Registered Nurse - Surgical Services

Pullman Regional Hospital•Pullman, WA

1d•$42 - $84

About The Position

The Registered Nurse – Surgical Services is a professional perioperative nurse responsible for assessing, planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating patient care throughout the perioperative continuum. The RN provides safe, evidence-based nursing care in accordance with Washington State’s Nurse Practice Act, hospital policies and procedures, and accepted standards of perioperative nursing practice. The RN serves as a patient advocate and collaborates with surgeons, anesthesia providers, sterile processing personnel, vendors, and interdisciplinary team members to provide high-quality, safe, and efficient surgical care. The role supports Pullman Regional Hospital’s mission, vision, values, relationship-based care principles, philosophy of care, departmental goals, and high reliability practices. Following competency validation and based on operational needs, the RN functions in both circulating and scrub roles. The schedule after orientation is Monday–Friday, 10:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m. Orientation and training are Monday–Friday, 6:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m. The position has a call requirement of one rotating holiday per year.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
Current active Registered Nurse license in Washington State or an active multistate compact Registered Nurse license recognized by Washington State.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Competency in perioperative nursing practice and required technical skills for Surgical Services.
Competency in circulating and scrub responsibilities as validated by department standards.
Ability to learn, apply, and individualize patient care skills and safely operate new equipment and technology.
Effective prioritization, critical thinking, and clinical decision-making skills.
Effective communication, teamwork, and conflict management skills.
Ability to function effectively in high-acuity and rapidly changing clinical environments.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR).
First Assist certification or perioperative specialty certifications, as applicable.
Previous perioperative or surgical services nursing experience.

Responsibilities

Plan, coordinate, implement, and evaluate nursing care throughout the perioperative experience.
Use evidence-based and research-based nursing practice to develop and individualize patient care plans.
Establish patient care priorities using sound clinical judgment and professional stewardship.
Provide nursing care consistent with accepted perioperative standards, hospital policies and procedures, and professional scope of practice.
Serve as a patient advocate throughout the perioperative process.
Function in circulating and scrub roles following competency validation and departmental expectations.
Coordinate and manage patient care during operative and invasive procedures.
Prepare and maintain the operating room environment to support safe and efficient patient care.
Support patient identification, surgical site verification, and procedural verification processes.
Participate in and document surgical time-outs and procedural safety processes.
Maintain aseptic and sterile technique during surgical procedures.
Perform scrub responsibilities, including preparation and maintenance of the sterile field, instrumentation management, and anticipation of procedural needs.
Assist with room setup, equipment preparation, positioning devices, and case readiness.
Assess and protect patient safety related to positioning, pressure injury prevention, and skin integrity.