Registered Nurse, RN - OR, Operating Room

Registered Nurse, RN - Cardiovascular Operating Room, CVOR

Tufts Medical Center is a world-renowned academic medical center that has been caring for patients across New England for more than 200 years. As the principal teaching hospital of Tufts University School of Medicine and a nationally respected research institution, we are known for delivering groundbreaking, patient-centered care across more than 100 specialties and services, from primary care to our Level I Trauma Center to the region's leading heart transplant program.

Nurses are at the heart of that mission.

As a Magnet designated organization, Tufts Medical Center offers nurses the opportunity to practice at the highest level grounded in teamwork, clinical inquiry, and a culture of continuous improvement. We are committed to advancing nursing through evidence-based care, shared decision-making, and strong interdisciplinary collaboration.

Nurses at Tufts MC are deeply integrated into all aspects of clinical care and operations. Whether providing high-acuity specialty care or leading quality and safety initiatives, our nurses are respected as full partners in care delivery and innovation. Their insight drives progress. Their expertise shapes outcomes.

Nurses are supported through strong peer networks, diverse clinical experiences, and opportunities for professional development. Professional growth is expected, encouraged, and championed.

At Tufts Medical Center, nursing isn't just supported but integral to who we are. Join us and be part of a team that's leading with purpose and redefining what's possible in healthcare.

Join One of New England's Leading Cardiac Surgery Programs

At Tufts Medical Center, our Cardiovascular Operating Room nurses support some of the most advanced and complex cardiac procedures in the region. CVOR Registered Nurses are integral members of the surgical team, collaborating closely with nationally recognized surgeons, perfusionists, anesthesia providers, surgical technologists, and perioperative staff within a highly specialized academic medical center environment.

Since 2000, Tufts Medical Center has performed more adult heart transplants than any other hospital in New England, completing 657 transplants during that time. In 2024, the program set a new regional record by performing 70 adult heart transplants, surpassing its previous record of 61 in 2023.

Grow Your Career in a High-Acuity Surgical Environment

Cardiovascular OR nurses at Tufts Medical Center care for highly acute and complex patient populations while supporting innovative cardiac surgical procedures in a fast-paced perioperative setting. Nurses are empowered to utilize advanced clinical judgment, critical thinking, and strong communication skills to help deliver safe, seamless, and exceptional patient care throughout the surgical experience.

The complexity of our cardiac surgical program provides ongoing opportunities for professional growth, skill development, and continued learning. Staff are supported through comprehensive orientation, mentorship, specialty training, certification support, and continuing education opportunities designed to help nurses build confidence and advance their careers in cardiovascular surgery.

Our department is built on a culture of teamwork, collaboration, respect, and clinical excellence where new ideas are encouraged, high standards are upheld, and every team member plays a critical role in delivering outstanding patient outcomes.

Hours: 40 Hours per week, Full-Time

Job Profile Summary

This role focuses on providing professional and nonprofessional nursing care services in accordance with physician orders. In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Clinical Nurse duties: Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates the care needs of a designated group of patients or provides nursing care and identified clinical support tasks within the scope of practice for achievement of the patient's plan of care as directed. Provides professional nursing care to patients. Requires a nursing license. A professional individual contributor role that may direct the work of other lower level professionals or manage processes and programs. The majority of time is spent overseeing the design, implementation or delivery of processes, programs and policies using specialized knowledge and skills typically acquired through advanced education. A senior level role that requires advanced knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience. Typically responsible for: managing projects / processes, working independently with limited supervision, coaching and reviewing the work of lower level professionals, resolving difficult and sometimes complex problems.

Job Overview

The professional registered nurse possesses and applies the skills and knowledge necessary for the delivery and management of patient care from admission through discharge. The professional registered nurse is knowledgeable of current trends in healthcare including but not limited to advances in technology, pharmacology, treatment care modalities, quality and patient safety. The professional registered nurse serves as a patient and family advocate while facilitating a cooperative and collaborative environment among all health care providers. The professional registered nurse is responsible for the planning, delivery and management of patient/family centered care utilizing the nursing process and adhering to the standards of nursing practice embedded in research, evidence based practice and/or best practices. The professional registered nurse at Tufts Medical Center provides clinical excellence, which fosters and supports an environment central to our patient and family centered model of care.

Job Description

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Registered Nurse (RN) license.

2. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

3. Certifications (i.e. ACLS, PALS) relevant to the department and type of care being provided may be required.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

2. Specialty Nursing certifications.

Duties and Responsibilities: The duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.

1. Utilizes theoretical and evidence-based knowledge in partnering with patients and their families to assess, plan, implement and evaluate age appropriate care.

2. Assesses and collaborates with patient, family/significant others and other disciplines to: Identify expected outcomes based on synthesis of data and diagnosis; and identify cultural needs (i.e. language, etc) to develop a care plan that enhances the health care experience.

3. Plans and develops: Individualized outcomes-based care plans incorporating the patient and family's readiness and barrier to learning; Orchestrates and validates a plan of care for each shift; Initiates interdisciplinary patient/family meetings to facilitate communication regarding the plan of care; Communicates and coordinates the patients discharge plan utilizing unit-based and community resources to ensure a seamless transition for the patient and their family; Ensures the plan of care utilizes principles and concepts of project, organizational or systems management.

4. Implements: The plan in a safe and timely manner; Documents the implementation and any modifications, including changes or omissions, of the identified plan; Collaborates with nursing colleagues and others to implement the plan; Utilizes evidence-based interventions and treatments specific to the diagnosis or problem; Provides and coordinates health teaching which is required by individuals, families and groups to maintain an optimal level of health; Documents per hospital and regulatory requirements/policies, all aspects of care, including but not limited to, treatments/procedures performed and patient response.

5. Evaluates: The effectiveness of the planned strategies in relation to patient responses and the attainment of expected outcomes and knowledge; Uses the evaluation process to update the plan of care as dictated by the patient response and/or if desired outcomes have not been achieved.

6. Demonstrates and applies the skill and judgement necessary to implement the nursing plan of care, nursing interventions and procedures necessary for the care of the patient and family based upon critical thinking skills and a spirit of inquiry. The plan of care is: Evidence based and utilizes research when appropriate; Incorporates new knowledge and strategies to initiate change in nursing care practices; Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide age appropriate culturally and ethnically sensitive care to all patients and families.

7. Performs procedures and treatments using nursing knowledge and judgment, according to established unit/practice area guidelines and professional standards.

8. Safely administers and assesses the patient response to medication utilizing essential knowledge of pharmacology and Hospital and Department Standards of Care.

9. Maintains clinical competency with respect to technology and utilizes equipment in a safe manner.

10. Performs as an advocate and as an educator for patients and families.

11. Provides high quality in an efficient and a safe manner. The professional nurse utilizes data trends to support and improve clinical practice.

12. Participates in hospital and/or unit based patient safety and quality activities and uses principles to support and improve patient outcomes (unit-based, hospital-wide, The Joint Commission, NPSGs, NDNQI, Patient First and other local, state and federal patient safety initiatives.

13. Participates in performance improvement activities through data collection, analysis and evaluation.

14. Champions quality, safety, regulatory, and patient-family satisfaction.

15. Facilitates cooperative and collaborative relationships among the various disciplines and departments to ensure effective quality patient care delivery and to create a positive and professional work environment. Supports collaboration with nursing colleagues and other disciplines to implement