The Registered Nurse provides safe and compassionate care to surgical patients during the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases. This includes coordinating with the surgical team to maintain sterile environments and ensure optimal patient outcomes.
Requirements summary
Candidates must hold a current RN License from the Illinois State Board of Examiners. A BSN is preferred, and new graduates starting after January 1, 2025, must obtain a BSN within three years.
The Registered Nurse (RN) in the Operating Room (OR) at Riverside Healthcare is responsible for delivering safe, efficient, and compassionate care to surgical patients.
This position plays a critical role in the intraoperative phase of care, coordinating with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and surgical technologists to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
The OR RN assesses patients needs, implements nursing interventions, and evaluates patient progress throughout the surgical process, all while maintaining strict adherence to regulatory standards and best practices.
The ideal candidate will have strong clinical and interpersonal skills, the ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently, and a commitment to excellence in delivering high-quality, patient-centered care.
Additionally, this position requires flexibility with assignments within professional scope/duties/licensure.
Essential Duties Preoperative Care: Assess patient health status and readiness for surgery through physical examination and medical history review.
Ensure proper identification of patients and verification of surgical procedures in compliance with safety protocols.
Intraoperative Care: Act as a scrub or circulating nurse during surgeries, ensuring the sterile field is maintained, supplies are managed, and all instruments are accounted for.
Monitor patients vital signs and communicate any concerns to the surgical team promptly.
Collaborate with the surgical team to anticipate the needs of the surgeon and assist in various surgical procedures.
Postoperative Care: Ensure safe transfer of patients from the operating room to the recovery area.
Provide immediate postoperative care and assessment until the patient is stable.
Communicate patient status and postoperative care instructions to the recovery room staff.
Safety and Compliance: Adhere to infection control policies and maintain a sterile environment.
Participate in timeouts and other safety checks as required.
Ensure compliance with all hospital policies, including those related to documentation, patient confidentiality, and safety standards.
Patient Advocacy: Serve as a liaison between the patient, family, and healthcare team, ensuring the patients rights are respected and their needs are met.
Benefits
Dental Insurance
Life Insurance
Paid Time Off
Vision Insurance
Medical Insurance
Health Savings Account
Short-Term Disability
Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Account
Educational Assistance Program
Retirement Plans With Employer Match
Flexibility
Demonstrate flexibility with assignments and respond promptly to call assignments. Understands that role is not limited to what is listed in the job description, and that team work is defined by doing whatever is necessary to promote efficiencies, and provide safe patient care. Non-essential Duties Assist in inventory management and stocking of surgical supplies and equipment. Participate in staff meetings and continuing education programs. Support the OR team in maintaining cleanliness and organization within the operating suite.
Responsibilities
Required Licensure/Education Current RN License with the Illinois State Board of Examiners *New Graduate RNs starting on or after 1/1/25 must earn Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) within 3 years of start date. Preferred Education Basic Life Support (BLS) certification BSN preferred
This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties. Our Commitment to You: Riverside Healthcare offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and nationally rated employee well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more so your journey at and away from work is remarkable. Our Total Rewards package includes: Compensation Base compensation within the positions pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training Premium pay such as shift differential, on-call Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Benefits
.5 to 1.0 FTE Paid Time Off programs Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs Educational Assistance Program
Benefits
.001 to .49 FTE: Paid Leave Hours accrued as you work Employee Health Requirements Chemicals: Disinfectants, No Tox, Sterilant, glutaraldehyde Video Display Terminals: Average Blood and Body Fluids: Extreme potential for exposure with each surgical procedure. Universal precautions followed on all procedures greatly reducing the risk to the OR personnel. TB or Airborne Pathogens: Extreme potential for exposure with each surgical procedure. Universal precautions followed on all procedures greatly reducing the risk to the OR personnel. Sensory requirements (speech, vision, smell, hearing, touch): Speech: Required to communicate with surgeons, anesthesia personnel, patients and co-workers.
Vision
Required to assist surgeons with scrubbing and circulating. Many OR procedures require keen visual observation because of the size of suture material used/instrumentation used. It is necessary to perform patient assessment, medical administrations, observe video monitors, etc.
Smell
Helpful to note presence of incontinence, vomitus, blood; electrical/fire safety.
Hearing
Necessary to hear patient's concerns, to hear surgeons during procedures, to hear intercom for help in a room, hear alarms, and codes.
Touch
Necessary to comfort patients, hand instruments during procedures necessary to operate controls on equipment.
Activity/Lifting
Requirements: Percentage of time during the normal workday the employee is required to:
Sit: 10%
Twist: 4%
Stand: 40%
Crawl: 0%
Walk: 25%
Kneel: 1%
Lift: 10%
Drive: 0%
Squat: 1%
Climb: 1%
Bend: 30%
Reach above shoulders: 3% The weight required to be lifted each normal workday according to the continuum described below:
Up to 10 lbs:
Frequently
Up to 20 lbs:
Frequently
Up to 35 lbs:
Frequently
Up to 60 lbs:
Occasionally
Up to 75 lbs:
Not
Required
Up to 100 lbs:
Not
Required
Over 100 lbs: Not Required Describe and explain the lifting and carrying requirements. (Example: the distance material is carried; how high material is lifted, etc.): Lifting of patients off their beds that are unable to move independently is done with assistive lifting equipment. Horizontal movement of patients to and from carts/beds who are unable to move independently is done with assistive lifting equipment. Lifting equipment - carry 25'-150' waist high (IV bags, patient trays). Carry charts 25'-150' waist high. Filled laundry bags are filled half full so as not to weigh over 35 lbs. Carry fire extinguishers up or down 3-4 flights of stairs and several yards in an emergency. Maximum consecutive time (minutes) during the normal workday for each activity:
Sit: 30
Twist: 15
Stand: 60
Crawl: 0
Walk: 10
Kneel: 0
Lift: 5
Drive: 0
Squat: 2
Climb: 1
Bend: 15
Reach above shoulders: 2
Repetitive use of hands (Frequency indicated):
Simple grasp up to 10 lbs
Normal weight: 5lbs
Pushing & pulling - 50-200 lbs:
Occasionally
Fine
Manipulation: Typing in computer, omnicell, using pens to chart, drawing up meds in syringe and administration, starting IV's.
Leg
Strength - up to 50 lbs: Occasionally
Repetitive use of foot or feet in operating machine control: utilized in positioning beds during transport; x-ray, surgery or in an emergency situation from floor to floor, locking beds or cardiac chairs.
Environmental
Factors &
Special
Hazards:
Environmental
Factors (Time
Spent):
Inside hours: 8-10
Outside hours: 0
Temperature:
Normal
Range
Lighting:
Average
Noise levels:
Average
Humidity:
Normal
Range
Atmosphere:
Odors
Special
Hazards: Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical - Laser plumes, steris machine sterilant, sterilizer-steam, bovies, other electrical equipment, glutaraldehyde, compressed air tanks,
