Registered Nurse - Main OR

Saint Luke's Health System; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Luke’s Health System in Kansas City, MO is hiring an experienced operating room nurse for a full‑time day position. You will circulate across specialties, advocate for patients, and contribute to safe, evidence‑based care.

Work with a multidisciplinary team, participate in robotics programs, and mentor new staff in a collaborative, supportive environment.

Requires at least 1 year of MO RN experience with NURSYS licensure; on-call duties include a 30‑minute response time.

Qualifications

• 1 year RN experience in MO, NURSYS license; MO CNA excluded.

Responsibilities

• Circulate multiple specialties in the OR.
• Nurse as patient advocate, ensuring safe and effective care.
• Functions independently and uses the nursing process.
• Coordinates care for patients with the Multidisciplinary Team.
• Delegates tasks appropriately.
• Identifies hospital resources and mentors new employees.
• Shows leadership within unit or department.

Skills

Patient advocacy

Nursing process

Team coordination

Leadership

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

Job description

Job Description We are looking for experienced operating room nurse who work well under pressure and embrace the unexpected. We are seeking nursing professionals that are passionate about their practice, adaptable, and eager to learn and drive continuous improvement. We are looking for confident nurses who can be the patient’s advocate and speak up when needed. Our operating teams have unit-based leadership teams and are supportive and collaborative on one another. We believe in creating teams that are kind, professional and treats each other as they would a patient. This is key to being successful in this position. These teams work with innovative processes and technologies. We continue to expand our robotics programs. This position is a Full Time Day position. This position does take call. The call response time is 30 minutes.

Responsibilities

• Responsible to circulate multiple specialties in the OR.
• Circulating nurse is the patient advocate and is responsible for safe and effective patient care.
• Functions independently and accountable for utilizing the nursing process.
• Coordinates the care for a group of patients with the Multidisciplinary Team.
• Delegates tasks appropriately.
• Identifies hospital resources.
• Serves as a clinical resource for new employees.
• Demonstrates positive formal or informal leadership within unit or department.

Job Requirements

• Applicable Experience: 1 year Registered Nurse (MO) - National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NURSYS) Associate Degree - Nursing

Job Details

• Full Time Day (United States of America)
• Saint Luke’s Health System includes 18 hospitals and campuses across the Kansas City region, home care and hospice, behavioral health care, dozens of physician practices, a life care senior living community, and more.

Find out more about what Saint Luke’s offers: http://www.saintlukeskc.org/about-saint-lukes