Registered Nurse (RN) Operating Room

Advocate Health, Inc.; Oklahoma City (OK); Sur place; USD 75 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee, WI, is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse for the Operating Room to support the MAIN OR team. You will work closely with surgeons, residents, anesthesiologists and perioperative staff to deliver safe, high-quality patient care.

The role requires an active WI RN license, BLS certification, and 1–2 years of OR experience. Expect a robust orientation, weekend/holiday shifts, and on-call responsibilities to ensure optimal surgical outcomes.

Qualifications

• Active RN license issued by the state of practice (WI).
• BLS for Healthcare Providers certification (AHA).
• 1–2 years OR experience.

Responsabilités

• Provide perioperative nursing care in the OR, collaborating with surgeons, residents, anesthesiologists, technologists and staff.
• Participate in didactic, digital education, labs, simulations and hands-on practice to maintain skills.
• Work weekends, holidays, and varying shifts; be prepared to take on-call duties.
• Assist in evacuation and patient movement as needed; respond to emergencies and adverse conditions.
• Lift up to 35 pounds unassisted; use patient lifting equipment for heavier lifts with team support.

Connaissances

RN license

BLS certification

Description du poste

Registered Nurse (RN) Operating Room – for experienced Operating Room Nurses Only

Where you will work

St Luke's MAIN OR Milwaukee, WIWe have 22 operating roomsMain operating room services - Neuro/ENT, General, and orthopedics

What you will do

Are you looking for an environment that will challenge your knowledge and skills surrounding surgical nursing in the Operating Room?You are the eyes, the ears, and the voice of the patient during one of the most vulnerable times of a person’s healthcare journey. The OR is highly interdependent, and team based. You will work closely with surgeons, residents, advanced practice clinicians, anesthesiologists, technologists and assistants to provide superior surgical outcomes. Your orientation and practice environment is rooted in the specialty standards and educational programs of the Association of Perioperative Nurses (AORN). Your extensive RN orientation includes full training in the circulator role.

What you will do

• Didactic Education
• Digital Education
• Lab experiences with practice skills
• Simulations
• Role playing
• Hands-on practice
• Ability to work weekends, holidays, and different shifts in order to accommodate staffing
• positions need to take call
• Work environment includes probability of exposure to adverse, hazardous, or unpleasant conditions while caring for the sick
• Ability to assist in evacuation of patients in the event of a fire or other disaster
• Routinely works with potentially infectious specimens and patients
• Ability to respond to patients in a timely manner and access all areas of the unit
• Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance. For patient lifts of over 35 pounds, or when patient is unable to assist with the lift, patient handling equipment is expected to be used, with at least one other team member, when available. Unique patient lifting/movement situations will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

What we are looking for

• Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA)
• 1-2 years OR experience needed

About This Location

Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center is a 938-bed, quaternary acute carecommunity hospital that provides advanced health care expertise.The organization offers leading edge oncology, cardiovascular andneurology therapies for primarily adult patients. Nursing professionalgovernance is a particular organizational strength, with over 40 yearsof experience in clinical nurse shared decision making. Aurora St.Luke’s has been recognized for Nursing Excellence by the AmericanNurses Credentialing Center Magnet Recognition Program® since2001, most recently celebrating our 6th consecutive designation inFebruary 2024.