Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room - Duke Regional Hospital

Join the OR team that makes Duke Regional Hospital a great place to grow your surgical career and make a meaningful impact—every single day.

Job Summary

The Operating Room Registered Nurse provides comprehensive, patient‑centered perioperative care in alignment with the DUHS Professional Practice Model. The RN is responsible for delivering and coordinating direct and indirect nursing care using the nursing process to achieve optimal patient outcomes.

Key responsibilities include

• Planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care for surgical patients
• Providing advanced and specialized perioperative nursing care
• Participating in clinical ladder advancement, education, committees, and quality initiatives
• Ensuring compliance with all hospital policies, regulatory standards, and professional nursing practice requirements
• Maintaining respectful, collaborative relationships with patients, families, and care team members

Schedule • Orientation

• Monday–Friday, five (5) 8‑hour day shifts (6:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.)
• Post‑orientation: Monday–Friday, three (3) 12‑hour shifts (6:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m.)
• On‑call, holidays, and weekends are required as needed
• Schedule subject to change based on unit needs

Required Qualifications

• Education
• Graduation from an accredited Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN), Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN), Nursing Diploma, or higher is required
• Nurses without a BSN must enroll in an approved BSN program within 2 years of hire and complete it within 7 years

• Experience
• Minimum 1 year of RN experience required
• 1+ year of Operating Room experience preferred
• Scrub and/or circulating experience required

• Licensure & Certification
• Current RN licensure in North Carolina or a compact RN license required
• BLS certification (or higher) required
• Professional specialty certification preferred

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