Clinical Nurse II - Operating Room

Howard University Hospital • Washington, DC

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Howard University Hospital seeks a Registered Nurse to provide nursing care in its Operating Rooms. The hospital is a teaching institution located on the campus of a Historically Black University and offers education-driven care and training. The role requires shifts from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., as well as rotational on-call and weekend coverage. After completing a six-month orientation period, the nurse may serve in the rotational charge nurse role with approval from the nurse manager.

The Operating Room Registered Nurse delivers care in accordance with nursing practice standards, institutional policies, professional ethics, legal requirements, and applicable regulations. The nurse collaborates with patients, families, and the health care team to set goals and interventions, supports patient independence and well-being, and contributes to quality improvement and patient safety. Compensation is $37.33–$62.43 per hour, commensurate with experience and qualifications under the DC Nurses Association wage scale. Effective July 1, 2026, the range increases to $37.89–$63.36 per hour. A unit premium applies to all hours worked in the unit; qualifying evening/night and weekend shifts may receive differentials. The position is covered by the DC Nurses Association collective bargaining agreement.

Requirements

• Associate's degree in Nursing.
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the District of Columbia.
• Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Active American Heart Association Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• At least 12 months of RN acute care experience in hospital-based nursing.
• Operating Room scrub experience.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• CNOR certification.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with patients, families, and the health care team to determine health goals and interventions and revise plans of care as needed.
• Monitor unit statistics for core measures, nursing quality indicators, and customer satisfaction, and participate in activities that improve these measures.
• Provide nursing care consistent with unit, department, division, and institutional standards, policies, procedures, professional ethics, and legal requirements.
• Serve in the rotational charge nurse role after the six-month orientation period, subject to nurse manager approval.
• Participate in unit performance improvement through design, assessment, measurement, and improvement activities.
• Identify patient care requirements by establishing rapport with patients and others who understand their care needs.
• Provide emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
• Promote patient independence by setting care goals, teaching patients and families about conditions, medications, and self-care, and answering questions.
• Assure quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards, measuring outcomes against care goals and standards, making or recommending adjustments, and following applicable nursing and regulatory standards.
• Protect patients and employees by following infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled-substance regulations.
• Maintain nursing supplies inventory by checking stock, anticipating needs, placing and expediting orders, verifying receipt, and using supplies and equipment appropriately.
• Demonstrate competence in clinical skills, bedside manner, infection control, physiological knowledge, medication administration, teamwork, multitasking, listening, verbal communication, and health promotion and maintenance.

Benefits

• Work-life balance.
• Recognition and rewards for professional expertise.
• Competitive, comprehensive benefit plans, including health and disability coverage, vacation and sick leave, and a 403B retirement plan.
• HRSA loan forgiveness available.
• Unit premium for all hours worked in the unit.
• Night shift differential for qualifying evening/night shifts.
• Weekend differential for qualifying weekend shifts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree