RN - Operating Room

Nebraska Medicine; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Nebraska Medicine is seeking an RN for the Operating Room in a dynamic, high-acuity environment. This role involves direct patient care, collaboration with healthcare providers, and participation in groundbreaking surgical procedures. Ideal candidates will have a BSN and relevant certifications, with a strong emphasis on teamwork and effective communication.

Benefits

Competitive Benefits including retirement match

Tuition reimbursement

PTO accrual

Qualifications

• Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in Nebraska or compact state.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide, prescribe, delegate, and coordinate nursing care.
• Scrub and circulate on all service lines in the operating room.
• Participate in high-acuity cases including transplants.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Ability to demonstrate initiative

Teamwork

Flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN)

Tools

Microsoft Office applications

email applications

Job description

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Shift

First Shift (United States of America)

Position Highlights

Operating room, or OR: This 30-room site provides care for 60 to 80 cases per day. Nebraska Medicine is an American College of Surgeons Level One trauma center, so patient acuity is high. Teams perform heart, lung, liver, kidney, small bowel and pancreas transplants and other groundbreaking procedures. Orientation is six to nine months long, and nurses scrub and circulate on all service lines.

Shift: Days with on call responsibilities

Why Nebraska Medicine

Our shared values reflect who we are and why we’re here and include, Innovation, Teamwork, Excellence, Accountability, Courage and Healing.

• Competitive Benefits including retirement match contribution, PTO accrual, tuition reimbursement
• Lead the world in transforming lives to create a healthy future for all individuals and communities through premier educational programs, innovative research and extraordinary patient care
• Forbes Magazine recognizes us in their list of American’s top employers and the best employer in Nebraska
  
  

Provide, prescribe, delegate, and coordinate nursing care with other health care providers to meet holistic care needs of a designated group of patients. Environment of care may be long term, emergent, critical, acute, interventional, or procedural driven.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) required unless candidate meets all of the factors to qualify for Exception A or Exception B*.
• Effective communication skills required.
• Ability to demonstrate initiative, teamwork and flexibility required.
• Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Nebraska or current compact state license required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required, must be from an American Heart Association (AHA) endorsed program (effective for new hires starting January 1, 2023 or later).
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification department dependent required.
• For Emergency Department, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification within 6 months of hire or transfer date required.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification within 6 months of hire or transfer date department dependent required.
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) OR Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) within one year or hire or transfer date department dependent required.
• Exception details:
  
  

EXCEPTION A: Candidate must meet all of the following: (1) has current experience directly applicable to position; (2) is deemed the best candidate for the position; and (3) written approval to hire a candidate without a BSN is received from the hiring Director, Nursing Practice Professional Development & Informatics Executive Director and Chief Nursing Officer. If a candidate is hired without a BSN after meeting these criteria, the candidate must either have 30 years of experience directly applicable to the position or sign a written agreement consenting to obtain a BSN within four years from his/her hire date.

EXCEPTION B: Candidate must meet all of the following: (1) is currently employed by Nebraska Medicine, or is eligible for rehire into a benefit eligible employment status at Nebraska Medicine within 364 days of the previous termination date; (2) hired by Nebraska Medicine before November 21, 2014, or hired by an entity acquired by Nebraska Medicine if the employee was hired before the acquisition; (3) has experience directly applicable to position; and (4) currently hold a Registered Nursing License.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct patient care experience preferred.
• Based on position, prior experience in one or more of the following areas including cardiology, cardiac drip management, critical care, emergency department, medical-surgical, obstetrics, cardiovascular rehabilitation, telemetry, oncology, neonatal intensive care, pediatric acute care, solid organ transplant, cath lab, EP lab, quality assurance related to health care, perioperative and special procedures in applicable nursing specialty area preferred.
• Master's of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree preferred.
• Based on position, one or more of the following courses including STABLE, smoking cessation counseling, basic critical care, or other specialty training courses preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel preferred.
• Proficient with use of email applications preferred.
• Proficient with use of departmental equipment and systems such as patient care equipment, telecommunication systems, information systems, pneumatic tube system, general patient care supplies, and transport equipment preferred.
  
  

Nebraska Medicine is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity and protected veterans’ status.

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