Registered Nurse - Operating Rooms (General Surgery)

Sentara Health • Harrisonburg, VA

19h • Onsite

About The Position

Sentara RMH is seeking a full-time registered nurse for its main operating room, specializing in general surgery. Operating room nurses primarily circulate in 14 operating rooms and 2 procedure rooms, performing non-sterile tasks such as charting or gathering equipment. Nurses are also cross-trained to scrub in and assist surgery teams as needed. This is a day shift position with a moderate to heavy call requirement. Sentara RMH Medical Center, a Magnet designated hospital in Harrisonburg, VA, serves a seven-county area with a population of 218,000, employing 2600 local individuals. The 238-bed community hospital has been serving the area since 1912 and partnered with Sentara Health System in 2011. Sentara RMH features the state-of-the-art RMH Hahn Cancer Center and handles a high volume of medical procedures including 1800 delivered babies, 60,000 emergency patients, and 21,000 surgical procedures annually. Sentara Health is a Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina-based not-for-profit integrated healthcare provider with over 131 years of operation, offering numerous sites of care including 12 hospitals, home health, hospice, medical groups, and a health plan. Sentara has been recognized as an “Employer of Choice” for over ten years and its hospitals have been listed among the Best Hospitals by U.S. News and World Report for over 15 years. The organization emphasizes professional development and a continued employment philosophy.

Requirements

• Associates or Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (required)
• Registered Nurse (required)
• Will give consideration to upcoming graduates from an RN program

Nice To Haves

• Previous operating room experience (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Primarily circulate the 14 operating rooms and 2 procedure rooms as the non-sterile person to complete charting or gather equipment if needed
• Be dual trained to scrub in and assist surgery teams as needed
• Perform a competent level of nursing care as demonstrated by the critical thinking model known as the nursing process
• Meet standards as required by specific clinical areas
• Encompass actions and foundation of professional nursing through standards of practice (assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, coordination of care- teaching and health promotion and evaluation) and professional performance (ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence- based practice /nursing research, quality, evaluation, resource utilization, and environmental health)

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
• Emergency Backup Care
• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
• Life Insurance
• 401k/403B with Employer Match
• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
• Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Resources Plan
• Opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees