Registered Nurse - Day Shift

Northshore Home Health Care; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Northshore Home Health Care in Winston-Salem, NC is seeking an experienced Operating Room Nurse to provide specialized support in a busy OR environment. You will perform scrub and circulator duties, assist with room setup, and ensure proper sterile technique throughout procedures.

The role requires RN licensure in North Carolina, prior OR experience, and a preferred Bachelor’s degree in nursing. Candidates with inactive licenses must complete a refresher course and reinstate promptly.

Qualifications

• Prior operating room experience.
• Active RN license in North Carolina.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred; refresher/reinstatement if license inactive.

Responsibilities

• Prepare ORs with surgical instruments, supplies, medications, and equipment.
• Maintain sterile fields according to infection control standards.
• Function as a scrub and/or circulator during surgeries.
• Assist with room setup and anticipate the needs of the surgical team during procedures.

Skills

OR experience

Scrub nurse

Circulator duties

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Job description

The role involves providing specialized nursing support in a busy Operating Room setting, with responsibilities including preparing ORs with surgical instruments, supplies, medications, and equipment, and maintaining sterile fields according to infection control standards.

Key duties include functioning as a scrub and/or circulator during surgeries, assisting with room setup, and anticipating the needs of surgeons, anesthesia providers, and the surgical team throughout procedures.

Required qualifications include prior operating room experience, current RN licensure in the appropriate state, and a bachelor’s degree in nursing (preferred). Candidates with inactive licenses must complete a refresher course and apply for reinstatement within a year of completion.

Ideal candidates will have at least one year of relevant experience. The position offers a full-time day shift schedule, some call and weekend responsibilities, within a facility featuring 17 OR rooms and a 1:1 nurse-to-patient ratio.