Registered Nurse (RN) OR Trauma Surgery

Operating Room RN Opportunity

Bring your OR expertise to complex surgical cases with a skilled team beside you! Join the Operating Room team at University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center. Work alongside surgeons, anesthesia providers, and multidisciplinary teams in a fast-paced, high-acuity surgical environment across diverse specialties. This opportunity is ideal for an experienced Operating Room RN with strong scrub and circulating skills. Play an essential role in patient safety, surgical efficiency, and exceptional outcomes while expanding your clinical expertise through advanced procedures and continued professional growth.

Schedule: 4X10

6:45 a.m.5:15 p.m.

Call and rotating weekends required.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver independent, high-quality perioperative care across a broad range of surgical cases; anticipate needs, prioritize effectively, and drive safe, efficient case flow.
• Scrub and circulate surgical cases, maintaining accountability for patient safety, clinical outcomes, and continuity of care throughout the surgical episode.
• Demonstrate the ability to independently circulate and effectively scrub across surgical specialties in a fast-paced, high-acuity OR environment.
• Coordinate seamlessly with surgeons, anesthesia providers, and the interdisciplinary team to support case progression, patient status, and intraoperative needs.
• Contribute directly to quality outcomes through NSQI participation, effective handoff practices, and strict medication safety standards.
• Maintain full regulatory compliance; support audit readiness and uphold all clinical, safety, and documentation standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Licensure & Experience

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Maryland or Compact eligibility in accordance with MBON, required.
• Valid American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certifications, required.
• Minimum of two (2) years of recent Operating Room nursing experience, required.
• Minimum of one (1) year of scrub and circulating experience in an acute care surgical setting, required.
• Demonstrated ability to independently circulate a variety of surgical procedures in a fast-paced Operating Room environment, required.
• Trauma experience, preferred.
• High-acuity experience and strong clinical judgment in complex surgical settings strongly preferred.
• Bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.

Additional Information

• All applicant information will be handled confidentially in accordance with EEO guidelines.

Compensation

• Pay Range: $43.30 - $54.90 per hour.
• Sign-On Bonus & Relocation Assistance Available.
• Shift, Weekend, & Holiday Differentials.
• Benefits Package applicable to Full-Time, Part-Time, & PRN Team Members.
• Career growth & Advancement opportunities within our expanding Surgical Services team, delivering advanced care for complex trauma cases.

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