Registered NURSE - Operating Room

Brattleboro Memorial Hospital / Southern Vermont Health Services Corporation

Job Title: Staff Registered Nurse – Operating Room (Per Diem, Part‑time)

Location: Brattleboro, Vermont

Job Type: Per Diem, Part‑time

Hours: 7:00‑3:30, days of week; call schedule optional

FLSA Status: Non‑exempt

The Operating Room (OR) Registered Nurse (RN) is a vital member of the perioperative team, collaborating with anesthesiologists, surgeons, surgical technologists, and other interdisciplinary personnel to ensure safe, high‑quality surgical care. The RN provides expert pre‑, intra‑, and post‑operative nursing care and serves as the patient’s advocate when the patient cannot speak or protect themselves.

The RN is responsible for comprehensive nursing practice, including assessment, diagnosis, patient‑centered goal setting, and plan of care implementation and evaluation. The RN prescribes and delegates nursing interventions, supervises others as appropriate, and ensures a safe environment supporting optimal patient outcomes. Patient and family education and collaboration with the entire health‑care team are also required.

The RN is expected to competently perform both circulating and scrub responsibilities. The department offers endoscopy, obstetrics & gynecology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, podiatry, urology, and general surgery service lines.

Perform pre‑operative assessment and care; assist with intra‑operative procedures; monitor patients in postoperative recovery; coordinate with anesthesia and surgical teams; educate patients and families; maintain sterile technique; document patient care appropriately; supervise or delegate tasks; comply with all safety and infection control protocols.

• Graduate of an RN accredited program, BSN preferred.
• Recent operating room experience preferred.
• Circulator/Scrub training preferred.
• CNOR certification preferred.
• Registered Nurse, licensed in Vermont.
• Current BLS healthcare provider status.

• Standing—up to 1/3.
• Walking—up to 1/3.
• Sitting—2/3 or more.
• Talking or hearing—2/3 or more.
• Use of hands to finger, handle, or feel—up to 1/3.
• Pushing/pulling—none.
• Stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling—none.
• Reaching with hands and arms—up to 1/3.
• Tasting or smelling—none.

Weight lifting: up to 10 lb—2/3 or more; up to 35 lb—1/3 to 1/2; up to 50 lb—none; up to 100 lb—none; more than 100 lb—none.

• Wet, humid conditions (non‑weather)—none.
• Work near moving mechanical parts—up to 1/3.
• Fumes or airborne particles—up to 1/3.
• Toxic or caustic chemicals—up to 1/3.
• Outdoor weather conditions—none.
• Extreme cold (non‑weather)—none.
• Extreme heat (non‑weather)—none.
• Risk of electrical shock—none.
• Work with explosives—none.
• Risk of radiation—none.
• Vibration—none.

• Very quiet
• Quiet
• Moderate noise
• Loud noise

• Ability to hear calls
• Ability to hear instructions from physician, department staff, or others

Category I – Tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues require use of techniques of Universal Precautions as evidenced by blood borne pathogens standards.

In compliance with Vermont Act 155, the compensation range for this position is $39.15–$68.16 per hour, based on relevant experience and education. Final compensation will be determined during the hiring process.

Brattleboro Memorial Hospital provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees and strictly prohibits any type of harassment or discrimination. The hospital complies with federal, state, and local laws protecting against discrimination.

Consistent with the ADA, it is the policy of Brattleboro Memorial Hospital to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless it would cause undue hardship. The accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process.