RN - Oral Surgery

Overview

Scheduling Details: start depends on surgery schedule: 6:45 a‑3:45 p, 7 a‑4 p, 7:30 a‑4:30 p, 8 a‑5 p.

Our Oral Surgery team is searching for compassionate, innovative, versatile, and highly skilled Registered Nurses (RNs) who are passionate about delivering exceptional patient care. We believe that embracing diversity and fostering collaboration is essential to our success, and we invite you to join a team where your unique skills and perspectives are truly valued.

As a member of our cohesive Oral Surgery team, you’ll play a vital role in caring for a diverse patient population, including individuals with head and neck cancer, trauma injuries, cleft palate, dental extractions, implants, and more. Your expertise will be crucial, especially as you administer moderate sedation under provider orders and closely monitor patient status during procedural sedation. Beyond these clinical responsibilities, you’ll also be actively involved in patient education, triage, and care coordination, all of which contribute to outstanding patient outcomes.

Oral Surgery at our Magnet‑designated facility—recognized as one of America’s 50 Best—offers a wealth of opportunities for personal and professional growth. You’ll be working in an environment that utilizes evidence‑based practice to maintain the high standards of the Carle Health System. Here, you can count on a supportive atmosphere that encourages learning, growth, and a true sense of belonging.

We look forward to welcoming you!

• Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN) – Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification within 1 year – American Heart Association (AHA).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 30 days – AHA.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification within 1 year – AHA.
• College diploma in Nursing (required).
• Relevant work experience in a surgical nursing setting is required.

Provides and facilitates competent health care of patients and families in area of practice. Ensures adherence to established standards of care and scope of practice. Performs advanced nursing activities, which can include assisting with procedures using conscious sedation, placement of IVs, and administration of chemotherapy drugs. Ensures documentation of care is complete and accurate. Provides health and wellness education to individuals and groups.

Acts as preceptor and supports the development of other staff and healthcare students. Provides leadership for initiatives designed to improve the quality of care or clinical outcomes. Assists nursing supervisor/coordinator in the development of departmental standing orders. Assesses patient’s health history, performs medication reconciliation, and assesses compliance with prescribed plan of care. Performs telephone triage and assesses patient problems or concerns by phone, offering interventions, finding resolutions, or seeking assistance from providers as appropriate.

Performs assigned procedures and performs physical assessments. Evaluates and revises plan based on changes in patient status. Administers moderate sedation in the presence and by the order of a provider. Assesses, interprets and intervenes based on patient assessment and vital signs. Documents accurately and completely. Assess patient learning needs and perform education for pre‑operative and post‑operative care. Takes necessary imaging to facilitate surgical plans, including 2D and 3D imaging.

The compensation range for this position is $30.39 per hour – $52.27 per hour. This represents a good‑faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health. The actual compensation offered to a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model.

Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more, visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, colour, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E‑Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee’s Form I‑9 to confirm work authorization.