RN, Registered Nurse - Inpatient Surgery/Operating Room

Trinity Health • Columbus, OH

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) works in the Surgery Department at Mount Carmel East, which has 13 operating rooms, including three dedicated to trauma. Surgical specialties include Level II Trauma care, Orthopedic Surgery, Urology, Neurosurgery (cranial and spinal), General Surgery, ENT, GYN, Dental, Plastics, Colorectal, and Robotic Surgery. The department averages 25 cases per day and cares for adult patients. It is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, year-round. This full-time position is scheduled for four 10-hour shifts Monday through Friday, with evening, night, and weekend on-call duties.

Within the scope of the Ohio Nurse Practice Act, the RN provides care attentive to each person’s physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs. Working collaboratively as part of a team, the RN is accountable for delivering patient care through the Nursing Process and in accordance with the organization’s standards, policies, procedures, and guidelines. The role emphasizes patient safety, evidence-based practice, quality initiatives, and professionalism consistent with the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® model.

Mount Carmel Health System was recognized by Forbes in 2025 as one of America’s Best State Employers. The organization describes itself as a member of Trinity Health and has served Central Ohio for over 135 years, caring for more than 1.3 million patients each year through hospitals and other care settings.

Requirements

• Graduate from a school of nursing.
• Hold a current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Ohio.
• For casual RNs, two years of experience is required.
• New graduate nurses with less than one year of clinical experience are subject to participation in and automatic enrollment in the Nurse Residency Program.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care and ensure an environment of patient safety.
• Promote evidence-based practice and quality initiatives, and demonstrate professionalism consistent with the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® model.
• Assess and evaluate care for an assigned group of patients using evidence-based practice.
• Collaborate with patients and families to develop and implement plans of care that include physical, spiritual, and educational components.
• Communicate pertinent information accurately and promptly to appropriate team members, and keep patients and families apprised or updated.
• Document patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes accurately and completely according to applicable documentation standards, policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Assume responsibility and accountability for care provided and documented by other licensed and unlicensed caregivers, as appropriate.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage beginning on day one.
• Retirement savings account with employer match beginning on day one.
• Generous paid time off programs.
• Employee recognition programs.
• Tuition and professional development reimbursement.
• 100% paid RN-to-BSN tuition at Mount Carmel’s College of Nursing.
• Relocation assistance, subject to geographic and position restrictions.
• Employee referral rewards program.
• DailyPay access for eligible colleagues.
• Opportunity to join Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Colleague Resource Groups.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level