Job Description
Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system at UChicago Medicine as an Operating Room Nurse in the Comer Operating Room at our Hyde Park campus. This is a full-time, onsite position.
The Operating Room Nurse provides individualized, goal-directed nursing care based on professional knowledge, clinical judgment, and established standards of practice. The nurse collaborates with physicians and the interdisciplinary team to support safe, high-quality care for patients and families throughout the surgical experience.
Essential Job Functions
• Assess patient needs and provide patient- and family-centered care.
• Plan and implement nursing interventions based on the scheduled procedure, patient assessment, and developmental needs.
• Perform nursing treatments and procedures according to hospital policy and specialty practice standards.
• Prepare and administer medications and treatments safely according to physician orders.
• Evaluate patient responses, adjust nursing interventions as appropriate, and document care accurately.
• Communicate and collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary team members.
• Provide patient and family education that supports recovery and transitions of care.
• Maintain required unit and hospital competencies and participate in continuing education.
• Follow patient-safety, infection-prevention, and quality standards.
• Participate in unit meetings, quality-improvement activities, and orientation of new staff.
• Assume charge nurse or preceptor responsibilities as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Associate Degree in Nursing.
• Current Illinois Registered Nurse license.
• Current CPR certification.
Preferred Qualifications
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• Trauma nursing background.
• One or more years of surgical scrub experience.
Position Details
Job Type/FTE: Full Time, 0.9 FTE
Schedule: 36 hours per week; 12-hour shifts
Shift: Nights, 7:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m.
Weekend Requirement: Every third weekend
Department: Comer Operating Room
Work Location: Onsite, Hyde Park
Bargaining Unit: NNU
Compensation & Benefits Overview
UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits. The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.
The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.
Review the full complement of benefit options for eligible roles at Benefits - UChicago Medicine.
