Registered Nurse (RN)- Operating Room Float Pool

112 North Carolina Baptist Hospital; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 72,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day 1 Health Coverage

Education Assistance

Retirement contributions

Wellness incentives

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in North Carolina is seeking experienced Registered Nurses to join our regional Surgical Services Float Pool. You will support the Wake region ORs across multiple facilities and provide high-quality patient care in a dynamic, permanent setting.

The role requires OR experience, NC RN licensure, and readiness to float within the Wake region; opportunities include competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and affiliation with a renowned academic health system.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Minimum of one year Operating Room experience or participation in a post‑graduate program required.
• 3 years of experience strongly preferred.
• Refresher course required for nurses who have not worked in an Operating Room for five years or more.
• Current licensures to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina BCLS required.
• CNOR preferred.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes the nursing process to ensure quality patient care.
• Ensures accurate and timely computerized communication of patient data.
• Demonstrates cost containment in daily operations.
• Communicates effectively with team, patients and families.
• Shows initiative for performance and professional growth.

Skills

Communication skills

Work under pressure

Adaptability

Clinical nursing standards

Patient safety

Computer skills

Education

RN license (North Carolina)

CNOR preferred

Job description

Department & Details

• Department: 37770 Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center - Surgical Services Academy
• Status: Full time
• Benefits Eligible: Yes
• Hours Per Week: 36
• Schedule Details/Additional Information: 3, 12-hour shifts or 4, 10-hour shifts available
• Pay Range: $38.20 - $57.30

Where You Will Work

There are exciting new opportunities at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist! We are seeking experienced RNs to join our regional Surgical Services Float Pool. In this position, you will support the Wake region ORs (Winston-Salem, Bermuda Run, North Wilkesboro, Elkin, High Point, Lexington). If you are an experienced RN with a passion for Surgical Services, who wants the variety of contract labor but, the stability of a permanent position, you’ll find a world of growth and learning opportunities awaiting you at our renowned Academic Learning Health System.

What We Offer

• Day 1 Health Coverage: Choose from either copay or HSA-eligible health insurance options with coverage starting on your first day of work.
• Education Assistance: We invest in your professional growth, offering up to $2,500 per year towards a bachelor's degree and up to $5,000 per year towards a graduate degree.
• Retirement: Up to 7% employer-paid contributions to your retirement fund.
• Wellness: Access LiveWell incentives to earn rewards for physical, financial, and personal well-being.

Job Summary

Renders highly professional and technical nursing care to assigned patient. Provides direct patient care using the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation). Directs and supervises other assigned team members and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members to provide age/developmentally appropriate care in accordance with unit standards of care.

Position Requires Floating Within the Wake Region

• Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (Winston-Salem, NC)
• Davie Medical Center (Bermuda Run, NC)
• Wilkes Medical Center (North Wilkesboro, NC)
• High Point Medical Center (High Point, NC)
• Lexington Medical Center (Lexington, NC)

What You’ll Need

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Minimum of one year Operating Room experience or participation in a post‑graduate program required.
• 3 years of experience strongly preferred.
• Refresher course required for nurses who have not worked in an Operating Room for five years or more.
• Current licensures to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina BCLS required.
• CNOR preferred.

What You’ll Do

• Utilizes the nursing process to ensure quality patient care is provided throughout the episode of care.
• Ensures complete, accurate and timely computerized communication of patient information.
• Demonstrates cost containment activities.
• Communicates to the team, co‑workers, patients and family members in an effective, positive, and professional manner.
• Takes personal responsibility and initiative for performance and for professional growth and development.

Skills/Qualifications

• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Functions effectively under stressful and difficult situations.
• Performs effectively with frequent workload changes and competing demands.
• Follows standards of clinical nursing practice.
• Follows systems for patient safety.
• Basic computer skills.

Our Commitment to You

• Compensation: Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training.
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job.
• Incentive pay for select positions.
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.
• Benefits and more.
• Paid Time Off programs.
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match.
• Other financial wellness programs.
• Educational Assistance Program.

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full‑time, part‑time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third‑largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value‑based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs.

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