JOB SUMMARY

Position Title: Registered Nurse (RN)
Department: Operating Room/Recovery

Employment Type: Full-time
Shift: Varies

Visa Sponsorship: Available for Eligible Applicants

Position Overview:

As a Registered Nurse in the Operating Room/Recovery Department, you will provide safe, effective, and culturally competent perioperative and post-anesthesia recovery care. You will care for patients with gastrointestinal disorders and pulmonary conditions. This role involves performing comprehensive assessments, diagnosing, identifying outcomes, planning, implementing, and evaluating care using critical thinking and evidence-based practices. You will adhere to the Professional Practice Standards as defined by the American Nurses Association (ANA) and actively participate in quality monitoring and performance improvement activities.

During procedures, you will rotate between three roles: circulating nurse, scrub nurse, or patient monitoring nurse for sedation cases. In the post-operative phase, you will have distinct competencies related to post-anesthesia recovery.

Reports To: Manager
Supervisory Responsibility: While this position does not involve formal supervisory duties, you will assist with scheduling, assigning, and coordinating work. You may provide guidance and training to others and serve as a group leader or informal supervisor.

Materials Responsibility: Limited – You will have some responsibility for material resources, such as supplies and equipment, but the level of control is minimal, and problems related to these resources are uncomplicated.

Key Relationships:

• Co-workers and Health System Employees
• External Agencies and Healthcare Providers
• General Public, Visitors, and Volunteers
• Physicians and Medical Office Staff
• Students, Interns, Residents, and Outside Instructors
• Patients, Families, and Significant Others

Position Specifications:

Education:

• Associate’s Degree in Nursing

Special Training:

• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

Preferred Training:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Clinical Certification
• AORN (Association of periOperative Registered Nurses)
• ASPAN (American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses)
• GI Nursing Certification

Licensure/Registration:

• Registered Nurse (RN) in Illinois
• Registered Nurse (RN) in Iowa (required within 1 year)

Experience:

• No prior experience required

Interpersonal Skills:

• Moderate communication and interpersonal skills required for interaction with a variety of people.
• Able to handle moderately complex problem-solving and stressful situations.

Working Conditions:

• Routine exposure to physical hazards, health, and safety risks.
• Requires the use of safety equipment or precautions.
• Up to 70% of the workday may involve exposure to adverse environmental conditions.

Possible Exposure to Blood Borne Pathogens: Yes

Compensation:

Pay Range: $32.25 – $49.00 per hour

Actual compensation may vary based on experience, qualifications, education, location, licensure, and certification requirements.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit Catholic healthcare systems in the U.S. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, integrating these values into all that we do. We believe that a diverse workforce provides the best care to the communities we serve, and we encourage all qualified applicants to apply, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.

Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.