13-Week Contract | Full-Time Days | Bethesda, Maryland
We are seeking one experienced Operating Room Registered Nurse to provide safe, high-quality perioperative care at the NIH Clinical Center. This is a 13-week contract assignment with the possibility of a long-term or permanent full-time opportunity based on performance and continued staffing needs.
Schedule
- Monday through Friday
- 11:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- Six to eight on-call shifts per month
- Weekend and holiday on-call coverage required
$125,000 - $130,000 a year
Minimum Qualifications
- Active, valid, and unrestricted RN license issued by at least one U.S. state, territory, or commonwealth
- Associate degree, nursing diploma, or bachelor's degree in Nursing from an accredited institution
- Successful completion of the NCLEX-RN
- At least two years of current hospital-based operating room nursing experience
- Current Basic Life Support certification
- ACLS certification if required by the client
- Demonstrated current competency in perioperative nursing
- Effective English communication skills
- Computer literacy and proficiency with electronic clinical documentation
- U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident/Green Card status
Preferred Qualification
- Current CNOR certification
Primary Responsibilities
- Assess, plan, deliver, and evaluate perioperative nursing care
- Prepare the operating room, equipment, supplies, and documentation for scheduled procedures
- Perform circulating nurse responsibilities in accordance with facility policies and professional standards
- Confirm patient identity, consent, surgical site, allergies, and procedural readiness
- Participate in surgical safety checks, including time-outs and instrument, sponge, and sharps counts
- Maintain sterile technique and promptly address breaks in the sterile field
- Position and protect patients safely throughout surgical procedures
- Administer medications and treatments as ordered and within the RN's authorized scope of practice
- Monitor patient condition and respond promptly to clinical changes or emergencies
- Coordinate with surgeons, anesthesia providers, surgical technologists, nurses, and other members of the perioperative team
- Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential clinical documentation
- Follow NIH infection-control, patient-safety, and professional practice requirements
- Respond within the required timeframe when assigned to on-call coverage
- Participate in required orientation, training, and competency activities
Additional Requirements
Selected candidates must satisfy NIH credentialing, health, immunization, security, fingerprinting, background-investigation, and facility-access requirements. All licenses, certifications, competencies, and health documentation must remain current throughout the assignment.
Ideal Candidate
The successful candidate will be dependable, detail-oriented, clinically confident, and capable of working effectively in a fast-paced surgical environment while participating in scheduled on-call coverage.