Registered Nurse - Surgical Services

About the job

Pullman Regional Hospital in Pullman is hiring a full-time registered nurse (RN) for Surgical Services. The perioperative nurse assesses, plans, coordinates and evaluates care for surgical patients, advocates for them, and works in both circulating and scrub roles once competencies are confirmed.

What you'll do

• Plan, coordinate, deliver and evaluate nursing care before, during and after surgery, building individual care plans from evidence-based practice
• Coordinate and manage patient care during operative and invasive procedures
• Prepare and maintain the operating room, including room setup, equipment, positioning devices and case readiness
• Carry out patient identification, surgical site and procedure verification, and document the surgical time-out
• Keep aseptic and sterile technique, and in the scrub role prepare the sterile field, manage instruments and anticipate what the procedure needs
• Protect patients from positioning injuries, pressure injuries and skin damage
• Work with surgeons, anesthesia providers, sterile processing staff, vendors and the wider team

What you need

• Graduation from an accredited nursing program
• A current Washington RN license or an active multistate compact RN license recognized by Washington
• Current BLS certification
• Competency in perioperative nursing and in circulating and scrub duties, as validated by the department
• Strong prioritization, critical thinking, communication, teamwork and conflict management skills
• Able to work well in high-acuity, fast-changing clinical settings

Preferred

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• ACLS
• Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR) credential
• First Assist or other perioperative specialty certification
• Previous perioperative or surgical services nursing experience

Schedule

• Full-time, Monday through Friday after orientation, with a later-day schedule; orientation and training run on an earlier Monday-to-Friday schedule
• One rotating holiday per year

Benefits

• Medical, vision and dental coverage with a Health Savings Account
• Paid leave
• Employer-paid life insurance and long-term disability
• Retirement with employer matching contributions
• Voluntary life, critical illness, accident and short-term disability insurance
• A services discount and EAP resources