Operating Room RN - Specialty Surgery OR East

When you join the growing BILH team, you’re not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Registered Nurse – Operating Room (East Campus)

Full‑Time | 40 Hours | Rotating Shifts

The East Campus includes 20 operating rooms supporting Gynecology, General Surgery, Urology, Robotics, Oncology, Orthopedics (joint replacement, sports medicine, oncology), Ophthalmology, ENT, Plastic Surgery, and Interventional Pulmonology. The unit provides day and evening coverage Monday–Friday, with on call support during nights, weekends, and holidays. Shifts include 8, 10, and 12 hour options.

• Provide direct perioperative nursing care using the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for patients and families.
• Use clinical judgment to identify patient needs, develop individualized care plans, and evaluate outcomes throughout the surgical experience.
• Coordinate patient care and guide assistive personnel to ensure safe, effective, efficient, and timely workflows.
• Build trusting, respectful relationships with patients and families through clear and compassionate communication.
• Advocate for patients and support their understanding of procedures, care plans, and recovery expectations.
• Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia providers, and the broader care team to meet patient needs and support positive outcomes.
• Maintain required annual education, including emergency skills and unit‑based competencies.
• Identify opportunities for professional growth and participate in development activities with educators and clinical specialists.
• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives that strengthen patient safety and care delivery.
• Demonstrate accountability for your practice and uphold the values and goals of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

• Graduation from an accredited nursing program (BSN strongly preferred).
• Current Registered Nurse license.
• 1–3 years related experience (at least one year of OR nursing experience).
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification.

We are committed to our employees’ professional and personal well‑being, offering a supportive and engaged leadership team, a competitive salary, and a robust benefits package.

• Competitive Salary and Excellent Benefit Package
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Retirement
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Subsidized MBTA Pass for easy commuting
• Employee Incentives

Our Talent Acquisition team will provide a detailed overview of your potential compensation and benefits package upon application.

Utilizes the nursing process as the frame of reference for practice as a professional registered nurse and provides direct nursing care to patients and families.

Provides direct care to patients and makes necessary nursing judgments. Responsible for systematically assessing the health care needs of individuals or groups and for the formulation of a care plan, its implementation and evaluation. Demonstrates the ability for decision making by integrating theoretical knowledge with practical experience in caring for patients.

Coordinates the care of patients and directs assistive personnel in order to provide safe, effective, efficient, equitable and timely, patient‑centered care. Demonstrates awareness of environmental forces on health care of patients and their families. Demonstrates the ability to identify resources necessary to implement the plan of care.

Works in a collegial and collaborative relationship with other health professionals to determine healthcare needs of patients and families. Develops relationships with patients and families that maintain and communicate trust and respect. Communicates effectively in the exchange of information. Demonstrates the ability to act as a patient advocate.

Maintains annual mandatory education requirements, which include emergency skills and unit‑based competencies. Identifies needs for continued growth and development in conjunction with the unit‑based educator or clinical nurse specialist. Participates in activities that contribute to professional development of…