Registered Nurse, Full Time, Days 7a-5p, Operating Room, Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center Ambulatory Surgery Center

Responsible for general nursing activities in the operating room. The

perioperative nurse is the registered nurse who, using the nursing process,

designs, coordinates, and delivers care to meet the identified needs of

patients whose protective reflexes or self-care abilities are potentially

compromised because they are having operative or other invasive

procedures. Establishes, ensures, and supervises surgical team members and

procedures to maintain quality services and efficient operations.

• Promotes and restores patient's health by completing the nursing process;

collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing physical

and psychological support to patients, friends, and families; and supervising assigned

team members.

• Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and

spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.

• Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health

outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending

necessary adjustments; and following hospital and nursing division's philosophies and

standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other

governing agency regulations.

• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules,

and regulations; and calling for assistance from health care support personnel.

• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and

protocols; medication administration and storage procedures; and controlled

substance regulations.

• Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting as per policy and

communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs utilizing SBAR while

maintaining patient confidentiality.

• Ensures proper function and operation of equipment following manufacturer's

instructions; troubleshoot equipment malfunctions; call appropriate personnel for

repairs; and evaluate new equipment as necessary.

• Ensure case readiness by confirming that supplies, equipment, instruments, and

implants are available as per surgical procedure and doctor preferences. Ensure fiscal

responsibility of the organization by accurately documenting/charging for supplies.

• Maintains professional and technical knowledge through continuing education and

organization and unit mandates. Achieves and maintains professional certification as

required.

• Contributes to team efforts and high quality, safe patient outcomes through

collaboration with peers, supervisors, surgeons, and anesthesiologists, promoting all

PRIDE values

• Maintains AORN standards of practice (i.e., directs and assists in accounting for all

sponges, needles, and instruments, disposes patient specimens in the appropriate

manner). Ensures strict adherence to the Universal Protocol, Prevention of Retained

Surgical Items and Specimen Management Policy by all team members in the

Operating Room.

• Assists Anesthesia with induction & extubation.
• Assists in positioning, responding to comfort/safety of patient.
• Observes and enforces strict standards of asepsis.
• Functions in assigned scrub/circulating role with knowledge of multiple specialty

surgical procedures, instrumentation, and individual surgeon preferences. Assumes

responsibility as the room coordinator when in the circulating role. Acts as a resource

and role model when providing a safe and therapeutic environment.

• Assumes professional and personal responsibility and accountability for patient care

(i.e. reading preference cards, checking case cart completeness, reports supply

deficiencies, one-of-a kind item or specialty item usage to appropriate personnel).

• Ensures efficient turnaround time between cases, demonstrating organizational skills

and priority setting.

• Maintains a clean and well-organized patient care area including the return of

medication and supplies to appropriate storage location.

• Identifies and ensures proper handling of instruments and equipment (i.e. returning

instruments to original tray, flexible scope care, identifying and tagging malfunctioning

instruments and equipment).

• Demonstrates knowledge of corporate and hospital policies and procedures.
• Completion of Departmental and Organizational Mandatories and Peer Reviews

At Atlantic Health, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 22,000 team members. Headquarters in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care include:

• Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
• Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
• Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
• Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
• Atlantic Health Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
• Atlantic Health Goryeb Children''s Hospital, Morristown, NJ
• Atlantic Health CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ
• Atlantic Medical Group
• Atlantic Visiting Nurse
• Atlantic Mobile Health
• Atlantic Rehabilitation

We have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group.

We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:

• Chosen for 17 years by Fortune as one of the magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For."
• Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook Named by Newsweek as two of the "World's Best Hospitals" in 2026.
• Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook ranked within the top three hospitals in New Jersey by U.S. News & World Report's 2025-2026 Best Hospital rankings.
• Atlantic Health scored four "A" grades by The Leapfrog Group in its Fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grades, performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries and injections, as well as systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm.
• Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook are New Jersey''s only hospitals to be named among America''s 50 Best hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026.
• Named by Becker''s Healthcare as one of the "165 Top Places to Work in Healthcare - 2026.
• Atlantic Health Morristown, Atlantic Health Overlook, Atlantic Health Chilton and Atlantic Health Newton all Forbes Top Hospitals for 2026.
• Named by Newsweek as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Inclusion & Diversity 2025.
• Atlantic Health rated LEVEL 9 - 2025 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired.

Morristown Medical Center is a nationally-recognized leader in cardiology and heart surgery, orthopedics, gynecology, geriatrics, gastroenterology and GI surgery, pulmonology and lung surgery, and urology.

We are the only hospital in New Jersey named one of America''s ''50 Best Hospitals'' for six consecutive years by Healthgrades and one of the World''s Best Hospitals by Newsweek. We were included on Becker''s Healthcare 2020 list of "100 Great Hospitals in America". In addition, Leapfrog recognized us with an "A" hospital safety grade - its highest - twelve consecutive times, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded us again with its highest five-start rating in 2020.

Morristown Medical Center is a Magnet Hospital for Excellence in Nursing Service, the highest level of recognition achievable from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for facilities that provide acute care services. Our nonprofit hospital was also designated a Level I Regional Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons and a Level II by the State of NJ.

Atlantic Health offers a competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports the health, financial security, and well-being of all team members. Offerings vary based on role level (Team Member, Director, Executive). Below is a general summary, with role-specific enhancements highlighted:

Team Member Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (22.5 hours per week or above for full-time and part-time team members)
• Life & AD&D Insurance.
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (with options to supplement)
• 403(b) Retirement Plan: Employer match, additional non-elective contribution
• PTO & Paid Sick Leave
• Tuition Assistance, Advancement & Academic Advising
• Parental, Adoption, Surrogacy Leave
• Backup and On-Site Childcare
• Well-Being Rewards
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Fertility Benefits, Healthy Pregnancy Program
• Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts
• Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance

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Note: In Compliance with the NJ Pay Transparency Act (effective Sunday, June 1, 2025), all job postings will include the hourly wage or salary (or a range), as well as this summary of benefits. Final compensation and benefit eligibility may vary by role and employment status and will be confirmed at the time of offer.

EEO STATEMENT

Atlantic Health, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.

Education:

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required

Bachelors' Degree of Nursing preferred

All ASN must complete their BSN studies within five years of their start date

License & Certifications:

Current NJ (New Jersey) Registered Nurse License required

Basic Life Support required

CNOR certification preferred

Experience:

Minimum of 1 year Operating Room RN experience