Registered Nurse (RN)- Operating Room, Full Time at Mount Ascutney Hospital – Windsor, Vermont

Interested in working in a critical access, community hospital and being part of a dynamic team that provides compassionate and individualized care to patients? Want to learn all aspects of the OR? We may be the perfect fit for you.

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