Surgical Services RN, PRN - Operating Room

Surgical Services RN, PRN

If you care about the opportunity to grow, to make a difference, to build a future and a life, then we just might have the career for you. Care to talk?

Bayhealth Medical Center is Central and Southern Delaware's healthcare leader with hospitals in Dover and Milford, as well as stand-alone Emergency Department in Smyrna and a hybrid Emergency Department and Urgent Care in Milton. We offer various practice settings throughout Kent and Sussex Counties. Bayhealth Medical Center Kent Campus is 90 minutes from Philadelphia, Washington, DC and Baltimore. Our Sussex Campus is 30 minutes to the Delaware beaches and relaxation in the sand!

Bayhealth Medical Center offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package (for eligible positions) including:

• Generous Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Matching 401(k)/403(b) Plans
• Excellent Health, Dental, and Vision
• Disability and Life Insurance options
• On Site Child Care
• Educational Reimbursement
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flex Spending Accounts
• Plus, an array of Voluntary Benefits to include Critical Care Coverage and more!

Location: Kent Campus Hospital

Status: Relief 0 Hours

Shift: Variable

General Summary:

The Surgical Services Registered Nurse (RN) provides comprehensive nursing care throughout the perioperative continuum, including Pre-Admission Testing (PAT), Pre-Operative Services, Endoscopy, Operating Room (OR), Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), and related procedural areas. Utilizing the nursing process, critical thinking, and evidence-based practice, the RN delivers safe, patient-centered care while promoting quality outcomes and an exceptional patient experience.

The RN collaborates with surgeons, proceduralists, anesthesia providers, advanced practice providers, and multidisciplinary team members to ensure patients receive coordinated care from initial surgical evaluation through procedural recovery and discharge. This role requires clinical expertise, effective communication, sound judgment, and the ability to adapt to rapidly changing patient needs across multiple phases of care.