Registered Nurse; RN - Operating Room

Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room, $20k Sign on Bonus

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Our Operating Room features 8 advanced operating rooms supporting a full spectrum of surgical services, including cardiac, trauma, orthopedics, robotics, neurosurgery, and multiple specialties. As a Level II Trauma Center and teaching hospital, we deliver high‑acuity, high‑volume surgical care. Our culture is defined by teamwork, safety, and clinical excellence, ensuring nurses practice at the top of their profession.

• Structured Peri Op 101 courses for new OR nurses
• Specialty training and cross‑training opportunities
• Shared governance participation
• Leadership development pathways
• Access to ongoing academic learning and mentorship

• Daily huddles that promote transparency and teamwork
• Strong collaboration across all perioperative teams
• Highly engaged, accessible leadership focused on staff support
• Self‑scheduling for shifts and call rotations to promote autonomy and balance

Our OR team supported care for over 6,300 trauma patients in a single year, making us one of Maryland’s busiest Level II trauma centers. Through robust peer review, performance improvement initiatives, and a commitment to best practices, we consistently deliver safe, efficient, high‑quality surgical care.

Our nurses lead and participate in a variety of hospital‑supported community outreach and philanthropic initiatives. From health education events to charitable service campaigns, our team is committed to making a meaningful impact beyond the hospital walls.

• Self‑scheduling to maintain flexibility
• Encouragement of PTO
• Wellness and mental‑health support through the Employee Assistance Program
• Morale and recognition initiatives that strengthen team culture

This role is considered the minimum role for all nurses who have greater than 12 months experience. Provides and coordinates independent care to patients within a clinical specialty as a fully effective and participative member of the multidisciplinary patient care services team.

These are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel but describe the general nature and level of work.

• Provides independent care to unit‑specific patient population; serves as clinical resource for others, utilizes and integrates evidence into practice, and functions effectively in roles specific to unit (as defined by each department/unit)
• Accountable to patients and families for the processes and outcomes of care during an episode of care.
• Accountable to peers for the advancement of group practice on the unit, and to the nurse manager for the totality of work performance.
• Serves as an effective primary coordinating nurse; collaborates with interdisciplinary team to plan and coordinate care addressing patient/family needs.

• Assists in team development and evaluation of tenants of Patient and Family Centered Care; suggests methods for improvement.
• Participates in collection of data related to outcomes (e.g., hand‑offs, medication safety, etc.).
• Participates in implementation efforts addressing Nursing Sensitive Quality Indicators (NSQI).
• Participates and contributes to Performance Improvement, Evidence Based Practice, or research at the unit level.
• Complies with standards and participates with unit‑level activities for regulatory compliance.

• Supports charge nurse decisions; performs charge role for assigned shifts as needed.
• Assists in the development of clinical practice protocols and standards for unit.
• Participates in unit‑based process activities:
  Performance Improvement, Professional Development, Clinical Practice, Teamwork, etc.; assists in development of action plans and supports implementation.
• Orients Clinical Nurse I to unit‑level decision‑making structure and councils.

• Serves as preceptor, coach, mentor to new nurses and students.
• Contributes to…