Operating Room Registered Nurse

ChristianaCare is seeking an Operating Room RN for our Newark Campus. In this role, you’ll deliver compassionate, evidence-based perioperative care across the surgical continuum, collaborating closely with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and the multidisciplinary OR team. You’ll assess patients, prepare the OR, ensure strict safety and infection control, and advocate for patients and families. Join a not-for-profit health system that values excellence, teamwork, diversity, and continuous learning, with strong support for professional growth, education, and community-focused, innovative care. Provide safe, evidence-based perioperative nursing care before, during, and after surgery Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and OR team to ensure optimal patient outcomes Prepare operating room, equipment, and instruments according to surgical procedures and infection control standards Conduct patient assessments, verify consents, and implement individualized plans of care Administer medications, monitor vital signs, and respond rapidly to changes in patient status Maintain accurate, timely clinical documentation and support quality and safety initiatives Educate patients and families on perioperative care and post-operative expectations Participate in continuous learning, competency validation, and performance improvement projects Support orientation and mentoring of new staff and nursing students Uphold ChristianaCare values of compassion, teamwork, diversity, and community service Perioperative nursing Intraoperative patient monitoring Pre- and post-operative assessment Sterile technique and infection control Medication administration in OR Circulating and/or scrub nurse skills Use of surgical equipment and technology Clinical documentation (EHR) Patient and family education Interdisciplinary team collaboration Medical Insurance Dental Insurance Vision Insurance Life Insurance 401k Active RN license in applicable state (e.g., DE) Basic Life Support (BLS) Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) preferred or obtained after hire Perioperative certification (CNOR) preferred Operating room / perioperative training or residency preferred #J-18808-Ljbffr Jonah Cooper Jr, LLC