Graduate Nurse - No Experience Required

Join Mercy St Louis Hospital Operating Room Residency!
Utilizes the nursing process to provide patient care. Maintains professional accountability for provision of patient care for the assigned patients. Evaluates the overall effectiveness of care provided by other direct care givers. Coordinates the patient care in conjunction with other departments. Performs duties and responsibilities in a manner consistent with our mission, values, and Mercy Service Standards.
Seeking Graduate and Experienced Nurses interested in the Main OR. Winter & Summer 2026 Residency Programs.
The Main Operating Room is a Level 1 Trauma Center and Burn Center, providing surgical care to patients of all ages, including pediatrics. We have 27 Operating Rooms with 7 specialty teams, including general surgery, gynecologic surgery, urologic surgery, robotics, ENT, orthopedic surgery, and neurosurgery. We offer comprehensive training to include all service lines. Our training for nurses includes orientation to both the circulating and scrub roles at Mercy. Our Residency for nurses without Operating Room Experience offers classroom didactics, online modules, and hands-on practice to support all learning styles during orientation.
After residency, RN moves into a mentorship which is specialty training for their new service line.
We bring to life a healing ministry through our compassionate care and exceptional service. Join us and discover why Modern Healthcare Magazine named us in its "Top 100 Places to Work."
Nursing Degree from an accredited school
License: current RN license in the state of Missouri.
Day-one comprehensive health, vision and dental coverage, PTO, tuition reimbursement and employer-matched retirement funds are just a few of the great benefits offered to eligible co-workers, including those working 32 hours or more per pay period!

• RN Loan Forgiveness Program to aide in paying off your RN student loan debt. Must start with Mercy within 12-months of graduation
• Annual Merit increases based on performance
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $2,000 for continuing education
• Health/Dental/Vision available after day one
• Annual contribution of $100 per month to eligible co-workers enrolled in the Dependent Care FSA
• Relocation Assistance

At Mercy, our supportive community will be behind you every step of your day, especially the tough ones. You will have opportunities to pioneer new models of care and transform the health care experience through advanced technology and innovative procedures. We're expanding to help our communities grow. We're also collaborative and unafraid to do a little extra to deliver excellent care – that's just part of our commitment.