Job Title
Registered Nurse (RN) – Operating Room / Surgical Center (Preop)
Location
Wheeling, WV
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | Days | Full-Time | Onsite | Shifts: 8- or 10-hour days (6:00 AM–2:00 PM, 7:00 AM–3:00 PM, 8:00 AM–4:00 PM, or 9:00 AM–5:00 PM) | Rotating weekends required (8-hour shifts, Saturday or Sunday 7:00 AM–3:00 PM) | On-call requirement: 1–2 second calls per scheduling period, including one 24-hour on-call shift per weekend (7:00 AM–7:00 AM); 30-minute call response time required
Key Responsibilities
- Provide preoperative nursing care within a hospital-based surgical center setting (not a freestanding facility)
- Support a high-volume surgical environment handling 55–70 cases per day across 15 suites, including same-day and overnight-stay procedures
- Perform and maintain IV access with proficiency
- Apply surgical care knowledge across a broad range of procedures, including robotic-assisted cases
- Float to the OR holding area as needed
- Participate in rotating weekend coverage and on-call scheduling as assigned
Required Qualifications
- Active, unrestricted RN license (copy of unexpired driver's license required at time of submission; any licensing hits must be disclosed at submission)
- Current BLS certification
- Strong IV insertion and management skills
- Demonstrated surgical care knowledge, including familiarity with robotic procedures
- Ability to meet a 30-minute on-call response time requirement
- Must reside within 50 miles of the facility location
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Prior experience in a preoperative or perioperative nursing role
- Familiarity with Sunrise EMR; experience with or willingness to transition to EPIC (go-live scheduled)
Why Join Us
- Work in a dynamic, high-volume surgical environment with exposure to a wide variety of procedures and surgical specialties
- Scrubs provided by the facility; structured orientation to the surgical center and preop department included