OR RN - Part Time & No Call

Thedacare • Appleton, WI

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The RN Clinical Nurse provides patient-centered, specialized, evidence-based nursing care across the continuum through an interprofessional approach to treatment, research, education, and advocacy. The nurse is accountable for delivering compassionate, safe care within the scope of practice defined by the Wisconsin Board of Nursing and ThedaCare policy, and collaborates with the care team to achieve high-quality patient outcomes. The role also supports innovation, professional growth, and development in nursing practice.

This Operating Room Nurse (RN Circulator) works at a campus with eight operating rooms specializing in orthopedic, spine, and pain procedures, as well as hand and upper-extremity and podiatry cases. Start times may vary between 6:00 and 8:30 a.m.; shifts may be 8 or 10 hours. The nurse may need to stay later until the last case is finished and may float to cover other operating rooms in the system. The position has no weekends, holidays, or call.

Requirements

• Current Wisconsin RN licensure.
• American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Non-BSN nurses with less than one year of licensed RN experience must obtain a Bachelor of Science in Nursing within five years of hire.
• Ability to move freely, including standing, stooping, walking, bending, pushing, and pulling, and to lift up to 50 pounds without assistance.
• Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination to perform patient care procedures.

Responsibilities

• Use the nursing process, evidence-based practice, and role-specific competencies to assess patients’ physical conditions and nursing needs, and develop plans of care collaboratively with patients and the interprofessional team.
• Coordinate patient care needs with the interprofessional team to support high-quality care and clinical outcomes.
• Provide clinically specialized nursing care and perform professional RN functions appropriate to patients’ ages, development, and cultural needs.
• Identify opportunities to improve the patient experience, streamline care, lower costs, and support quality and satisfaction for patients, families, and team members.
• Contribute to a professional environment that supports mentoring, engagement, and development of experienced clinicians.
• Consult and maintain positive relationships with physicians and other interprofessional team members to solve problems and improve patient care.
• Anticipate and proactively manage risks to prevent crises, and perform skillfully during life-threatening emergencies.

Benefits

• Health coaches, relaxation rooms, health-focused apps, and mental health support.
• Minimal or zero copays and team member cost-sharing premiums.
• Daycare access.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level