Registered Nurse - Operating Room

Trinity Health • Grand Rapids, MI

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse works collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary team to deliver excellent, evidence-based, individualized patient care and facilitate all aspects of the patient visit experience. The role is in a recently renovated surgical suite/operating room with 16 beds and a hybrid operating room equipped with advanced medical imaging devices that support minimally invasive procedures.

Before surgery, the nurse ensures the operating room is properly set up, arranges instruments and supplies according to the surgeon’s preferences, checks equipment, verifies the patient’s identity and consent forms, and reviews the procedure site and nature with the OR team. During surgery, the nurse provides sterile fluids and medications, replenishes supplies and instruments as needed, and advocates for the patient while they are incapacitated.

This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week day-shift position, scheduled 6:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in nursing required.
• Licensed in the State of Michigan.
• Experience required.
• In Grand Rapids, nurses with an ADN must enroll in a BSN program within six months of hire and complete it within four years of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the operating room is set up correctly before a surgical procedure.
• Arrange instruments and supplies according to the surgeon’s preferences.
• Check that equipment needed for the procedure is functioning normally.
• Verify the patient’s identity and required consent forms.
• Review the procedure site and nature of the procedure with the operating room team.
• Provide the surgical team with sterile fluids and medications as needed.
• Replenish supplies, disposables, or instruments during the procedure as needed.
• Advocate for the patient while they are incapacitated during surgery.
• Deliver evidence-based, individualized patient care as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Facilitate all aspects of the patient visit experience.

Benefits

• Day-one low-cost medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• 403(b) retirement plan.
• Paid holidays.
• Generous paid time off, with up to 18 days in the first year.
• Daily Pay options.

What This Job Offers

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