Registered Nurse, Per Diem, Varies, Operating Room, AHMMC Ambulatory Surgery Center at Rockaway

Prepare patients for surgery by assessing hemodynamics, consents, history, labs, meds, and NPO status; communicate promptly with physicians and OR team to prevent delays. Provide emotional support and education to patients and families. Postoperatively, assess readiness for discharge, transition patients home or to rehab facilities, and deliver clear discharge instructions using critical thinking and decision-making skills.

OPERATING ROOM RN

• Demonstrates competent clinical skills and performs thorough patient assessments to ensure quality outcomes per AORN/AH/Facility policies and procedures.
• Provides direct patient care supporting the delivery model and team concept for all patient populations.
• Analyzes clinical situations critically, makes sound decisions, and escalates concerns appropriately.
• Maintains complete and accurate documentation according to facility standards and policies.
• Assumes responsibility for documenting nursing process components and patient progress toward outcomes, including discharge planning.
• Consistently records patient responses to medications, treatments, and interventions in the medical record.
• Demonstrates professional practice, leadership, and critical thinking skills.
• Prioritizes, multitasks, and problem-solves to meet changing patient and unit needs.
• Functions as a team leader, mentor, and preceptor; provides support and guidance to staff.
• Participates in cost containment through efficient use of supplies and resources.
• Maintains a safe environment for patients, staff, and self.
• Practices safe transfer techniques, proper body mechanics, and standard precautions.
• Demonstrates knowledge of hospital policies and AORN standards of practice.
• Promotes patient satisfaction through courteous, compassionate, and timely interactions.
• Respects patient rights to privacy, dignity, and confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA.
• Fosters a positive and healing environment consistent with organizational values.
• Serves as Charge RN to ensure optimal use of surgical schedules and daily OR operations.
• Identifies and resolves scheduling conflicts; facilitates bay turnaround and patient flow.
• Demonstrates leadership, organization, and calm decision-making under pressure.
• Promotes effective communication between physicians, nursing staff, and the care team.
• Identifies personal knowledge and skill gaps; seeks ongoing education and training.
• Participates in meetings, reads communications to stay informed, and engages in committees.
• Contributes feedback to support continuous unit and hospital improvement.
• Participates in annual evaluations by submitting accomplishments and establishing future goals.
• Utilizes clinical software effectively and demonstrates proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
• Performs additional assignments as needed to meet departmental and organizational needs.
• Ability to read, write and speak English.
• Required to work variable shifts and hours, Monday-Friday, according to the surgical schedule.
• Responsible for working with other healthcare professionals to help treat patients undergoing ambulatory surgery and other procedures including but not limited to; Colonoscopies, Ortho sports and minor trauma, Ortho hand, GYN, Laparoscopic, Plastics, Urology, General, Rectal, Podiatry, Pediatrics, Dental etc. . Monitors patients, administers medications, keeps records, consults with healthcare providers, educates patients and more.
• May be asked to float to other Morristown operating rooms, as needed

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

ACLS and PALS preferred, must receive after start date within 6 months

CNOR certification preferred

Experience:

Minimum of 3 year Operating Room RN experience required

Surgery Center experience preferred

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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