Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room Ortho Circulator
About The Position
The Registered Nurse works in the orthopedic specialty of the Main Operating Room at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The role provides perioperative nursing care and serves as the patient’s eyes, ears, and voice during surgery. The nurse works as part of an interdependent team with surgeons, residents, advanced practice clinicians, anesthesiologists, technologists, and assistants to support surgical outcomes. The practice environment is based on Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) specialty standards and educational programs, and includes comprehensive orientation and training in the circulator role. The position is full-time, 40 hours per week, with eight-hour shifts and variable start times between 5:30 and 7:00 a.m., Monday through Friday. The role has on-call obligations, and the nurse must live within 30 minutes of St. Luke’s Medical Center. The posting also requires the ability to work weekends, holidays, and different shifts to accommodate staffing. The Main Operating Room has 22 operating rooms and provides neuro/ENT, general, and orthopedic services. The work environment may involve exposure to adverse, hazardous, or unpleasant conditions while caring for sick patients, as well as routinely handling potentially infectious specimens and patients. The role requires timely response to patients, access to all areas of the unit, and the ability to assist with patient evacuation during a fire or other disaster. The nurse must be able to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance; patient handling equipment and another team member are expected for heavier lifts or when a patient cannot assist, with unusual situations assessed individually.
Requirements
- Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA).
- At least 2 years of RN experience.
- Ability to work weekends, holidays, and different shifts to accommodate staffing.
- Ability to take call and live within 30 minutes of St. Luke’s Medical Center.
- Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance.
- Ability to respond to patients in a timely manner and access all areas of the unit.
- Ability to assist with patient evacuation during a fire or other disaster.
Responsibilities
- Provide perioperative nursing care in the orthopedic specialty of the Main Operating Room.
- Serve as the patient’s eyes, ears, and voice during surgery.
- Collaborate with surgeons, residents, advanced practice clinicians, anesthesiologists, technologists, and assistants to support surgical outcomes.
- Complete orientation and training for the circulator role.
- Take call as required.
- Work weekends, holidays, and different shifts as needed to accommodate staffing.
- Respond to patients in a timely manner and access all areas of the unit.
- Assist in evacuating patients in the event of a fire or other disaster.
- Follow safe patient-handling practices, using equipment and assistance for lifts over 35 pounds or when patients cannot assist.
Benefits
- Paid time off programs
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short- and long-term disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Adoption assistance
- Paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match
- Financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
- Premium pay such as shift and on-call pay
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Opportunity for annual performance-based increases
- Career development programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
