Registered Nurse - Operating Room

Operating Room Registered Nurse

Join Our Team at Mercy Medical Center – Now Hiring an Operating Room Registered Nurse!

Mercy Medical Center is honored to be recognized by Newsweek as one of America's Most Trustworthy Companies for three consecutive years (2023–2025) and as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Women in 2025. Additionally, we are proud to be a SEVEN TIME recipient of Forbes' America's Best Midsize Employers award, most recently in 2026.

As a hospital founded by the Sisters of Mercy, we offer a supportive and empowering environment where dedicated medical professionals thrive. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact through your work and contributing to a mission of compassionate care, we invite you to apply today and join our Mercy family.

Responsibilities

The Perioperative nurse is responsible for providing nursing care to surgical patients during the intraoperative phase of care. The scope of practice may include roles such as scrub person or circulator. Our nurses work in interdisciplinary teams to deliver high quality care to each of our patients. In our 26 ORs we have specialized equipment to support various surgical specialties including: GYN, Robotics, Urology, Thoracic, Surgical Oncology, Vascular, Reconstructive Surgery, Orthopedics, Neuro, and Spine. It is home to our TJC accredited surgical specialty programs (Hip & Knee, Shoulder, Spine, and Bariatrics).

Requirements

Education and Work Experience:

• Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing and successfully completed the State Board of Nursing Licensure Exam
  BSN Preferred
• Must obtain 20 Contact hours per year, fifty percent of which must be clinically focused. Academic course credits may be used on a 1:1 credit hour exchange.
• Must possess 1 year of current clinical experience

Certification Requirements:

• Current Healthcare Provider CPR/BLS upon hire

Specialty Certifications:

• McAuley Surgery Center - ACLS within 1 year of hire or 6 months of promotion

License Requirements:

• Registered Nurse License

Min USD $38.58/Hr.

Max USD $69.44/Hr.

Compensation decisions are made in alignment with internal equity, role scope, and market data to ensure fair and consistent pay practices. Most new hires are typically placed within the lower to mid-portion of the range; offers above that level are reserved for candidates with advanced or highly specialized qualifications.

Benefits

Benefits Eligibility is based on your scheduled FTE status and Job Category

• Competitive health, prescription, vision and dental benefits & wellness credit for eligible employees
• 403(b) retirement plan with generous company match and "catch up" provision
• Paid Time Off (PTO) & company paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Mental Health resources and other employee related wellness opportunities through our Employee Assistance Program
• Employer paid Short & Long Term Disability benefits for eligible employees
• Voluntary Benefits
• Discounts on auto & home insurance and Verizon plans
• Mercy's Rewards & Recognition Program rewarding employees for going above and beyond in living Mercy's Mission and Values

Mercy Health Services is sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) recruiting talent for Mercy Health Services, which serves the greater Baltimore Metro and surrounding Maryland areas.