Registered Nurse (RN) Perioperative Cohort

Applications open July 7, 2026

Registered Nurse (RN) Perioperative Cohort

Where you will work

St Lukes MAIN OR Milwaukee WI

Are you looking for a teaching environment that will challenge your knowledge and skills surrounding surgical nursing in the Operating Room?

You are the eyes, the ears, and the voice of the patient during one of the most vulnerable times of a persons healthcare journey. The OR is highly interdependent, and team based. You will work closely with surgeons, residents, advanced practice clinicians, anesthesiologists, technologists and assistants to provide superior surgical outcomes. Your orientation and practice environment is rooted in the specialty standards and educational programs of the Association of Perioperative Nurses (AORN). Your extensive RN orientation includes full training in the circulator role.

What you will do

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  This 5-month orientation will include a 6-week intensive emergence into periop nursing to include:
  
  

Didactic Education

Digital Education

Lab experiences with practice skills

Simulations

Role playing

Hands-on practice

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  We have 22 operating rooms
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  



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  Main operating room services - Neuro/ENT, General, and orthopedics
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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  Position Requirements
  
  
  
  
  



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  Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with Current WI RN license
  
  
  
  



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  Seeking an RN with minimum of one year nursing experience OR will consider New Grads
  
  
  
  



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  RN licensure must be verified prior to start date
  
  
  
  



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  Must be available to start Tuesday,
  
  
  
  
  September 8,2026
  
  
  
  
  
  



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  Manager interviews and shadows will be conducted between 7/21/2026 through 7/28
  
  
  
  
  2026
  
  
  
  

Ability to work weekends, holidays, and different shifts in order to accommodate staffing

positions need to take call

Work environment includes probability of exposure to adverse, hazardous, or unpleasant conditions while caring for the sick

Ability to assist in evacuation of patients in the event of a fire or other disaster

Routinely works with potentially infectious specimens and patients

Ability to respond to patients in a timely manner and access all areas of the unit

Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance. For patient lifts of over 35 pounds, or when patient is unable to assist with the lift, patient handling equipment is expected to be used, with at least one other team member, when available. Unique patient lifting/movement situations will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

What we are looking for:

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  Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices, and
  
  



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  Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA).
  
  



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  1-2 years experience strongly preferred
  
  
  
  



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  Open to new grads
  
  

About This Location:

Aurora St. Lukes Medical Center is a 938-bed, quaternary acute care

community hospital that provides advanced health care expertise.

The organization offers leading edge oncology, cardiovascular and

neurology therapies for primarily adult patients. Nursing professional

governance is a particular organizational strength, with over 40 years

of experience in clinical nurse shared decision making. Aurora St.

Lukes has been recognized for Nursing Excellence by the American

Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet Recognition Program since

2001, most recently celebrating our 6th consecutive designation in

February 2024.

Ready to Take the Next Step:

Apply July 7th

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