Registered Nurse OPERATING ROOM 37.5

**REGISTERED NURSE** **OPERATING ROOM** Union: NYSNA FULL TIME 3:00PM-11:30pm **MONDAY TO FRIDAY** **Rotating weekends and holidays** **& ON CALL hours** **STARTING BASE SALARY $116,922 PLUS Education and Experience Differential when appropriate** **Job Description:** - Clinical Care: Assess patients pre-operatively (e.g., NPO status), monitor vital signs intraoperatively, and provide immediate post-operative evaluation and recovery room monitoring. - Documentation: Maintain accurate, real-time records of the surgical procedure, medications administered, and any anomalies in patient condition within the Electronic Medical Record (EMR). - Patient Advocacy & Safety: Participate in "Time Out" processes to ensure correct surgical site/procedure, advocate for patient needs under anesthesia, and ensure all informed consents are verified. - Circulating Duties: Manage overall nursing care in the OR, monitor the sterile field, maintain tool counts before and after surgery, and act as a communication liaison between the surgical team and other hospital departments. - Scrub Duties: Sterilize the operating room, gather and arrange necessary supplies, assist the surgical team with gowning and gloving, and pass instruments to the surgeon during the procedure. **Requirements/Qualifications:** - Current licensed as a Professional Registered Nurse in New York State - Critical Care experience required - BCLS/ACLS required - Bachelors preferred - Basic Arrhythmia course preferred **Experience:** Typically requires a minimum of 1–2 years of experience in an OR or acute care setting. **Physical Demands:** Ability to stand for long periods (often 8–12 hours) and the stamina to move heavy equipment or assist in patient positioning.