Registered Nurse (RN) Operating Room
Quick Summary
Deliver individualized care using the nursing process—assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care plans tailored to each patient’s needs. Monitor and respond to changes in patient condition,
Must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, reach above shoulders, and twist frequently throughout the workday. Must be able to: lift up to 50 lbs. from floor to waist. lift up to 20 lbs.
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Status:
Benefits Eligible:
Hours Per Week:
Schedule Details/Additional Information:
- DAY shift 0630-1700 with flexible start times based on surgical schedule
- 10 hour shifts with a rotating day off
- Weeknight, weekend, and holiday call is divided equally among staff.
- Must live within 30 minutes of the hospital for On Call
Downtown Milwaukee WI, United States
14 OR beds. Our specialties include, Elective and urgent/emergent surgical patients. Types of surgeries: Orthopedics, GYN, general, bariatric, robotic, urology, plastics, dental and ECT patients
- Completion of an accredited or approved program in nursing
- Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the teammate practices
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association
- Strong preference for experience RN and/or prior OR experience
Responsibilities
~1 min read- →Deliver individualized care using the nursing process—assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care plans tailored to each patient’s needs.
- →Monitor and respond to changes in patient condition, mobilizing resources and collaborating with the healthcare team to ensure optimal outcomes.
- →Promote patient safety by implementing risk-reduction strategies and reporting safety events promptly. Verifies patient identity, allergies, and surgical site
- →Educate patients and families, adapting teaching methods to meet unique learning needs and supporting readiness for discharge.
- →Coordinate care and discharge planning through an interdisciplinary approach, ensuring continuity across the healthcare continuum.
- →Lead and delegate effectively, fostering teamwork and supporting unlicensed personnel.
- →Engage in quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient experience and unit performance.
- →Maintain professional growth through ongoing education, competency completion, and participation in shared governance activities.
- →Patient Care - time outs, positioning of patient, maintains sterile and safe environment, prepares the OR with necessary supplies, checks for inventory, and documents all aspects of the procedure
- 8 hour DAY shift 0630-1500 with flexible start times based on surgical schedule
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- 10 hour shifts with a rotating day off.
- Weeknight, weekend, and holiday call is divided equally among staff.
- Must live within 30 minutes of the hospital for On Call
From preventive and diagnostic care to some of the most advanced medicine in the world, we’re dedicated to putting the patient at the center of all we do. Located in downtown Milwaukee, we offer comprehensive, state-of-the-art services and expert doctors in an atmosphere designed to promote healing and overall well-being.
We are also home to tomorrow’s health care professionals and pioneering treatment options, with the University of Wisconsin Medical School’s Milwaukee Clinical Campus at our location.
Requirements
~1 min read- Must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, reach above shoulders, and twist frequently throughout the workday.
- Must be able to:
- lift up to 50 lbs. from floor to waist.
- lift up to 20 lbs. over the head.
- carry up to 40 lbs. a reasonable distance.
- Must be able to:
- push/pull with 30 lbs. of force.
- perform a sliding transfer of 150 lbs. with a second person present.
- Position requires use of foot pedals on carts or machines.
- May be exposed to chemical and hazardous waste as well as blood and body fluids and communicable disease. Therefore, protective clothing and equipment must be worn as necessary.
- Must have functional speech, vision, hearing, and touch with ability to use fine hand manipulation skills for IV insertion and other procedures/functions.
- Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.
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Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
What We Offer
~1 min readAdvocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.
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About this job
- Pay per year
- ≈ $79,456–$119,184 a year
- 3% above the $96,720 median for Nurse jobs on Jobera (2,548 salaries).
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Listing Details
- Posted
- October 15, 2026
- First seen
- October 15, 2026
- Last seen
- October 15, 2026
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- Trust Level
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