nursing experience
• Solid knowledge of sterile processing, safety practices, and patient monitoring
• Ability to work effectively in a high-acuity, fast-paced environment
• Strong teamwork, communication, and patient-centered care