Registered Nurse (RN)- Operating Room

Mount Ascutney Hospital & Health Center; Windsor (VT); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Certification benefits

Job summary

Mount Ascutney Hospital & Health Center seeks an experienced OR Clinical Nurse to join the surgical team, performing circulating and scrubbing duties across general, urology, ophthalmology, podiatry, and endoscopy services. The role focuses on expert intra-operative patient care and teamwork within a department of two ORs and one procedure room.

The position requires a nursing degree, Vermont RN licensure, BLS, and ACLS within 3 months of hire.

Qualifications

• Nurse applies the nursing process in planning and delivering care.
• Graduate from an accredited nursing program is required.
• Experience in OR preferred (3–5 years) or willingness to train the right candidate.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) is required; ACLS within 3 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide intra-operative nursing care as circulating and scrubbing nurse.
• Maintain professional, positive demeanor with patients, staff and visitors.
• Assist in on-call schedule as needed.
• Support care for patients aged 16 and older and participate in departmental needs.

Skills

Nursing process

Circulating & scrubbing

Team collaboration

On-call readiness

Education

BSN or ADN

Job description

The OR Clinical Nurse is a key member of the surgical team who functions in a circulating and scrubbing capacity. Services lines include: General surgery, urology, ophthalmology, podiatry, endoscopy procedures. Our nurses provide specialized care for all these services.

The OR Clinical Nurse utilizes the nursing process in planning and delivering nursing care; provides for the educational needs of patients and families; provides skilled, compassionate nursing care to patients during the intra-operative experience; demonstrates skill in written and verbal communication; maintains and updates skills and knowledge base in keeping with expected performance levels; projects a professional and positive attitude towards patients, staff, visitors and hospital; participates as a team member to meet departmental needs and participates in the on call schedule as needed.

The Surgical Services department has 2 operating rooms and 1 procedure room. We provide mostly outpatient procedures with limited inpatient. We provide care to patients ages 16 and older. We also offer financial benefits for certification.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduate from an accredited Nursing Program required
• Bachelor of Science Degree in nursing or Associates Degree (ADN); 3-5 years of OR experience strongly preferred but will consider training the right candidate

Required Licensure/Certification Skills:

• Licensed Registered Nurse in Vermont required
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• ACLS Certification within 3 months of hire