RN-OR Registered Nurse - Operating Room

RN-OR Registered Nurse - Operating Room - Multiple Shifts (Experience Preferred)

Position Overview

Pay range: $33.75 – $51.75 / hour

Shifts:

Full-time AM and PM

Schedules:

• 6:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• 6:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• 6:30 a.m. – 7 p.m.
• 8:30 a.m. – 9 p.m.
• 6:30 p.m. – 5 a.m.
• 6:30 p.m. – 7 a.m.

Benefits and perks available for eligible positions include:

• Robust educational assistance programs
• Generous paid time off
• Employee assistance and wellness programs
• Paid parental leave
• Qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program
• Plus more

Job Highlights

As part of our Perioperative Services, you'll work in one of the nation's largest and most dynamic surgical departments dedicated to advancing surgical care, featuring more than 60 state‑of‑the‑art operating suites where more than 41,000 surgeries are completed annually. Our team excels in clinical excellence, teamwork, and innovation, managing complex cases with cutting‑edge technology, including iMRI ORs and a robotics surgery program that is among the largest of its kind in the Southeast with the highest patient volume in the country.

You'll collaborate with world‑class surgeons and an interdisciplinary care team, including pre‑and post‑procedural and OR staff, who are all committed to delivering exceptional patient outcomes and the highest quality care. You’ll have opportunities for growth and connection in a culture that consistently redefines perioperative excellence.

Job Description

To utilize the nursing process to provide care and/or counsel individuals in the operative setting with regard to the promotion and maintenance of health and the prevention of illness and injury. Using a systematic critical‑thinking approach to guide data gathering, assessment, nursing judgment, intervention and evaluation of human responses to actual and potential health problems through activities such as health teaching, health counseling and the provision of surgical care supportive and restorative of life and supportive of a peaceful death.

To identify patient needs before, during and after surgery using the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) Synergy Model. To delegate, coordinate and manage all aspects of nursing care provided to the patient in the operative setting, their family and our community in a timely and cost‑effective manner. To deliver patient care in collaboration with the patient, their family and all members of the health care team and with the knowledge of a licensed physician, psychologist, podiatrist, and/or dentist.

Qualifications

Graduate of an accredited Nursing program required. Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred. Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirement. Currently licensed or eligible to be licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) by the Alabama Board of Nursing required. Certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association (AHA) is required or should be obtained within 30 days of employment.

Depending on the unit/department, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification and/or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) from the American Heart Association (AHA) may be required. Operating Room experience is preferred.

Why Work at UAB Medicine

We are UAB Medicine, Alabama’s largest and most comprehensive health system, recognized nationally for delivering world‑class patient care, pioneering research, and cutting‑edge medical education. We proudly serve more than 1.1 million patients each year – from every county in Alabama, all 50 states, and many countries around the world. Our network spans numerous hospitals, emergency departments, more than 67 other sites of care, and a team of over 2,200 physicians.

Our key facilities include UAB Hospital – ranked the No. 1 hospital in Alabama by U.S. News & World Report and home to the state’s only ACS‑verified Level I adult trauma center and Magnet‑designated hospital – along with UAB Hospital‑Callahan Eye and five UAB St. Vincent’s hospitals serving central Alabama.

We offer careers across a wide range of practice environments, from our internationally renowned academic medical center and award‑winning community hospitals to our primary and…