Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Registered Nurse (RN)- Operating Room, Full Time

Hospitals & Medical Centers
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Graduate from an accredited Nursing Program
  • Bachelor's or Associate's Degree in Nursing; 3-5 years OR experience preferred
  • Licensed Registered Nurse in Vermont
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
  • ACLS certification within 3 months of hire

Responsibilities

  • Assist in circulating and scrubbing duties in the OR
  • Provide skilled nursing care during surgeries
  • Educate patients and families about procedures
  • Maintain effective communication with surgical team
  • Continuously update skills and knowledge
  • Exhibit professionalism and positive attitude
  • Participate in on-call schedule as needed

Benefits

  • Financial support for nursing certification
  • Collaborative work environment in a community-focused setting
  • Opportunity to learn all aspects of the operating room
  • 4-day work week with rotating days off
  • Consistent schedule with set hours
Full Job Description
Hours: 4 days/week, Monday through Friday with rotating day off, 7:00AM - 3:30PM with call responsibilities during the week and weekends.

Job Summary:

The OR Clinical Nurse is a key member of the surgical team who functions in a circulating and scrubbing capacity. Services lines include: General surgery, urology, ophthalmology, podiatry, endoscopy procedures. Our nurses provide specialized care for all these services.

The OR Clinical Nurse utilizes the nursing process in planning and delivering nursing care; provides for the educational needs of patients and families; provides skilled, compassionate nursing care to patients during the intra-operative experience; demonstrates skill in written and verbal communication; maintains and updates skills and knowledge base in keeping with expected performance levels; projects a professional and positive attitude towards patients, staff, visitors and hospital; participates as a team member to meet departmental needs and participates in the on call schedule as needed.

The Surgical Services department has 2 operating rooms and 1 procedure room. We provide mostly outpatient procedures with limited inpatient. We provide care to patients ages 16 and older. We also offer financial benefits for certification.

Minimum Qualifications:
  • Graduate from an accredited Nursing Program required
  • Bachelor of Science Degree in nursing or Associates Degree (ADN); 3-5 years of OR experience strongly preferred but will consider training the right candidate

Required Licensure/Certification Skills:
  • Licensed Registered Nurse in Vermont required
  • Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • ACLS Certification within 3 months of hire

Salary Rnage:

Min: $38.13, Mid: $45.72, Max: $53.71

  • Area of Interest: Nursing;
  • Work Status: 4 days/ week, rotating schedule, M-F, 0700-1530, call required;
  • Employment Type: Full-time;
  • Job ID: 3768


Dartmouth Health offers a total compensation package that includes a comprehensive selection of benefits. Our Core Benefits include medical, dental, vision and life insurance, short and long term disability, paid time off, and retirement plans. Click here for information on these benefits and more: Benefits | DHMC and Clinics Careers

About Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) is a nonprofit academic health system that serves a population of 1.9 million in New England. DHMC includes a 396-bed tertiary care hospital, research and clinical facilities for the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Norris Cotton Cancer Center, and the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. DHMC is the largest private employer in New Hampshire and is the only academic medical center in the state. The medical center is affiliated with the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and is part of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health, a network of healthcare providers in New Hampshire and Vermont.
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13,000 employees
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1983

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