Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room

Advocate Health•Grafton, ND

12d•$38 - $57•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) – Operating Room - Main Team role is based at Aurora Medical Center - Grafton, a 132-bed facility in Grafton, Wisconsin. The RN provides and coordinates comprehensive patient care through the nursing process, delivering safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures. The role uses evidence-based practice, clinical decision making, compassionate and skilled communication, and leads efforts to create a safe patient environment and the best patient experience across the continuum. The nurse joins a collaborative operating room team of nurses, surgical and anesthesia technicians, specialists, and physicians. The 14-procedure-room department covers General, Vascular, Plastics, ENT, Urology, Cardiovascular, Thoracic, Orthopedics, Spine, and GYN specialties. A Lead Nurse model supports professional development, teamwork, and physician partnerships. The position is full-time at 1.0 FTE, 40 hours per week, on a PM shift from 11:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., with call rotation. Call includes one weeknight every 2–3 weeks, one weekend every 2–3 months, and one holiday every 1–2 years. Teammates must respond to call within 30 minutes. The posted pay range is $38.20–$57.30. The work requires frequent sitting, standing, walking, bending, squatting, reaching, twisting, and lifting. The RN must safely lift up to 35 pounds, push or pull up to 30 pounds, and assist with 150-pound sliding transfers. Functional speech, vision, hearing, touch, fine motor skills, and the ability to operate equipment foot controls are required. The RN must respond quickly to changing patient conditions and may perform safety interventions, including verbal de-escalation and restraints. Exposure to blood, body fluids, communicable diseases, chemicals, and hazardous waste may occur; appropriate protective equipment must be used. Physical Abilities Testing and additional department-specific requirements may apply.

Requirements

Completion of an accredited or approved program in nursing.
Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the teammate practices.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association.
Ability to safely lift up to 35 pounds, push or pull up to 30 pounds, and assist with 150-pound sliding transfers.
Functional speech, vision, hearing, touch, fine motor skills, and ability to operate equipment foot controls.
Ability to respond quickly to changing patient conditions and perform patient safety interventions.

Responsibilities

Provide and coordinate comprehensive patient care through the nursing process.
Deliver safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures.
Use evidence-based practice and clinical decision making in patient care.
Communicate compassionately and skillfully while helping create the safest patient environment and best patient experience across the continuum.
Respond quickly to changing patient conditions and perform patient safety interventions, including verbal de-escalation and restraints when necessary.
Perform other related duties as required.

Benefits

Paid Time Off programs.
Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
Educational Assistance Program.
Premium pay such as shift and on-call pay, based on teammate eligibility.
Incentive pay for select positions.
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.
Programs supporting career development and well-being.